John Locke Esqr

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Artist/Maker	John Goldar (engraver) Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (maker) Godfrey Kneller (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made) London (published)

Portrait of philosopher John Locke depicting the head and shoulders of the sitter facing slightly right.

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Categories	Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	John Locke Esqr (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Engraving Paper Engraving
Brief description	Print by John Goldar after Sir Godfrey Kneller, 'John Locke Esq', engraving, Great Britain, 1786
Physical description	Portrait of philosopher John Locke depicting the head and shoulders of the sitter facing slightly right.
Dimensions	Cut to height: 28.7cm Cut to width: 18.7cm Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1993
Marks and inscriptions	'John Locke Esqr' (Lettered with title) 'G. Kneller Pinxt / Goldar Sculp / Pubd. as the Act directs, March.4.1786. / London, Engrav'd for Harrison's Edition of Rapin, / In the Possession of the Revd. Dr. Wm. Geekie' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted	Portrait John Locke
Bibliographic references	BM:P = British Museum, Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits, London, 1908-25 Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1993
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1085-1993

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Record created	March 20, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O204411/john-locke-esqr-print-john-goldar/

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