Richard Hooker: Vera Effigies Reverendi in Christo Patris D[omi]ni Ioh: Overall Episcopi Norwicensis

Sitter Richard Hooker British
1657
Not on view
Portrait bust, directed and looking to right, wearing skull-cap, ruff and episcopal robes, holding a book with both hands; illustration to an unidentified publication

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  • Title: Richard Hooker: Vera Effigies Reverendi in Christo Patris D[omi]ni Ioh: Overall Episcopi Norwicensis
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Sitter: Richard Hooker (British, Heavitree, Devon 1554–1600 Bishopsbourne, Kent)
  • Date: 1657
  • Medium: Etching; only state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 3 1/16 in. (12.2 × 7.8 cm)
    with thread margins
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.3.206
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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