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Portrait of Arthur Capel, Earl of Essex

Maker

(artist)
1593-1661

(engraver)
ca. 1780-ca. 1837 (Life dates)

(draughtsman)
act. early 19th century (Life dates)

(publisher)

Title

Portrait of Arthur Capel, Earl of Essex

Date of Production

1.2.1816

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Height: 30.9 cm
Width: 21.1 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.4594

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: lower centre, sitter, artist, engraver, date, publisher: Arthur, Lord Capel. / From the Original of Cornelius Jansen, in the Collection of / The Right Hon,,ble The Earl of Essex. / Drawn by H. Crease, &Engraved (with Permission) by C. Picart. / London, Published Feby 1, 1816, by Lackington, Allen & Co. and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown.

Inscription: recto: handwritten in black, artist (?): C. JONSON.

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

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