Sir Christopher Wren
ArtistAfter
Sir Godfrey Kneller
(English, born Lubeck, Germany 1646-died London, England 1723)
Engraver
William Holl II
(British, born Plaistow, NH 1807-died London, England 1871)
Date19th century
Mediummezzotint
Dimensions
frame: 22 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (57.2 × 47.0 cm)
sight: 6 5/8 × 4 3/8 in. (16.8 × 11.1 cm)
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineGift of Dr. Earle W. Newton
Object number2001.1.1007
DescriptionPortrait of a man (Sir Christopher Wren) facing his right and looking at the viewer, wears a long curly wig, dark coat, and white cravat, rests his right arm on a box and holds a paper in his right hand, background covered mostly by curtain to the left partial building visible
Under image: “Engraved by W. Holl” “Sir Christopher Wren” “From the original picture by Sir G. Kneller in the possession of the Royal Society.”
Under image: “Engraved by W. Holl” “Sir Christopher Wren” “From the original picture by Sir G. Kneller in the possession of the Royal Society.”
Not on view