Richard Weston, Earl of Portland
Portrait of Richard Weston, first Earl of Portland, half length, frontal, but the head turned to the left, with moustache and beard, wearing ruff, ribbon with medal, coat, and cloak over right shoulder, his left hand resting on surface in front; second state with the address of Meyssens burnished; after Anthony van Dyck
Artwork Details
- Title: Richard Weston, Earl of Portland
- Series/Portfolio: Icones Principum Virorum
- Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Artist: After Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London)
- Sitter: Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (British, 1577–1635)
- Date: 1645
- Medium: Etching; second state of three
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 5/16 in. (23.8 × 18.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.81.3.217
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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