The Most Reverend Father in God Dr. Thomas Herring

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Artist/Maker	John Faber (engraver) Thomas Hudson (artist)
Place of origin	London (printed)

Portrait, three-quarter length, to left, looking to front and seated in a chair; the sitter is holding a sheet of paper in his right hand and is wearing a wig, gown and bands.

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Categories	Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	The Most Reverend Father in God Dr. Thomas Herring (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on paper Paper Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, three-quarter length portrait of Thomas Herring. Mezzotint by John Faber the younger, after Thomas Hudson, 1751?
Physical description	Portrait, three-quarter length, to left, looking to front and seated in a chair; the sitter is holding a sheet of paper in his right hand and is wearing a wig, gown and bands.
Dimensions	Sheet height: 50.8cm (cut) Sheet width: 35.6cm (cut) Measured by SH 13/06/2011
Content description	Print, portrait of an archbishop in robes.
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Thos. Hudson Pinxt. J. Faber fecit. The Most Reverend Father in God Dr. Thomas Herring, by Divine Providence, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan of all England. And one of His Majesty's most Honble. Privy Council, 1751. To the Right Honble Philip Lord Hardwicke, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain &c. this plate is most humbly Dedicated by his Lordship's most Obedt. servt. John Faber.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted	Archbishop Chimere Rochet Thomas Herring
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	21864

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O646817/the-most-reverend-father-in-print-john-faber/

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