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Francis White

Maker

(artist)
1600-1699

Gerard Mountain (engraver)
active 17th century (Life dates)

Title

Francis White

Medium

etching, black ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 18.8 cm
Width: 11.9 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.3911

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Plate, Recto: oval portrait frame, black ink: EFFIGIES DOCTISS.MI / UIRI D.NI FRAN. WHITES, S.T. PROFESSO.RIS / ET ECCLESIAE CATHIS CARLEOLE.NSES / DECANI Ao aeta 59 Carleolens; upper scroll, black ink: A DIES SINE LINEA INDUSTRIAM ADIUUAT DEUS; within cartouche, black ink: Quid trepidas pictas? Jam festos indue Vultus, / Nec Latia timcas guttura saua Lupa [colon] / Adstat ab excelso Vindex demissus Olympo, / Qui tibi, quiqs tuis Cuspis [ampersand] Aegis crit. / Vt Vultus, mores si picta tabella referret / Deficeret precio, ditis [ampersand] arca Jouis. / G. Mountin / Schul. Lo Sheet, Recto: upper centre margin, pencil: Francis White; lower centre margin, pencil: Francis White; lower left corner, G. Mountin

Stamp: Sheet, Recto: upper right corner, black ink stamp: WITT / LIBRARY; lower right corner, blue ink stamp: M

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