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Edward Rainbowe

Print
1688 (published)
Artist/Maker
John Sturt (engraver)
Robert Clavell (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print, portrait, head and shoulders of a man, facing half right, wearing a skull-cap and gown, within an oval border with letters. Beneath is a tablet with lettering.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleEdward Rainbowe (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Portrait, head and shoulders, of Edward Rainbowe, frontispiece to The life of the right reverend Father in God, Edw. Rainbow, engraving by John Sturt after an unknown artist, 1688.
Physical description
Print, portrait, head and shoulders of a man, facing half right, wearing a skull-cap and gown, within an oval border with letters. Beneath is a tablet with lettering.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.9cm
  • Width: 8.6cm
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
English School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Aetat 74 / Sturt sculp.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc.)
  • 'His face, you see;…gratitude and grace' (Lettered with 6 lines of verse)
  • 'Licensed Aug. 29. 1688 Rob. Midgley.' (Marked in letterpress on the mount)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Bishop
Rochet
Edward Rainbow
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.
  • 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.3572-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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