The image shows an engraved portrait of a man from the waist up, positioned in profile facing to the right. He has distinct facial features with a prominent nose, a slightly recessed chin, and tightly closed lips. His hair is covered by a hat with a wide band and a ring-shaped ornament on the side. He wears a robe with elaborate patterns over his shoulders and holds a scroll in his hand. The background is plain with horizontal lines creating a shaded effect. An inscription below the portrait identifies the person as "THOMAS WOLSEY CARDINALL, ARCHBISHOP OF YORK & CHAUNCELLOR OF ENGLAND: Died…
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Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal

Renold Elstrack (English, 1571 - 1625)

Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 18.5 × 13.2 cm (7 5/16 × 5 3/16 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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