Print made by George Vertue, 1684–1756, Britishafter Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1599–1641, Flemish, active in Britain (1620–21; 1632–34; 1635–41)
Title:
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne
Date:
1739
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, stipple engraving and etching on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 13 5/8 inches (50.6 × 34.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, center right: "WILLIAM CAVENDISH DUKE OF NEWCASTLE | A Vandyke Eq. pinx."; lettered, lower center: "From the Original in possession of ye Earl & Countess of Oxford."; lettered, lower right: "G.Vertue Londini Sculp. | Impensis J.& P.Knapton Londini, 1739."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection