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John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain, William Blakeney, Esq, 1748
- Title:
William Blakeney, Esq.
- Date:
- 1748
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 5/16 × 10 3/16 inches (36.3 × 25.9 cm), Image: 12 3/16 × 10 inches (30.9 × 25.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower left: "FABER (AFTER HUDSON) Wm. BLAKENEY, ESQ."; on back, lower right: "146 [...]ul."
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Thos,, Husdon Pinxt."; lower center: "The Honble,, William Blakeney Esqr. Lieut,, Genl. of His Majty's. Forces | Coll. of His Majtys. Iniskillin Regimt of Foot & Lieut. Goverr. of MINORCA"; lower center, in banner below shield: "AUXILIUM · MEUM · AB · ALTO"; lower right: "I,, Faber fecit 1748".
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frederick W. Hilles
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1974.13.3
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- armed forces | braid | cannon (artillery) | coat of arms | costume | cravat | crest | dog (animal) | flounces | man | nobility | politician | portrait | shield | tricorne | uniform | wall | wig
- Associated People:
- Blakeney, William, Baron Blakeney (1671/2–1761), army officer
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:25254
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