James FitzJames, Duke of Berwick
Print
1693 (printed)
1693 (printed)
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Head and shoulders portrait in an oval, turned slightly to right and looking to front. The sitter is wearing a long wig, neck cloth and a cloak with the star of the Order of the Garter. The name of the painter, in the lower left corner, has been altered by hand. In each corner of the print is an oval with an allegorical picture. In the top left is a flower in a garden and the inscription 'angues arcibit ab hortis'; in the top right is a leopard and a lion fighting and the inscription 'nec proderit astus'; in the lower left is a harp and the inscription 'componit et excitat iras; in the lower right is an arm holding a sword and the inscription 'metum paenamque rebeltibus infert'.
Object details
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| Title | James FitzJames, Duke of Berwick (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Portrait. head and shoulders of James Fitzjames Duke of Berwick upon Tweed in an oval border. Engraving by Pierre Drevet after Benedetto Gennari, 1693. |
| Physical description | Head and shoulders portrait in an oval, turned slightly to right and looking to front. The sitter is wearing a long wig, neck cloth and a cloak with the star of the Order of the Garter. The name of the painter, in the lower left corner, has been altered by hand. In each corner of the print is an oval with an allegorical picture. In the top left is a flower in a garden and the inscription 'angues arcibit ab hortis'; in the top right is a leopard and a lion fighting and the inscription 'nec proderit astus'; in the lower left is a harp and the inscription 'componit et excitat iras; in the lower right is an arm holding a sword and the inscription 'metum paenamque rebeltibus infert'. |
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| Copy number | 1st state |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Serenissimus Princeps Jacobus Dux De Berwick &c. Offerebay Humillius Servus Joannes Farely Presbiter Kilmoriensis 1693 Genaro pinxit Drevet sculp.' (Lettered) |
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| Accession number | 21966 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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