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John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain, William, Duke of Devonshire, 1755
- Title:
William, Duke of Devonshire
- Date:
- 1755
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 1/8 x 11 inches (38.4 x 28 cm), Plate: 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (35 x 24.7 cm), Image: 12 5/16 x 9 11/16 inches (31.3 x 24.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "J. Reynolds pinx."; lower center: "His Grace William Duke of Devonshire | 1755. | Printed for Tho,, Bowles in St,, Paul's Church Yard, & Jno,, Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill."; lower right: "J. Faber fecit"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.12888
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- drapery | flounces | frock coat | man | medal | nobility | portrait | star | The Most Noble Order of the Garter | wig
- Associated People:
- Cavendish, William, third Duke of Devonshire (1698–1755), nobleman and Whig politician
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38562
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