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John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain, George I, 1722
- Title:
George I
- Date:
- 1722
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 1/16 × 9 15/16 inches (35.7 × 25.3 cm), Image: 11 3/4 × 9 15/16 inches (29.9 × 25.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "pg. 13"
Collector's mark: Frederick William Hope (Lugt 1266b); collector's mark, verso: "ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM | DUPLICATE | SOLD BY AUTHORITY"
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "D. Stevens pinx."; lower center: "Georgius Inus G. Mag: Brit: Fran: et Hib: Rex. F. D. | Brun: et Lunen: Dux S. R. J. Arch: Thesau: et Princeps Elector &c. | Inauguratus 20 die Octobris 1714. | Sold by John Bowles Print and Map seller at the Black Horse in Cornhill."; lower right: "John Faber Fecit 1722."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1980.43.1
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- chain | costume | cravat | ermine | fur | king (person) | lace | livery collar | man | portrait | robe | royalty | The Most Noble Order of the Garter | wig
- Associated People:
- George I (1660–1727), king of Great Britain and Ireland and elector of Hanover
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:49147
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Circa 1701 : Printed Portraits from the Time of Elihu Yale (Yale University Art Gallery, 2000-12-19 - 2001-04-01) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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