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Layton Smith
John Faber Jr.1754
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Williamsburg, United States
This portrait is of Layton Smith, a merchant from Sunbury in Middlesex county, England who was imprisoned in Fleet Prison for debt. Smith vowed never to cut his hair until he was released. Unfortunately for Smith, he died while imprisoned.
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Details
- Title: Layton Smith
- Creator: John Faber Jr.
- Date Created: 1754
- Location Created: England, London
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 13 1/8 × 9 1/16in. (33.3 × 23cm)
- Type: Print
- Rights: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Museum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund.
- External Link: Learn more about this object at Colonial Williamsburg's emuseum
- Medium: Mezzotint engraving on laid paper
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