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John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britain, Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1735
- Title:
Sir Godfrey Kneller
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1735
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 18 1/16 x 12 inches (45.9 x 30.5 cm), Plate: 13 15/16 x 10 inches (35.4 x 25.4 cm), Image: 11 15/16 x 9 15/16 inches (30.3 x 25.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "232"
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Se Ipse Pinxt."; lower center: "Sr. Godfrey Kneller Bart. & Knt. of ye Roman Empire | Principal Painter to K. Charles 2d. James 2d. William 3d. 3. Ann & King George 1st."; lower right: "I. Faber fecit 1735."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.12351
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- allegory | artist | cloak | cravat | frock coat | gesture | livery collar | medal | painting (visual work) | pendant | pointing | portrait | sword | wig | window | wings
- Associated People:
- Cupid
Kneller, Sir Godfrey, baronet (1646–1723), history and portrait painter - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:52037
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