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John Dryden

Print
1730 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Half-length portrait, to right and looking to front; holding a wreath in left hand; coat of arms below and the name of sitter, inscription and dedication on a tablet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJohn Dryden (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Brief description
Print, half-length portrait of John Dryden, engraving by George Vertue after Godfrey Kneller, 1730.
Physical description
Half-length portrait, to right and looking to front; holding a wreath in left hand; coat of arms below and the name of sitter, inscription and dedication on a tablet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
  • Width: 28.5cm
Measured by SH 28/04/2011.
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'G. Kneller eques pinxit. Geo: Vertue Londini Sculpsit 1730. Nat 1632. denat AEtat 68. John Dryden, / whose tunefull muse affords / The Sweetest numbers, and the fittest words / Addison.' (Lettered)
  • (Lettered below in Latin with a dedication to Edward, Earl of Oxford)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
27865:5

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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