Sackville, Marquiss of Dorset
Date unknown
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
Image: 9 × 8 cm (3 9/16 × 3 3/16 in.); Sheet: 14.5 × 10 cm (5 3/4 × 3 15/16 in.)
Classification
reproduction
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
274381
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Prints and Drawings collection at the Art Institute of Chicago where you'll find this intriguing etching titled *Sackville, Marquiss of*. Created by an unknown artist at an unknown date, this-scale portrait (image measuring just 9 × 8 cm) captures the dignified likeness of a prominent English nobleman from the Sackville family, who held the title Marquess of Dorset. Thevilles were influential figures in Tudor and Stuart England, known for their roles in politics, literature, and court life—think statesmen and poets shaping Elizabethan culture. Etching on paper was a revolutiona...