Thomas Persi noblis Anglus Magni Britanniae regis stipendiarius anno 1605, haec est vera & prima originalis editio Thoae Perci ...

Hind, A.M. Engraving in England in the sixteenth & seventeenth centuries: vol. II, p. 390-91, no. 63
Folger bibliographic ID: 254915
Hollstein, F.W.H. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700: vol. XV, p. 268, no. 804
Folger call number: ART Box P281 no.6
Folger holdings ID: 335003
Accession Number: 213068

Bust, 3/4 right, in high crowned hat, and open lace collar; oval in cartouche with parapet, a barrel at the foot of oval; incidents of the conspiracy (the Gunpowder Plot) in four flat ovals in the spandrils. The oval border around Percy's portrait is embellished with snakes, a chicken or cock, and the heads of dogs--Adapted from Hind

General notes

Hind, Engr. in England, lists this engraving as from the workshop of Crispin van de Passe I at Utrecht This record contains unverified data from old cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete text. Please consult Curator for assistance

Percy, Thomas, 1560-1605 Gunpowder Plot, 1605

depiction: Percy, Thomas, 1560-1605
artist: Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637
publisher: Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637