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Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens

William Woollett, William Pether, and others

Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens

1773

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Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens

William Woollett, William Pether, and others

Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens

1773

Physical Qualities Etching and engraving, Sheet: 320 × 241 mm. (12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.) Plate: 241 × 184 mm. (9 1/2 × 7 1/4 in.) Image: 109 × 86 mm. (4 5/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1984.81.1037
T. Harrison Garrett, Baltimore, purchased 1885 (Lugt supp. 2435b); James L. Claghorn, Philadelphia (Lugt supp. 555c)
Le Blanc, Charles, Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, Paris: E. Bouillon, 1854-1888, no. 2. Andresen, Andreas, Handbuch für Kupferstichsammler, Leipzig: T.O. Weigel, 1870-1873, no. 4. Bryan, Michael, Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, London: G. Bell, 1903-1905, no. 2.

Signed: 1

Inscribed: RECTO: TC in plate, above image: 'RUBENS.'; LL in plate, below image: 'Vandyke pinx.t W. Pether del.'; LR in plate: 'W.m Woollett sculpsit'; BC in plate: 'To the R.t Hon.ble Francis / Lord Godolphin, Baron Helston, / This PLATE (engraved after an Original Picture of VANDYKE / in his Lordship's Collection) is with utmost respect Dedicated, / By his Lordship's most obedient & obliged humble Serv.t / Tho.s Bradford. / London, Published by R. Sayer & J. Bennett, at N.o 53, Fleet Street, as the Act directs 20 May 1774.'; BLC (graphite): illegible & '2'; LRE (graphite): '4'. VERSO: LL: Claghorn stamp in red ink; LR: Garrett stamp (Lugt supp. 2435b) in blue ink. From mount: '8th state (3rd pub. state) Bryan 2 And no 4 Fagan 88 LeB 2'.

Markings: none - none

Artist

William Woollett

1734–1784

English, 1735-1785
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Artist

William Pether

1730–1820

English, 1731-1821
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Artist

Sir Anthony van Dyck

1598–1640

Flemish, 1599-1641
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Publisher

R. Sayer & J. Bennett

2000–2000

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