William Bates, D.D.

William Faithorne

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

The image is an upper-body portrait of a man with long, wavy hair falling to his shoulders. He has a solemn expression and is wearing a traditional clerical collar and a long robe with draped fabric. A small portion of a white collar is visible around his neck. The portrait is framed with intricate oval designs on a plain background. Inscribed below the portrait is "Gulielmus Bateius, S.S Theologia Professor."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.8 × 13.9 cm (7 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.662

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, no. 20

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

Q65368309

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