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Admiral Russell

Print
mid-17th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Samuel Boyce (engraver)
Jacobus Houbraken (engraver)
Sir Godfrey Kneller (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (printed)

Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half left


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleAdmiral Russell (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of Edward Russell, Earl of Orford, engraving by Samuel Boyce, a copy after Jacobus Houbraken, mid-17th century.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half left
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.1cm
  • Width: 22.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Admiral Russell S. Boyce Sculpt.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Production
This print is a copy after a plate engraved by Jacobus Houbraken for The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain by Thomas Birch, London, 1743-52. The original portrait was painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller.
Subjects depicted
Officer
Admiral
Edward Russell
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • O'Donoghue, Freeman. British Museum: Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1908-25.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4430-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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