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Philip Bisse, D.D.

Print
1719 (printed)
Artist/Maker
George Vertue (engraver)
Thomas Hill (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (printed)

Print, half-length portrait, of a man, facing slightly right, within a scrolled oval border surmounted by a cherub head; below is a plinth with a heraldic achievement.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitlePhilip Bisse, D.D. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, half-length portrait of Philip Bisse, engraving by George Vertue after Thomas Hill, 1719.
Physical description
Print, half-length portrait, of a man, facing slightly right, within a scrolled oval border surmounted by a cherub head; below is a plinth with a heraldic achievement.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.2cm (cut)
  • Width: 25.7cm (cut)
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.
Content description
Portrait of a man in an oval border with a coat of arms and cherub's head.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Tho: Hill pinxit 1719 Geo: Vertue Sculpsit.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc. and)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Bishop
Putti
Coat of Arms
Rochet
Chimere
Philip Bisse
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.3702-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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