The image shows a portrait of a man depicted from the waist up. He is positioned facing slightly to the viewer's right, with his left arm partially visible in ornate clothing. The man has a neatly groomed beard and mustache, and his hair is styled back from his forehead. He wears a richly adorned garment featuring elaborate patterns and a high lace ruff around his neck. A pendant hangs from a chain at his chest. Surrounding him is an intricately detailed oval frame with scrollwork and a coat of arms above. The background is a textured pattern, and the lower part of the frame contains text…
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Edmond Shaffield, First Earl of Malgrave

Renold Elstrack (English, 1571 - 1625)

Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 18.1 × 11.7 cm (7 1/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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