Bishop Wainfleet [art original].
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Description
- Title
- Bishop Wainfleet [art original].
- Alternative Title
- William Waynfleet Bishop of Winchester
- Contributor
- Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773, artist.
- Published / Created
- [1742]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
-
Half-length, oval portrait of William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester and first Headmaster of Eton, looking slightly left and wearing the mitre and robes of his office; within a decorative border and frame ending with a coat of arms. The two drawings were created in preparation for the engraved portrait print engraved by Jacobus Houbraken and published by John & Paul Knapton in 1742
- Description
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Title from inscription on verso of drawing.
Title from inscription on mount under the drawing, in the same hand: Wm. Wainfleet Bishop of Winchester.
Also written on the mount under the drawing in block lettering and scored through: The Old Bishop.
Portrait is unsigned, but the mount is decorated with a border in ink and wash and signed: H. Gravelot inv. et delin.
Counter watermark in center of sheet used as the mount: IV.
Local card catalog gives unverified attribution: after Holbein?
One of ten watercolor portraits and other drawings included in George Vertue's set of engravings: The heads of the most illustrious persons of Great Britain (London : John and Paul Knapton). See all catalog records by searching call number: LWL Folio 724 743 H432 (Oversize). - Provenance
- Laid in a collection of engravings from a series published by J. and P. Knapton: The heads of the most illustrious persons of Great Britain. Formerly owned by George Vertue. Purchased from The Old Print Shop, November 1957.
- Extent
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1 painting : oval sheet 17.3 x 16 cm, mounted to sheet 37.6 x 24 cm
1 drawing : sheet 37.6 x 24 cm - Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 724 743 H432 Box 6 Folder 23 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Ink drawings British 18th century
Portrait paintings
Wash drawings British 18th century - Material
- oil ;, ink and wash ;, and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England.
- Subject (Name)
- Waynflete, William, 1395?-1486,
- Subject (Topic)
- Bishops
- Subjects
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Waynflete, William, 1395?-1486
Bishops > England
British > 18th century
Vertue, George, 1684-1756 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Bishop Wainfleet. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13910826
- Object ID (OID)
- 16817607
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