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Mr. Thomas Betterton

Print
1710 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, face three-quarter, and turned to the right, the figure seen to the waist.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMr. Thomas Betterton (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Print on paper
Brief description
Portrait of Mr. Thomas Betterton, face three-quarter. Print by Michael Vandergucht after Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1710.
Physical description
Portrait, face three-quarter, and turned to the right, the figure seen to the waist.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Mr. Thomas Betterton. Totus Mundus Agit Histrionem.' (Inscribed.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
This print was prefixed to Thomas's Betterton's 'life' in 1710.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874.
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.2332

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Record createdMarch 23, 2010
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