Alexander Nowell, Dean of Saint Paul's

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts an older man from the waist up, seated and facing slightly to his left. He has a prominent forehead, deep-set eyes, a long, thin nose, short cropped beard and mustache, and closely cropped hair covered by a cap. He is wearing a fur-collared coat over an ornate garment with visible buttons. There is no visible jewelry. The background consists of finely detailed lines and cross-hatching, with no specific elements. At the bottom of the portrait, there is a written inscription identifying the person as Alexander Nowell.