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Johannes Baro De Churchill, Dux Et Comes De Marlborough

Print
early 18th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, three-quarter-length portrait of a man, turned to right and looking to front; the sitter is wearing armour, a cloak and long wig, and is holding a baton in his right hand; in the right background is a cavalry skirmish. Below are three lines of titles, followed by 12 lines of Latin verses, arranged in two columns.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJohannes Baro De Churchill, Dux Et Comes De Marlborough (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print, three-quarter-length portrait of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, engraving by Pieter Stevens van Gunst after Adriaen van der Werff, early 18th century.
Physical description
Print, three-quarter-length portrait of a man, turned to right and looking to front; the sitter is wearing armour, a cloak and long wig, and is holding a baton in his right hand; in the right background is a cavalry skirmish. Below are three lines of titles, followed by 12 lines of Latin verses, arranged in two columns.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 63.8cm
  • Sheet width: 42.6cm
Measured by SH 09/09/2011
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Johannes Baro De Churchill, Dux Et Comes De Marlborough, Magnae Britanniae Reginae A Consilis Secretoribus, Ordinis Perisrelidis Eques, Rei Tormentariae Et Copiarum Britannicarum Praefectus Generalis, Sacri Roman Imperii Princeps, &c. (Lettered, and again in Latin below)
  • 'Ad: Vander Werf Eques pinxit. P: van Gunst sculpsit. R [?] P [?]: Leen [?] excudit.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted
Association
Collection
Accession number
24233

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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