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This image shows a portrait engraving of a man from the chest up. He is positioned slightly turned to his left but gazes directly at the viewer. His facial features are prominent with a straight nose and full lips. His hair is long, reaching past his shoulders, curly, and parted in the middle. He is wearing a dark cloak or robe with a large, white collar visible at the neckline. There are no visible jewelry or objects held by the individual. The background consists of a textured pattern within an octagonal frame, and there is an engraved signature at the bottom reading "Ms. Abraham Cowley" along with "W. Faithorne Sculp."
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This image shows a portrait engraving of a man from the chest up. He is positioned slightly turned to his left but gazes directly at the viewer. His facial features are prominent with a straight nose and full lips. His hair is long, reaching past his shoulders, curly, and parted in the middle. He is wearing a dark cloak or robe with a large, white collar visible at the neckline. There are no visible jewelry or objects held by the individual. The background consists of a textured pattern within an octagonal frame, and there is an engraved signature at the bottom reading "Ms. Abraham Cowley" along with "W. Faithorne Sculp."

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abraham Cowley

William Faithorne after Mary Beale

Date
probably 1668/1673
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 26.7 × 17.9 cm (10 1/2 × 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1951.11.675
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
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 40957. 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.