Portrait of John Foxe
Print
1641 (engraved)
1641 (engraved)
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This print is an engraving, made by cutting lines into the surface of a flat piece of metal, inking the plate and then transferring the ink held in the lines onto a sheet of paper.
The subject of the portrait is the author and martyrologist John Foxe. He is most famous for his publication of Actes and Monuments of these latter and perilous times touching matters of the Church, first printed in Latin in 1559, which became known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs. In it Foxe presented a history of the Church, focusing on the Church in England and giving an account of the martyrs to the Protestant cause. His aim in writing this book was to prove that Protestantism was the true faith.The work was initially criticised but went into four editions in Foxe's lifetime. Copies were kept in cathedrals and churches so that the public could read them. This print is a frontispiece (illustration facing the title-page of a book or one of its divisions) to a later edition of the book.
This likeness of John Foxe was probably copied from an original painting by an unidentified artist which is in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
The subject of the portrait is the author and martyrologist John Foxe. He is most famous for his publication of Actes and Monuments of these latter and perilous times touching matters of the Church, first printed in Latin in 1559, which became known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs. In it Foxe presented a history of the Church, focusing on the Church in England and giving an account of the martyrs to the Protestant cause. His aim in writing this book was to prove that Protestantism was the true faith.The work was initially criticised but went into four editions in Foxe's lifetime. Copies were kept in cathedrals and churches so that the public could read them. This print is a frontispiece (illustration facing the title-page of a book or one of its divisions) to a later edition of the book.
This likeness of John Foxe was probably copied from an original painting by an unidentified artist which is in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of John Foxe (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | engraving on laid paper |
| Brief description | Portrait of John Foxe by George Glover; frontispiece to his 'Actes and Monuments of matters most speciall...in the church; London; 1641; engraving |
| Physical description | Portrait of John Foxe, head and shoulders, facing slightly right. |
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| Object history | This print is the frontispiece from the 1641 edition of 'Actes and monuments...' printed in London for the Company of Stationers. |
| Production | The original painting by an unidentified artist is in the National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Literary reference | Actes and Monuments of matters most speciall...in the church |
| Summary | This print is an engraving, made by cutting lines into the surface of a flat piece of metal, inking the plate and then transferring the ink held in the lines onto a sheet of paper. The subject of the portrait is the author and martyrologist John Foxe. He is most famous for his publication of Actes and Monuments of these latter and perilous times touching matters of the Church, first printed in Latin in 1559, which became known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs. In it Foxe presented a history of the Church, focusing on the Church in England and giving an account of the martyrs to the Protestant cause. His aim in writing this book was to prove that Protestantism was the true faith.The work was initially criticised but went into four editions in Foxe's lifetime. Copies were kept in cathedrals and churches so that the public could read them. This print is a frontispiece (illustration facing the title-page of a book or one of its divisions) to a later edition of the book. This likeness of John Foxe was probably copied from an original painting by an unidentified artist which is in the National Portrait Gallery, London. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Actes and monuments... |
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| Accession number | E.1401-1960 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2008 |
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