George Carew, Earl of Totnes

Robert van Voerst

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a portrait of a man from the waist up, standing upright. He is facing forward with a beard, mustache, and short gray or white hair. The man wears armor, a ruff collar, and a ruffled fabric around his neck. He holds a baton or scepter in his right hand. In the background, there is an ornate oval frame with classical elements and scrolls with inscriptions in Latin. The background features curtains and architectural elements with symbolic motifs.