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The image shows an engraved portrait of a man facing slightly to the right, with a head turn towards the viewer. He has a mustache and beard, with short, well-groomed hair. He is wearing ornate armor with intricate detailing and a high lace ruff collar around his neck. The man is surrounded by an oval frame with inscribed text identifying him as "AMBROSTVS SPINOLA MARCHIO VENAFRI REGIA MAIES CATHOL EXERITIVS ET ...". The background has fine engraved lines, and the lower part of the portrait contains an inscription listing the subject's titles and honors.
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The image shows an engraved portrait of a man facing slightly to the right, with a head turn towards the viewer. He has a mustache and beard, with short, well-groomed hair. He is wearing ornate armor with intricate detailing and a high lace ruff collar around his neck. The man is surrounded by an oval frame with inscribed text identifying him as "AMBROSTVS SPINOLA MARCHIO VENAFRI REGIA MAIES CATHOL EXERITIVS ET ...". The background has fine engraved lines, and the lower part of the portrait contains an inscription listing the subject's titles and honors.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ambrogio Spinola

Unknown Artist

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1951.11.405
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Unknown
Provenance

Edward Wenman Martin [d. 1853], London, (L.914). Alfred Morrison [1821-1897], London and Fonthill, (L.151). 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 40687. 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.