Valentine Greatrakes

published 1666

William Faithorne

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

The image shows a three-quarter view of an adult and a child standing from the waist up. The man has long wavy hair, a broad forehead, and wears period clothing. He places one hand on the child's head and cheek while the child looks up at him. The child has short hair and wears a simple collared garment. In the background, there is a detailed illustration of a landscape with trees, hills, and figures engaged in a social or ceremonial scene. The background features textured patterns typical of engravings of that era.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.8 × 13.5 cm (7 13/16 × 5 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.682

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, no. 38

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

Q65368397

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