Arthur Hildersham, Minister
1601 to 1650
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 16.6 × 11.8 cm (6 9/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.14.676
Art Historical Context
**Arthur Hildersham, Minister** *John Payne, 1601–1650* Engraving; sheet: 16.6 × 11.8 cm (6 9/16 × 4 5/8 in.) National Gallery of Art, Rosen Collection This intimate engraving by John Payne captures the likeness of Arthur Hildersham a prominent English Puritan minister active during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Produced between 1601 and 1650 amid England's turbulent Jacobean era, the print reflects the growing demand for affordable portraits of religious leaders. Hildersham, known for his Calvinist preaching and advocacy for church reform, became a symbol of Puritan resista...
About the Artist
John Payne
John Payne is an artist whose biographical details remain difficult to establish with certainty, partly because the name is common and several artists of that name were active in different periods and countries. The works attributed to this John Payne suggest engagement with printmaking or illustration traditions, but without confirmed dates, nationality, or documented training, a precise account ...