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Sir Ranulph Crewe (from Dugdale's "'Origines Juridiciales," 1680)

Sitter Sir Ranulph Crewe British
Author Related author Sir William Dugdale British
1664
Not on view
Bust, nearly full face; with mustache and a close trimmed beard, flat black cap with white ear-flaps, a triple-pleated ruff and a judge's robe with white fur cape. He wears the chain of an oder composed of knots and the letter 'S'.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sir Ranulph Crewe (from Dugdale's "'Origines Juridiciales," 1680)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Sitter: Sir Ranulph Crewe (British, 1558–1645/46)
  • Author: Related author Sir William Dugdale (British, 1605–1686)
  • Date: 1664
  • Medium: Etching; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 5/16 × 7 7/8 in. (28.8 × 20 cm)
    cut outside image and text but c. 17 x 5 mm within platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Junius S. Morgan, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.102.162
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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