Carolus van Utenhoven

Crispijn de Passe I

National Gallery of Art

The image displays a portrait of an old man from the waist up. He stands in a slightly angled position facing left. The man has a full white beard and mustache, deep-set eyes, curly hair, and a contemplative expression. He wears a period costume with a high ruffled collar and a doublet with buttons. He holds a scroll in his right hand and rests his other hand on a closed book on a flat surface. The background has a simple, textured pattern. Below the portrait, there is a section of text in a stylized script.