John Faber Sr (circa 1660-1721), Draughtsman and engraver
Artist associated with 192 portraits
Born in Holland, John Faber came to London in around 1687 and began engraving portraits shortly thereafter. By 1707, he had established a shop near the Savoy in the Strand where he printed and published his own work. Among his more famous mezzotints are portraits of the founders of both Oxford and Cambridge, a set of the heads of the twelve Caesars and twenty-one portraits of the Reformers. Faber's work is noteworthy because he was one of the few mezzotint engravers who often both designed and engraved his plates. His son, John Faber, also became a portrait engraver.
Called Queen Margaret of Anjou
by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, late 17th century
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Called Queen Margaret of Anjou
by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, late 17th century
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by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, late 17th or early 18th century
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by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, late 17th-early 18th century
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by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
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by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
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probably by John Faber Sr, published by Henry Parker
mezzotint, early 18th century
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Walter of Merton, Bishop of Rochester
by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
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by and published by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
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William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich
by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
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probably by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
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by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
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Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln
by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D24019
Richard Fleming, Bishop of Lincoln
by John Faber Sr
mezzotint in red, early 18th century
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by John Faber Sr, after Hans Holbein the Younger
mezzotint, early 18th century
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by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D24143
by John Faber Sr, after Hans Holbein the Younger
mezzotint, probably early 18th century
NPG D24243
by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, probably early 18th century
NPG D24280
by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D24326
by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, probably early 18th century
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