Charles Snell (1667-1733), writing master
Print
1712 (published)
1712 (published)
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Engraving by George Bickham I (c.1684-1769). Charles Snell (1667-1733), writing master. Portrait, head and shoulders, facing half right, within an oval border with letters flanked by winged female figures emblematic of Fame and Victory, and by putti holding a ribbon with a motto; below lie two male figures emblematic of Envy and Falsehood. Frontispiece to Snell’s ‘Art of Writing in its Theory and Practice’, London, 1712. Lettered with name of sitter, the anagram ‘Arts Illucens Luso’ and ‘P. La’Vergne inv: G. Bickham sculpt.’
Object details
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| Title | Charles Snell (1667-1733), writing master (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Engraving by George Bickham I (c.1684-1769). Portrait of Charles Snell (1667-1733), writing master, with emblematic figures. Frontispiece to Snell's 'Art of Writing in its Theory and Practice', London, 1712. Lettered with names of sitter, artist, engraver and anagram. |
| Physical description | Engraving by George Bickham I (c.1684-1769). Charles Snell (1667-1733), writing master. Portrait, head and shoulders, facing half right, within an oval border with letters flanked by winged female figures emblematic of Fame and Victory, and by putti holding a ribbon with a motto; below lie two male figures emblematic of Envy and Falsehood. Frontispiece to Snell’s ‘Art of Writing in its Theory and Practice’, London, 1712. Lettered with name of sitter, the anagram ‘Arts Illucens Luso’ and ‘P. La’Vergne inv: G. Bickham sculpt.’ |
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| Credit line | Beqeathed by Sir Ambrose Heal |
| Object history | Le B.39; BM:P:2; Heal pp.102, 103,161. Frontispiece to Snell's 'Art of Writing in its Theory and Practice', London, 1712 (Berlin II, no.5054). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 pub. HMSO 1966 |
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| Accession number | E.871-1965 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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