S.S. D.D. Portrait of Samuel Salter, D.D., Master of Charterhouse
Printmaker: Vivarès, François
Etching on wove paper. Portrait of a late-middle-aged man, half-length, facing front, looking over the viewer's left shoulder. Wearing a powdered wig, a black gown and bands. Printmaker's name within the image at lower right: 'Vivares Sclp'. Engraved initials of the sitter on the plate at lower centre: 'S.S. D.D'. Horizontal lines used by the letter engraver still visible. Inscription in graphite at lower right: 'Samuel Salter - Master of Ch[arter] House / 1761 / pn [page number] 238 Smythe'. Inscription in graphite on the verso: 'Pn [page number] 238 Hist of Ch H / very scarce / 5/'. An inscription in brown ink across the upper edge is much faded, abraded and illegible.
Unknown
by unknown
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1761
Height 217mm (cut to platemark) x width 155mm (cut to platemark)
Accession number: P.14823-R
Primary reference Number: 225432
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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