John La Motte

published 1656

William Faithorne

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man with defined facial features, a beard, and mustache. He wears period-appropriate clothing, featuring a pleated ruff collar and a decorated outer garment. The surrounding area includes an intricate oval frame with an engraved background. Below the frame is an ornate shield crest with an inscription identifying the man as John La Motte Esq., Citizen of London, born in 1577 and died in 1655. The background features artistic engravings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.9 × 12.1 cm (7 1/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.700

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, no. 44

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

Q65368463

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