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Portrait of Francis Rous

Maker

(artist)
1600-1699

(publisher)
1778-1812

Title

Portrait of Francis Rous

Date of Production

executed :

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 21.3 cm
Width: 13.2 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5860.256

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: inscription : printed : within image & recto : : FRANCISCUS ROUSE ARMIG [colon] COLLEGII / ETONENSIS PRAEPOSTTIS Anno Christi 1636 eatatis 77. / Adam the first, the Image claymes as his, / Within the Second, Adams Image is, / That is the hidden Face not seene by thee. / But God it Sees, and it Gods Face shall See. //

Inscription: inscription : printing : lower centre & recto : : Published by W. Richardson Castle Street Leicester Fields. //

Inscription: inscription : typed : lower centre mount & recto : : BRITISH SCHOOL / Francis Rous //

Inscription: inscription : typed : lower left mount & recto : later Witt inscription : Granger, IV //

Inscription: inscription : stamped : upper right mount & recto : : WITT / LIBRARY //

Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower right mount & recto : : M //

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