Sir Richard Fanshaw, Bart.

William Faithorne

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

This is an engraved portrait of a man shown from mid-chest up, facing slightly to his left. He has long, slightly wavy hair, a straight nose, and a slightly solemn expression. He wears an elaborate lace collar and a dark garment. The background features a detailed circular frame, a heraldic crest, and an inscription honoring Richard Fanshawe as a knight and ambassador.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.9 × 14 cm (8 5/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.680

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, no. 36

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

Q65368395

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