Thomas Ollyffe (1685-1736?), writing master
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1713 (published)
1713 (published)
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Engraving by George Bickham I (c.1684-1769); Thomas Ollyffe (1685-1736?), writing master. Portrait, half-length, facing slightly right, holding a pen within an oval border in the form of quill pens bound with ribbon, on a plinth. Frontispiece to Ollyffe’s ‘The Practical Pen-man’, London [1713].
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Title | Thomas Ollyffe (1685-1736?), writing master (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Engraving on paper |
Brief description | Engraving by George Bickham I (c.1684-1769); portrait of Thomas Ollyffe (1685-1736?), writing master. Frontispiece to Ollyffe's 'The Practical Pen-man', London [1713]. |
Physical description | Engraving by George Bickham I (c.1684-1769); Thomas Ollyffe (1685-1736?), writing master. Portrait, half-length, facing slightly right, holding a pen within an oval border in the form of quill pens bound with ribbon, on a plinth. Frontispiece to Ollyffe’s ‘The Practical Pen-man’, London [1713]. |
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Credit line | Beqeathed by Sir Ambrose Heal |
Object history | Le B.33; BM:P:I; Heal pp.82, 174 and Pl.12. Frontispiece to Ollyffe's The Practical Pen-man, London [1713]. |
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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.864-1965 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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