| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | George Vertue after Sir Godfrey Kneller |
| Published | 1714 |
| Dimensions | Image 380 x 265 mm, Plate 388 x 277 mm, Sheet 407 x 299 mm |
| Notes |
Half length portrait of Thomas Wentworth in an oval wearing a wig, lace neckerchief, robes and a chain of St. George all upon a pedestal with a coat of arms. Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1672 - 15 November 1739) diplomat and First Lord of the Admiralty Alexander 161, O'Donoghue 2 George Vertue (1684-1756) was an antiquary and engraver. He was born in the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London. Vertue was apprenticed to a silver engraver and later to the Flemish engraver Michael Vandergucht. His early work includes plates after Kneller, whose academy he attended from 1711. Vertue had a deep interest in antiquarian research, and much of his work was devoted to this subject. He also served as the official engraver to the Society of Antiquaries (1717-56). From 1713 onwards, Vertue dedicated his research to the details of the history of British art, which resulted in an extensive collection of notebooks now in the British Library. The contents of which were the basis of Horace Walpole's 1762 'Anecdotes of Painting'. There are approximately five hundred portraits attributed to Vertue, and an equivalent number of published plates which were devoted to antiquarian subjects. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £180.00 |
| Stock ID | 36503 |