Lancelot Andrewes
1635
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 23.8 × 16.7 cm (9 3/8 × 6 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1951.11.301
Art Historical Context
Behold the striking 1635 engraving *Lancelot Andrewes by John Payne, a finely detailed portrait now housed in the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald Collection Measuring a modest 23.8 × 16.7 cm on its sheet, this print captures the likeness of Lancelot Andrewes, revered Bishop of Winchester and a key figure in the Church of England. Created nearly a decade after Andrewes's death in 1626, it serves as a posthumous tribute, preserving his dignified presence for posterity. Engraving, Payne's chosen medium, exemplifies the precision of 17th-century intaglio printmaking, where intricate lines are...
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 ...