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 of Newcastle
Date:
1739
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, stipple engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 9 9/16 inches (40.5 × 24.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
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."; lettered, center right: "WILLIAM CAVENDISH DUKE OF NEWCASTLE | A..Vandyke Eq. pinx."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection