Sir James Harrington, Bart.

published 1682

William Faithorne

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

The image shows an upper-body portrait of a man facing forward. He has long, curly hair, a well-groomed mustache, and a subtle smile. The man wears a large, white lace collar over a dark garment and a white cravat around his neck. Intricate details frame the portrait, including curving lines and an emblem with a coat of arms beneath the image. The background is textured with fine dot patterns. Surrounding the image are inscriptions and decorative elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.8 × 12 cm (7 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.687

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, no. 40

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

Q65368409

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