John Whitgift, D.D., Archbishop of Canterbury
Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe
published 1620
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
plate: 14.7 × 11 cm (5 13/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.14.1220
About the Artist
Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe
**Willem van de Passe and Magdalena van de Passe: Engraving Prodigies of the Van de Passe Dynasty** Willem van de Passe (c. 1597/98–c. 1636/37) and his sister Magdalena van de Passe (1600–1638) were standout engravers in the illustrious Van de Passe family, a dynasty of Dutch printmakers founded by their father, Crispijn van de Passe the Elder. Born in Cologne amid the family's flight from religi...