The Right Honourable Sir Philip Sidney
ArtistAfter
Isaac Oliver
(French, 1565-1617)
Engraver
George Vertue
(English, 1684 - 1756)
Date1745
Mediumline engraving
Dimensions
frame: 22 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (57.2 × 47.0 cm)
sight: 11 5/8 × 7 3/8 in. (29.5 × 18.7 cm)
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineGift of Dr. Earle W. Newton
Object number2001.1.1012
DescriptionPortrait of man seated on rock in front of tree, with buildings in background, man wearing large black hat, striped coat, black pants, holding cane
Inscriptions: “From a curious limning drawn by Isaac Oliver in the collection of Dr. Richard Mead,” “The right honorable Sir Philip Sidney, Knt” “To William Perry of Penshurst, Esq.r, this plate is humble inscrib’d by G. Vertue, 1745.”
Inscriptions: “From a curious limning drawn by Isaac Oliver in the collection of Dr. Richard Mead,” “The right honorable Sir Philip Sidney, Knt” “To William Perry of Penshurst, Esq.r, this plate is humble inscrib’d by G. Vertue, 1745.”
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