Thomas Morton

published 1660

William Faithorne

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

The image shows an engraved portrait of a man facing forward and looking directly at the viewer. He has distinct facial features, a long mustache and beard, and wears a dark robe over a white garment with a ruffled collar. He wears a flat cap with a tassel on top. The portrait is surrounded by an oval frame with a cross-hatched patterned background. Below the frame, there is a coat of arms and a decorative text banner. The background has an intricate texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.7 × 11 cm (6 9/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.712

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, no. 51

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

Q65368520

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