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John Faber the Elder (1650/60-1721)
The True Pourtraicture of the Royall Martyr Charles Ist King of England Scot: Fr: & Irland 1713
Mezzotint | 37.5 x 30.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 601736
John Faber the Elder (1650/60-1721)
The True Pourtraicture of the Royall Martyr Charles Ist King of England Scot: Fr: & Irland 1713
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Mezzotint of Charles I as king. Three quarter length with long hair, beard, brimmed hat with jewelled band, lace collar, doublet, order on a ribbon around neck, and mantle with Garter Star over left shoulder. Seated in a large chair with left hand on hip and right holding a sheet of paper. With English inscription below. Cut down. Second state after alterations to inscription. For third state see RCIN 601737 and for fourth state see RCIN 602733. Cut down.
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Medium and techniques
Mezzotint
Measurements
37.5 x 30.4 cm (sheet of paper)
36.1 x 29.0 cm (platemark)
33.2 x 28.8 cm (image)
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O'D : O'Donoghue, F., 1908. Engraved British Portraits Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Volume I-V, London – O'D (Charles I) 128JCS : British Mezzotinto Portraits / by John Chaloner Smith, London 1884 – JCS I, p.274: 24
