The engraving portrays a man seated at a desk. He is positioned angled towards the left, his left hand on an open book and his right hand holding a quill pen as if writing. The man has a serious expression, a long, pointed beard, straight hair covered with a cap, and is dressed in a fur-trimmed robe over a collared garment. There are two books in front of him, one open and one closed. The background features an oval frame filled with text identifying him as a doctor of theology and scholar, surrounded by geometric patterns. Latin inscriptions and decorative borders adorn the frame, adding to the formal and scholarly atmosphere of the portrait.
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The engraving portrays a man seated at a desk. He is positioned angled towards the left, his left hand on an open book and his right hand holding a quill pen as if writing. The man has a serious expression, a long, pointed beard, straight hair covered with a cap, and is dressed in a fur-trimmed robe over a collared garment. There are two books in front of him, one open and one closed. The background features an oval frame filled with text identifying him as a doctor of theology and scholar, surrounded by geometric patterns. Latin inscriptions and decorative borders adorn the frame, adding to the formal and scholarly atmosphere of the portrait.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Andrew Willet, D.D., Controversionalist

Unknown Artist

Date
published 1634
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 24.9 × 16.3 cm (9 13/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1951.11.407
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Unknown
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 40689. 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.