Portrait of Captain John Smith
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
(publisher)
1778-1812
1600-1699
(publisher)
1778-1812
Title
Portrait of Captain John Smith
Date of Production
executed :
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 21.2 cm
Width: 13.2 cm
Width: 13.2 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.5860.272
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: inscription : printed : within and lower centre & recto : : THE PORTRAIC OF CAPTAYNE JOHN SMITH, ADMIRALL OF NEW ENGLAND. / These are the Lines the shew they Face [semicolon] but those / That shew they Grace and Glory, brighter bee [colon] / Thy Faire Discoveriers and Fowle - Overthrowes / Of Salvages, much Civillized by the / Best shew thy Spirit [semicolon] and to it Glory Wyn [semicolon] / So, thou art Brasse without, but Golde within. / Published W. Richardson Castle Steet Leicester Fields. //
Inscription: inscription : typed : lower centre mount & recto : : BRITISH SCHOOL / Captain John Smith //
Inscription: inscription : typed : lower left mount & recto : later Witt inscription : Granger, II //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : upper right mount & recto : : WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower right mount & recto : : M //
Inscription: inscription : typed : lower centre mount & recto : : BRITISH SCHOOL / Captain John Smith //
Inscription: inscription : typed : lower left mount & recto : later Witt inscription : Granger, II //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : upper right mount & recto : : WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: inscription : stamped : lower right mount & recto : : M //
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