Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Faithorne, ca. 1620–1691, British
Title:
Portrait of Francis Moore
Date:
ca. 1663
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, stipple engraving and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/16 x 6 11/16 inches (28.1 x 17 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on front, lower left: "First state"; lower center: "1558 + 1621 | Front to his Reports"; on back, in brown ink, upper left (difficult to decipher hand-writing): "vol fol: 116: Ld Chand(?) | Ador'd to [..] want Am. john(?) | When he was made Chief Justice | of the [...]"; upper right: "Thos: Brooks | 1719"; lower left in graphite: "M | @30351 | ax"; lower right in brown ink: "[...]Brooke(?s)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Janet and James Sale, Yale BA 1960
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2005.19.5
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
banner | portrait | ruff | cap | cloak | lawyer | oval | scrolls | ribbon | paper | gesturing | posing | thoughtful | holding | gaze | cuffs | reticella | solemn | politician
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:55296