Object Number 1970.1409 A, B

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

ANTH. ASHLEY COOPER EARL OF SHAFTESBURY

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jacobus Houbraken (Engraver)
1698-1780

Sir Peter Lely (Painter)
1618-1680

John and Paul Knapton (Publisher)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Place of Origin

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Date

1680-1813

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Houbraken Sculp
2. Inscription; Lower left; P. Lely pinx.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper

Techniques

Line engraved, Engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

16.3 (H) , 12 (W) , 14.4 (Image H) , 8.6 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

41.4 (H) , 30.6 (W) , 14.4 (Image H) , 8.6 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Unable to determine platemark (see condition).

Publisher Summary

John and Paul Knapton

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

Unidentified

Watermark

Unable to determine

Edition Notes

From: Thomas Birch's "The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britian" London: John and Paul Knapton, 2 vols., 1747-1752. Sitter described on pp. 125-126.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Birch, Thomas. 1747 The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain: Engraven by Mr. Houbraken and Mr. Vertue, With their Lives and Characters by Thomas Birch, A.M.F.R.S. 2 vols.
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