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Creator:
George Vertue, 1684–1756
after Thomas Gibson, c.1680–1751
Title:
Johannes Potter, Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis
Additional Title(s):
John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury
Part Of:

Collective Title: Iconographie Anglaise par Reynolds et Autres

Date:
1741
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 7/16 × 11 3/4 inches (41.8 × 29.8 cm), Image: 13 5/8 × 10 5/8 inches (34.6 × 27 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Vol.5 P.278"

Watermark

Lettered, lower left: "Tho:Gibson | pinxit"; lettered, lower right: "Geo:Vertue | Sculpsit"; lettered, lower center: "Reverendissimus in Christo Pater | JOHANNES POTTER | Providentia Divina, | ARCHIEPISCOPUS CANTUARIENSIS | totius Angliae Primas et metropolitanus | Serenissimo Regi Georgio II a Secrelioribus Consilius."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10174
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
armrests | bands | book | man | portrait | religious and mythological subject | tippet | wig
Associated People:
Potter, Johannes ( 1674–1747), Archbishop of Canterbury
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26198
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