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Attributed to William Rogers, designer

Portrait of William Cecil, ca. 1572-1604

Description

Maker

  • Attributed to William Rogers, fl. ca. 1589-1604, British, designer

Title

Portrait of William Cecil

Year

ca. 1572-1604

Medium

Engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • engraving

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 14.6 x 11.6 cm (5 3/4 x 4 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--Inscribed in LC:The right honorable Syr. William Cecill/Knight c, Baron of Burghly, Knight of the Honorable/Order of the Garter, maister of her highness Wardes/ And Liveries one of the Lordes of her maiesties/Privie counsaile and lord high Tresorer of England

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

46.355

Projects & Publications

Publications

The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Recent Acquisitions of the Print Room

September 28 - October 30, 1948

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Portrait of William Cecil with the accession number of 46.355. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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