Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (1593-1641)
George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1737
Materials
Paper
Place of origin
London
Collection
Mottisfont, Hampshire
NT 770130.36
Summary
Print engraving of Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (1593-1641). Half-length portrait of the sitter inside an oval placed on a balustrade. Engraved by George Vertue after Sir Anthony van Dyck and published by John & Paul Knapton, London, 1737. Part of a portfolio of engravings and copy photographs of members of the Russell and related families.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from the Estate of Anne Russell, by Julian Russell, Laura Beresford and Emily Russell, 2018.
Makers and roles
George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), artist John Knapton and Paul Knapton, publisher