Sir Robert Heath (for Dugdale's "Origines Juridicales," 1666)

Sitter Sir Robert Heath British
Author Related author Sir William Dugdale British
1664
Not on view
Portrait of Robert Heath; bust, to the right; wearing flat black cap with ear-flaps, and a wide, lace-edged ruff over judge's robe lined with white fur, and chain of an Order; with moustache and short beard; illustration to Dugdale's 'Origines Juridicales' (1st ed. 1666).

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  • Title: Sir Robert Heath (for Dugdale's "Origines Juridicales," 1666)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Sitter: Sir Robert Heath (British, Edenbridge, Kent 1575–1649 Calais, France)
  • Author: Related author Sir William Dugdale (British, 1605–1686)
  • Date: 1664
  • Medium: Etching; first state of three
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 9/16 × 7 13/16 in. (29.3 × 19.8 cm) cut on and just within the platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.3.273
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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