FRANCIS GODOLPHIN, 2ND EARL OF GODOLPHIN - BY JOHN FABER AFTER SIR GODFREY KNELLER.

Early 18th century mezzotint of The Earl of Godolphin (1678 – 1766).

Half length with wig and silk brocade jacket. Facing left and leaning upon a stone ledge. Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, was a British politician, styled Viscount Rialton between 1706 and 1712, and member of the Kit-Kat Club.

John Faber (1660 - 1721) Born in Holland, John Faber came to London in around 1687 and began engraving portraits shortly thereafter. By 1707, he had established a shop near the Savoy in the Strand where he printed and published his own work. Among his more famous mezzotints are portraits of the founders of both Oxford and Cambridge, a set of the heads of the twelve Caesars and twenty-one portraits of the Reformers. Faber's work is noteworthy because he was one of the few mezzotint engravers who often both designed and engraved his plates. His son, John Faber, also became a portrait engraver.

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Dare of production: around 1717 - 1727

Plate: 14 5/8 in. x 10 5/8 in. Image: 13 7/8 in. x 9 7/8 in.

Price: £295