The image shows an engraved portrait of a man wearing formal armor and a cloak, holding a baton or rod across his chest. The man has a mustache and is depicted in a stylized position, with his face turned slightly to the left. The portrait is surrounded by a decorative border featuring cherubs, heraldic symbols, and text in Latin and English at the bottom.
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Sir Philip Sidney

Renold Elstrack (English, 1571 - 1625)

Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 18.9 × 12.2 cm (7 7/16 × 4 13/16 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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