Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester
1632
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
plate: 22.8 × 16 cm (9 × 6 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.14.26
Art Historical Context
Behold the striking 1632 engraving *Lancelot Andrewes Bishop of Winchester* by John Payne, a example of 17th-century British printmaking. Captured in precise detail on a modest plate measuring 22.8 × 16 cm, this portrait from the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald Collectionizes the revered Anglican bishop, who served as Bishop of Winchester until his death in 162. Payne, a skilled engraver of his era, employs the intaglio technique—incising fine lines into a metal plate to hold ink—creating rich contrasts and textures that bring Andrewes's dignified likeness to life. Engravings like this we...
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 ...