Sir Bevil Grenville

published 1684

William Faithorne

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

The image shows a man in a historical outfit with metallic armor, holding a baton or staff. He has medium-length, wavy hair, a mustache, and is positioned in a three-quarter pose. In the background, there is an ornate oval frame and decorative elements like a helmet and sword. Latin phrases are inscribed in the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.4 × 14.1 cm (7 5/8 × 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.683

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, no. 38

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1888

  • Fagan, Louis. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Engraved Works of William Faithorne. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1888.

Wikidata ID

Q65368398

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