The image shows the upper half of a man seated with his body slightly turned to the left, gazing directly at the viewer. He has a high forehead with receding hair, and a well-groomed beard and mustache. His attire consists of a buttoned garment with an elaborate ruff around the neck. He holds an open book in one hand. Surrounding him is an ornately decorated frame featuring two figures at the top; one skeletal and the other a winged creature with a staff. The background within the frame is a simple, hatched pattern, with a floral decoration at the lower sides. The bottom section of the image…
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William Perkins, D.D.

Renold Elstrack (English, 1571 - 1625)

Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 18.3 × 11.4 cm (7 3/16 × 4 1/2 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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