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Portrait of young man from Lord Napier's collection

Maker

(artist)
ca. 1588-ca. 1644 (Life dates)

(engraver)
1863-1933

Title

Portrait of young man from Lord Napier's collection

Medium

engraving

Dimensions

Height: 17.5 cm
Width: 10.6 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.4577

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords








Provenance

previous owner : Witt, Robert (Sir)

Inscriptions

Inscription: recto: centre : Eng.d by RBell Edin.rfrom the original by Jameson in the possession of the Lord Napier.__

Inscription: recto: lower centre: - if roes ober sayde of Montrose and his / [intellible] roes lyke ye pope and the churcg / who wold be inseparable ; - / My dear oft lyfe / only yours / Napier

Inscription: recto: stamped in black, upper right : WITT / LIBRARY.

Inscription: recto: handwritten in black, artist : G. Jamesone.

Inscription: verso: handwritten in pencil : 934/42 (15).

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