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The image is a portrait showing the upper body of a man seated and facing forward. His head is slightly turned to his right, looking directly outwards. He has a long, full beard and short hair under a flat black cap; his facial features are marked by a prominent forehead and a serious expression. He is dressed in voluminous garments that appear to be robes, with a white ruff collar and visible long sleeves. In his right hand, he holds a closed book or manuscript. The background is an intricately designed border featuring symbolic imagery and Latin inscriptions, enclosing the figure within a decorative oval frame. The lower part of the image includes some additional scripted text.
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The image is a portrait showing the upper body of a man seated and facing forward. His head is slightly turned to his right, looking directly outwards. He has a long, full beard and short hair under a flat black cap; his facial features are marked by a prominent forehead and a serious expression. He is dressed in voluminous garments that appear to be robes, with a white ruff collar and visible long sleeves. In his right hand, he holds a closed book or manuscript. The background is an intricately designed border featuring symbolic imagery and Latin inscriptions, enclosing the figure within a decorative oval frame. The lower part of the image includes some additional scripted text.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abbot George, Archbishop of Canterbury

Simon de Passe

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 17.4 × 11.8 cm (6 7/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1951.11.146
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1951.

NGA object ID 40428. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.