John Murcot

published 1657

William Faithorne

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

The image shows a bust portrait of a man facing the viewer. He has an oval face with distinct facial features and mid-length, wavy hair covered by a cap. He is wearing a collared robe with a white band at the collar and holding a small book. The background has detailed lines and a visible drapery. The portrait is surrounded by an oval frame with inscriptions and decorative elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.5 × 11 cm (6 1/8 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.713

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, no. 51

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

Q65368522

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