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William Faithorne
1616-1691
[Portrait of Lord Coleraine as a pilgrim] / W. Faithorne, Sculp.
[London] : [publisher not identified], [1681]
engraving
image: 10 9/16 x 6 1/4 inches (268 x 159 mm); sheet: 10 11/16 x 6 3/8 inches (271 x 162 mm)
Peel 1209
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Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
Second state. Plate retouched. The hair falling on his left shoulder is darker, and the quill pen in his hand does not have the lower line broken. Cf. Fagan.
Library's copy closely trimmed to image.
Summary:
Frontispiece to Henry Hare, second Baron Coleraine's translation of Giovanni Francesco Loredano, 'The ascents of the soul' (London, 1681); the translator, in pilgrim's habit, sitting and writing, before a pyramidal monument, on which is represented Jacob's ladder with angels ascending and descending; in the distance, a view of Venice; emblem at upper left; second state, retouched.
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