Artist: William Faithorne (1616 - 1691)
Nationality: English
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Media: Engraving
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Biography:
William Faithorne first fought as a Royalist in the Civil War and then was exiled in France. During this time, he worked with Nanteuil. He returned to London of 1650 and established a reputation as a portrait head engraver. He also engraved the work of painters such as Van Dyck, Dobson, and Lely. In 1662, he published a translation of Bosse’s The Art of Graving and Etching, the first English manual published on engraving.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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William Faithorne , The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , How to Use the Oval Points..., plate 5 opposite page 15 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , Hot to Guide Your Needles..., plate 4 opposite page 12 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , How to Dry or Harden the Varnish..., plate 2 opposite page 9 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , Hot to Choose Your Needles..., plate 3 opposite page 10 in te book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , At the upper end of the plate you have the woman"s arm..., plate 8 opposite page 22 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , The forms of graving-tools, plate 9 opposite page 43 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne(London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , How to apply your hard Varnish..., plate 1 opposite page 7 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , How to apply ye Aqua Fortis upon ye Plate, plate 6 opposite page 18 in the book, The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , The manner of Casting the Aqua Fortis Upon the Plate, plate 7 opposite page 19 in the book The Art of Graveing and Etching by William Faithorne (London: William Faithorne, 1662), 1662
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William Faithorne , The Last Supper, 17th century
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William Faithorne , The Annunciation, 17th century
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William Faithorne , Christ at Gethseme, 1678
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William Faithorne , Portrait of Sir Henry Spelman, 17th century
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William Faithorne , Portrait of Sir Francis Moore, 17th century
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William Faithorne , Portrait of Martin Luther, 17th century
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William Faithorne , Portrait of Samuel Collins, 17th century
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William Faithorne , Portrait of Emperor Charles V, 17th century
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William Faithorne , Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu, 17th century
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William Faithorne , Portrait of Franciscus Glissoni, 17th century
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William Faithorne , Sir John Fortescu, Lord Chancellor, 17th century
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William Faithorne , Portrait of Charles XII, King of Sweden, 17th century
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William Faithorne , Portrait of e Frederick, King of Prussia, 17th century
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Samuel William Reynolds, Senior, William, Youngest Son of Lord William Russell, 18th - 19th century
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Adriaen Pynacker, William of Orange (William III) Commemorative Plate, 1690
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William Page - Mrs. William Page 1860-61 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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William Henry Watt, William Lourdsworth, 19th century
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Arthur William Devis - The Hon. William Monson and His Wife, Ann Debonnaire c. 1786 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art English
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William Hancock Wilke, William Andrew Clark, Jr., 19th - 20th century
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William Dickinson, Portrait of the Reverend William Preston, 18th - 19th century
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William Nicholson, London Types (London: William Heinemann, 1898), 1898
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William Matthew Prior, Isaac Josiah and William Mulford Hand, circa 1845
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William Page - Colonel William Leete Stone 1839 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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William Fares, Untitled, 1974
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William T. Wiley, A Suite of Daze by William T. Wiley (Chicago: Landfall Press Inc., 1977)., 1977
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William Bagdatopoulos - Dr. William Henry Holmes 1929 oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum American
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William Merritt Chase - Portrait of President William Waugh Smith 1907 oil on canvas The Maier Museum of Art American
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William Nicholson, An Almanac of Twelve Sports (London: William Heinemann, 1898), 1898
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William Gilpin, An Essay upon Prints by William Gilpin (London: J. Robson, 1768), 1768
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William Henry Bartlett, The Danube by William Beattie (London & New York: Virtue & Co., [ca. 1840]), 1840

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Further Artwork and Information:

William Faithorne (1891 - 1974) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
WILLIAM FAITHORNE
William Faithorne - Saint Marke
William Faithorne (1616?-1691), Draughtsman and engraver
William Faithorne / Henry VIII / 17th century
William Faithorne - Henry Somerset Marques and Earl of Worcester
William Faithorne Artworks and Fine Art at arthistorynet.com
Pepys Diary: Faithorne, William
William Faithorne (The Elder) / Portrait of John Bulwer / n.d.
William Faithorne - Framed Image - Henry Somerset Marques and Earl of Worcester

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