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Faithorne's Works: P.2587-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Faithorne's Works
The Faithorne Album

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faithorne, William, the Younger

Entities

Categories

Description

Album containing 40 prints by William Faithorne the Younger. On the spine, 'Faithorne's Works' written in pen.

Notes

History note: Horace Walpole, Strawberry Hill, 1842, 6th day, lot 806; bt. String, £2.15.0; William Gott (1797-1863) (bookplate); bt. John Charrington from James G Commin (Exeter), July 1922.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Charrington, John

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: John Charrington's writing

  • Text: 'Bought (in this state) of James G Commin (Exeter) July 1922. £HR'
  • Location: Inside front cover
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Note
  • Text: '£45'
  • Location: Inside front cover
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Note

Inscription present: A shelfmark? handwritten, brown ink

  • Text: 'D.1.28'
  • Location: Inside front cover
  • Method of creation: Ink

Inscription present: A bookplate

  • Text: 'Wm Gott' with a coat of arms (per saltire argent and sable a bordure countercharged) in a garter, bearing the motto 'Nec Temere Nec Timide.'. Above, a crest of a demi-bird, with ermine wings.
  • Location: Inside front cover
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Label
  • Text: 'This is, I believe, not only the nearest to perfect Collection of the Works of Faithorne, but the first that ever was made. Till I published an account of him from Vertue's MSS. his works were totally neglected or unknown. H.W.' [Horace Walpole]
  • Location: Inside flyleaf
  • Method of creation: Handwritten, brown ink
  • Type: Note

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2587-R
Primary reference Number: 82616

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 18 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Faithorne's Works" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/82616 Accessed: 2024-05-02 09:09:15

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