Francis White
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Gerard Mountain (engraver)
active 17th century (Life dates)
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
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
Keywords
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
Stamp: Sheet, Recto: upper right corner, black ink stamp: WITT / LIBRARY; lower right corner, blue ink stamp: M
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