William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
England (published)
- Date:
1636-1637 (published)
- Artist/Maker:
Cecill, Thomas (engraver)
- Materials and Techniques:
Engraving
- Credit Line:
Given by Edgar Seligman
- Museum number:
E.169-1960
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half right.
Place of Origin
England (published)
Date
1636-1637 (published)
Artist/maker
Cecill, Thomas (engraver)
Materials and Techniques
Engraving
Marks and inscriptions
'Cor Unum Via Una T. Cecill sculp:'
Lettered with biographical details and
Dimensions
Height: 11.1 cm cut, Width: 6.4 cm cut
Object history note
This print was published as the frontispiece to Cecil's Precepts or directions, 1636 and 1637.
Descriptive line
Print, portrait of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, engraving by Thomas Cecill, 1636-1637.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
O'Donoghue, Freeman. British Museum: Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1908-25.
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Techniques
Engraving
Subjects depicted
Statesman
Categories
Prints; Portraits
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
