Designs for an Ornamental Cartouche: for the Engraved Portrait of Sir Samuel Garth (1661-1719)

Hubert-François Gravelotundated

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Title: Designs for an Ornamental Cartouche: for the Engraved Portrait of Sir Samuel Garth (1661-1719)
Creator: after Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1646–1723, German, active in Britain (from 1676), Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Creator Lifespan: 1699/1773
Creator Nationality: French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: undated
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 14 x 8 11/16 inches (35.6 x 22.1 cm) Image: 13 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches (34.6 x 21 cm)
Subject Keywords: caduceus, books, lyre, apothecary bottles, genre subject, figures, design, chemist, poet, physician, apothecaries, pharmacist, window, ornament, shelves, dispensary (health facility), snake
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Brown wash over graphite, with pen in brown and black ink on medium, moderately textured, beige, laid paper
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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