Roger Palmer, Earl of Castlemain

published 1671

William Faithorne

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

The engraving depicts the upper torso and head of a man facing slightly to the right. He has distinct facial features, long curled hair, and is dressed in period attire. He is enclosed within an oval frame with textured design. The image includes a crest and text identifying him as "The Right Earle of Baron of Hon:ble Roger Castlemayne Limbrick etc." The background is filled with lines and cross-hatching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.5 × 7.8 cm (4 15/16 × 3 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.672

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, no. 27

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

Q65368371

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