Peter Stent
(circa 1613-1665), Printseller and printerArtist associated with 71 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.
William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset
after Unknown artist, published by Peter Stent
etching, mid 17th century
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Mary (née Ruthven), Lady van Dyck
by Richard Gaywood, after Sir Anthony van Dyck, published by Peter Stent
etching, mid 17th century
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by John Payne, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D28491
Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden
by Thomas Cecill, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, circa 1630
NPG D28556
by Richard Gaywood, published by Peter Stent
etching, mid 17th century
NPG D28577
after Unknown artist, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D28825
by John Chantry, published by Peter Stent, after William Faithorne
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D29258
published by Peter Stent, published by John Overton, after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid to late 17th century
NPG D29301
Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort
possibly by Richard Gaywood, published by Peter Stent
etching and line engraving, mid 17th century
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published by Peter Stent, after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D33197
published by Peter Stent, after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D33198
published by Peter Stent
etching, mid 17th century
NPG D40732
by Unknown artist, sold by Peter Stent
etching, mid 17th century
NPG D18144
by Unknown artist, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D18202
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
published by Peter Stent, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland
by John Payne, published by Peter Stent, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1635-1648 (1635)
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
published by Peter Stent, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1640s
NPG D23406
published by Peter Stent, after Wenceslaus Hollar
line engraving, 1640s
NPG D18273
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
by George Glover, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, circa 1642
NPG D27089
by George Glover, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, published 1642
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