Alexander, Chaplain to Charles I, Author
1647
ink
From the collection of Rosenwald Collection
1647
ink
From the collection of Rosenwald Collection
Dominant colour
Alexander, Chaplain to Charles I, Author is a 1647 ink by Pierre Lombard, a Baroque work, held at Rosenwald Collection.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a bearded man in a dark robe. He’s holding a quill and writing on a piece of paper, with a globe and a skull on the table in front of him. Behind him, shelves filled with books line the wall, and the whole scene looks like it’s drawn with fine lines and shading. The skull and globe on the table are classic symbols for mortality and knowledge. The text at the bottom says "Effigies Alexandri Rossæ," which hints this might be a portrait of someone named Alexander Ross. If you like this style, check out more about engraving.
