John Dryden
Print
1683 (printed)
1683 (printed)
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| Place of origin |
Portrait, bust-length, three-quarter view of the face, turned to left, within an oval border.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | John Dryden (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Print, bust-length portrait of John Dryden in an oval. Engraving by Pieter Stevens van Gunst after John Riley, 1683. |
| Physical description | Portrait, bust-length, three-quarter view of the face, turned to left, within an oval border. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Mr. JOHN DRYDEN. Anno 1683. Ætat : 52' (Lettered) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Object history | This print was a frontispiece to a collection of the works of John Dryden. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | DYCE.2172 |
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| Record created | March 9, 2010 |
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