William Camden, Herald, Antiquary and Historian

published 1650

Unknown Artist

Associated Names
This print shows a man from the waist up, holding a small book in both hands. He has pale skin, a white mustache, a pointed white beard, a long nose, deep-set eyes, and thin lips set in a slight smile. He wears a black cap over the top of his head and a long-sleeved black garment with a high ruffled collar and white cuffs at his wrists. The area around him is filled with dark, crosshatched lines surrounded by an oval frame. Beyond the frame are the shapes of bugs, flowers, vines, and small, foxlike animals. Latin text surrounds the portrait's oval frame and additional text is below in a square border surrounded by scrollwork and small columns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.5 × 10.7 cm (5 5/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.255


Artwork history & notes

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, 1950.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65070543

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