| Method | Etching |
| Artist | William Faithorne |
| Published | [London, c. 1667] |
| Dimensions | Image 212 x 136 mm, Sheet 216 x 142 mm |
| Notes |
A half-length portrait of Richard Fanshawe, wearing a cloak and lace collar. The portrait is framed in an oval border, above a cartouche with inscription and his family crest. The family crest bears the motto: "DUX VITÆ RATIO IN CRUCE VICTORIA", which translates to: "Reason is the Lord of my Life, Victory is found through the Cross". This print was used as a frontispiece to both "A Sermon preacht in Madrid, July 4, 1666" and "Original Letters of his Excellency Sir Richard Fanshaw during his Embassies in Spain and Portugal". Richard Fanshawe (1608-1666) was an English diplomat, appointed to the embassy in Madrid in 1635. He would be called to the King's side during the Civil War, but returned to Spain as ambassador at the end of his life. He also translated several texts from Spanish to English, most notably the epic poem "The Lusiads" in 1655. William Faithorne (c. 1620-1691) was an English engraver and draughtsman. He apprenticed first to painter and printseller Robert Peake and later to engraver John Payne. Faithorne was imprisoned and then exiled as a royalist during the Civil Wars. By 1652 however, he had returned to London and able to establish his own print shop, thanks to his close links with the international print trade. In addition to selling prints, he continued to work as a printer and engraver, and published "The Art of Graving and Etching in 1662". On the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Faithorne was appointed copper engraver to the king. One of his sons, also named William Faithorne, became a mezzotint engraver. Ex. collection Wilhelm Eduard Drugulin (1825-1879), a print seller, active in Leipzig. (Lugt: L.2612) O' Donoghue 2. First state, before correction of the added "-e" in the name "Fanshawe" in the title. Condition: Excellent, clean impression. Trimmed within plate mark. vertical folds as issued. Minor scratches to surface. Offset on verso of album sheet on which this print is pasted, with a depiction of a knight on horseback, possibly Charles II. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £80.00 |
| Stock ID | 46039 |