Portrait of Sir James Thornhill
Artist
Joseph Highmore
(English, born London, England 1692-died Canterbury, England 1780)
Engraver
John Faber II
(Dutch, 1695-1756)
Publisher
John Faber II
(Dutch, 1695-1756)
Date1713
Mediummezzotint
Dimensions
frame: 26 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (67.3 × 52.1 cm)
sight: 13 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (35.2 × 25.1 cm)
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineGift of Dr. Earle W. Newton
Object number2001.1.1002
DescriptionPortrait of an elder man facing his right and looking forward towards viewer, man wears long curly white wig, white cravat, and black suit jacket, portrait in dark oval background and framed by grey oval frame
Bottom middle: “Sr. James Thornhill KnP. Of Thornhill in Dorset, Hist: Painter to his Maj: King George, & F.R.S” “Anno Dni. 1732 A. tat. 56.”
In smaller print bottom left: “I. Highmore pinx.” “Sold by J. Faber, at ye Golden head ye” Bottom right: “I. Faber fecit 1732.” “South side of Bloomsbury Square.”
Bottom middle: “Sr. James Thornhill KnP. Of Thornhill in Dorset, Hist: Painter to his Maj: King George, & F.R.S” “Anno Dni. 1732 A. tat. 56.”
In smaller print bottom left: “I. Highmore pinx.” “Sold by J. Faber, at ye Golden head ye” Bottom right: “I. Faber fecit 1732.” “South side of Bloomsbury Square.”
Not on view