File:Pocahontas by Simon van de Passe 1616.jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file (750 × 1,085 pixels, file size: 372 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Artist
Simon van de Passe  (1595–1647)  wikidata:Q14551648
 
Simon van de Passe
Alternative names
Simon de Passe; Simon Passe
Description Dutch artist, engraver, drawer, art dealer, graphic artist and copper engraver
Date of birth/death circa 1595
date QS:P,+1595-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
 6 May 1647 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Cologne Edit this at Wikidata Copenhagen Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 1612 until 1647
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1612-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1647-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location
The Netherlands, England from about 1616 before moving to Copenhagen as royal engraver and designer of medals in 1624, where he remained until his death.
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q14551648
Description
English: Portrait of Pocahontas, wearing a tall hat, and seen at half-length. Around the oval lettering reads: "MATOAKA AĽS REBECCA FILIA POTENTISS: PRINC: POWHATANI IMP: VIRGINIÆ". Below oval "Ætatis suæ 21. Ao / 1616." Below: "Matoaks aľs (alias) Rebecka daughter to the mighty Prince / Powhâtan Emperour of Attanoughkomouck aľs (alias) virginia / converted and baptized in the Christian faith, and / wife to the wor[shipfu]ll Mr. Joh. Ralff." Engraving by the Dutch and British printmaker and sculptor Simon van de Passe. Courtesy of the British Museum, London.
Date 1616
date QS:P571,+1616-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium copper engraving print
Dimensions height: 17 cm (6.6 in); width: 11.7 cm (4.6 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,17U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,11.7U174728
institution QS:P195,Q238587
Source/Photographer National Portrait Gallery, London [1]
Other versions
See also: Pocahontas (after Simon van de Passe - National Portrait Gallery, Washington)

Licensing

[edit]
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domain

This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.

Wikipedia

 This is a featured picture on the Hebrew language Wikipedia (תמונות מומלצות) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here.

If you think this file should be featured on Wikimedia Commons as well, feel free to nominate it.
If you have an image of similar quality that can be published under a suitable copyright license, be sure to upload it, tag it, and nominate it.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current09:49, 24 April 2011Thumbnail for version as of 09:49, 24 April 2011750 × 1,085 (372 KB)MarmadukePercy (talk | contribs){{Information |Description ={{en|1=Portrait of Pocahontas, wearing a tall hat, and seen at half-length. Around the oval lettering reads: ""MATOAKA ALS REBECCA FILIA POTENTISS: PRINC: POWHATANI IMP: VIRGINIÆ". Below oval "Ætatis suæ 21. Ao / 1616." E

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Pocahontas_by_Simon_van_de_Passe_1616.jpg&oldid=922928905"