John Faber Jr
(circa 1695-1756), Engraver and portrait and miniature painterArtist associated with 818 portraits
John Faber Jr., the son of John Faber, also an engraver, was born in Amsterdam. His family settled in England and he learned drawing and mezzotint engraving from his father before enrolling at the academy in St Martin's Lane founded by Louis Cheron and John Vanderbank. A prolific portraitist, Faber became a well-respected engraver of portraits. Sir Godfrey Kneller and Peter Lely had him make prints after their works. He is best remembered for his forty-seven plates of members of the Kit-Cat Club after Kneller and a series of twelve portraits entitled Beauties of Hampton Court.
by and sold by John Faber Jr, after John Vanderbank
mezzotint, (1718-1719)
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by and sold by John Faber Jr, after John Vanderbank
mezzotint, (1718-1719)
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by and sold by John Faber Jr, after John Vanderbank
mezzotint, (1718-1719)
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by and sold by John Faber Jr, after John Vanderbank
mezzotint, (1718-1719)
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John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu
by John Faber Jr, after Michael Dahl
mezzotint, circa 1718-1725
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
by John Faber Jr, published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1718-1724
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by John Faber Jr, printed and sold by Robert Sayer, printed and sold by John King, after John Vanderbank, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1719-1725
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by John Faber Jr, printed and sold by Robert Sayer, printed and sold by John King, after John Vanderbank, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1719-1725
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Dodington Montagu (née Greville), Duchess of Manchester
by John Faber Jr, printed and sold by Robert Sayer, printed and sold by John King, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, early 18th century
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Dodington Montagu (née Greville), Duchess of Manchester
by John Faber Jr, printed and sold by Robert Sayer, printed and sold by John King, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, early 18th century
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by John Faber Jr, after John Vanderbank, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1719-1725
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by John Faber Jr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1719
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George Carpenter, Baron Carpenter
by John Faber Jr, after Johan van Diest
mezzotint, 1719 or after
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by John Faber Jr, after Francesco Trevisani
mezzotint, 1720s-1730s
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Christian Frederich Zincke; Elizabeth Zincke (née Bothmar)
by John Faber Jr, after Hans Hysing
mezzotint, 1720s-1750s
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by John Faber Jr, published by Thomas Bowles Jr, published by John Bowles, published by Carington Bowles, after Hamlet Winstanley
mezzotint, 1720-1756
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
by and sold by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, (circa 1720)
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by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, circa 1720s
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by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Gibson
mezzotint, 1720s-1730s
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by John Faber Jr, after John Ellys
mezzotint, published circa 1721-1725
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