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John Smith Writing Master in London

Print
late 17th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Pieter Van Der Banck (engraver)
Place of origin
England (printed)

Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, looking half right, within a decorative oval border


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleJohn Smith Writing Master in London (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of John Smith, engraving by Pieter van der Banck, late 17th century.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, looking half right, within a decorative oval border
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.2cm
  • Width: 20.6cm
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
  • 'John Smith Writing Master in London.' (Lettered)
  • 'P. Van der Banc after Faithorne.' (Inscribed on the back by Edgar Seligman)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Author
John Smith
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.38-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O567528/john-smith-writing-master-in-print-pieter-van-der/
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