John Faber Junior (c. 1684-1756)
KING RICHARD III c.1731
Mezzotint | 17.4 x 12.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 600675
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Mezzotint of Richard III, King of England. Bust length with long hair, jewelled cap, doublet, fur edged robes, and jewelled collar. Within a semi-circular niche with titles and dates below. Borders trimmed. From John Faber the Younger's series of ten plates of English Kings and Queens, from William I to Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. First state, cut from plate five of ten. For full plate see RCIN 603954.
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Mezzotint
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17.4 x 12.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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O'D : O'Donoghue, F., 1908. Engraved British Portraits Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Volume I-V, London – O'D (Groups) p.65JCS : British Mezzotinto Portraits / by John Chaloner Smith, London 1884 – JCS I, p.343: 124
