John Selden, Jurist and Antiquary

William Holl I or William Holl II, after Daniel Mytens the Elder

National Gallery of Art

The image is an engraved portrait of a seated male figure, identified as John Selden. The man is positioned three-quarters to the viewer's right, with his right hand resting on his lap and the left hand relaxed to the side. He has distinguishable facial features with a mustache and goatee, long wavy hair flowing past his shoulders, and is wearing a dark, formal outfit with a high white collar. There is no visible jewelry or accessories. The background is plain. The image is presented within a bordered frame and contains an inscription indicating its origin from Mytens in The Bodleian Gallery, Oxford.