Elizabeth
published 1823
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
plate: 20.2 × 13.8 cm (7 15/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.14.390
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the National Gallery of encounter *Elizabeth*, a engraving by William Henry Worthington, reproducing a portrait by the Renaissance master Hans Holbein the Younger. in 1823, this print measures a modest plate size of 20.2 × 13.8 cm, making it an intimate study perfect for close contemplation. Part of the esteemed Rosenwald Collection in the CG-E Department, it exemplifies 19th-century efforts to revive and democratize Renaissance art through printmaking. Holbein, a German artist who thrived in the Tudor court of Henry VIII, was renowned for his precise, lifelike portraits that capt...