Peter Stent (circa 1613-1665), Printseller and printer
Artist associated with 65 portraits
Peter Stent was a printseller, who from the early 1640s until his death ran one of the biggest printmaking businesses of the day. In around 1642, he opened a shop in Giltspur Street, London, where he sold engravings printed on his own rolling presses. The civil wars presented Stent with the opportunity to purchase over 700 plates from a number of printsellers and artists, and he ended up holding over eight times as many plates as any of his predecessors. He published prints across a variety of subjects, from business forms to portraits. They were sold not for their artistic merit as much as for their profitability.
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
printed and published by Peter Stent
line engraving, probably early to mid 17th century
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printed and published by Peter Stent
line engraving, probably early 17th century
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printed and published by Peter Stent
line engraving, probably early 17th century
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by John Payne, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, early 17th century
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by John Payne, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, early 17th century
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Prince Charles Louis, Count Palatinate
by John Payne, published by Peter Stent, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck
line engraving, early to mid 17th century
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after Cornelius Johnson, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, early to mid 17th century
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by Wenceslaus Hollar, sold by Peter Stent
etching, mid 17th century
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by Wenceslaus Hollar, sold by Peter Stent
etching, mid 17th century
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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
after Unknown artist, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, mid 17th century
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King James I of England and VI of Scotland
published by Peter Stent
line engraving, 1621
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King James I of England and VI of Scotland
printed and published by Peter Stent
line engraving, possibly mid 17th century
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published by Peter Stent
line engraving, mid 17th century
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published by Peter Stent
line engraving, mid 17th century
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published by Peter Stent
line engraving, mid 17th century
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published by Peter Stent
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
possibly by Richard Gaywood, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, mid 17th century
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George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol when Lord Digby
after Unknown artist, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, mid 17th century
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after Unknown artist, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Jeremiah Burroughes (Burroughs)
by Richard Gaywood, published by Peter Stent
etching, mid 17th century
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Hampshire
London
