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Sir Thomas Allin

Print
1685 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, portrait of a man, half-length in armour to left, full face, within an oval frame of foliage upon a plinth with a heraldic achievement, dolphins and naval trophies.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSir Thomas Allin (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of Sir Thomas Allin, engraving by Pieter van der Banck after Godfrey Kneller, 1685.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, half-length in armour to left, full face, within an oval frame of foliage upon a plinth with a heraldic achievement, dolphins and naval trophies.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.5cm (cut)
  • Width: 35.9cm (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.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'G: Kneller pinx: P. Vandrebanc sculp: Anno Dom: 1685 Aetatis suae 73.' (Lettered with name of sitter, biographical details and)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Object history
The original portrait by Kneller is in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Subjects depicted
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.
  • Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Paris. É Bouillon, 1854-1908.
  • O'Donoghue, Freeman. British Museum: Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1908-25.
Collection
Accession number
E.31-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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