Christopher Chelys Simpson

published 1659

William Faithorne after J. Carwarden

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

J. Carwarden

Artist After, English, active 1659

The image is an engraving featuring a portrait of a man from the chest up. The man faces slightly to his left with his gaze directed towards the viewer. He has long, wavy hair, a prominent nose, deep-set eyes, and a mustache. He wears a dark coat with broad lapels and a wide, white collar. The oval frame surrounding the man's portrait is elaborate, and below the portrait is a coat of arms with a lion and a Latin phrase. The background of the engraving is filled with densely hatched lines for texture, and the artwork is bordered by a rectangular frame with inscriptions at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21 × 14.8 cm (8 1/4 × 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.722

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, no. 59


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Q65368665

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