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John Faber Sr

(circa 1660-1721), Draughtsman and engraver

Artist associated with 195 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.

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Called Queen Margaret of Anjou, by John Faber Sr, after  Unknown artist - NPG D9414

Called Queen Margaret of Anjou

by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, late 17th century
NPG D9414

Called Queen Margaret of Anjou, by John Faber Sr, after  Unknown artist - NPG D9407

Called Queen Margaret of Anjou

by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, late 17th century
NPG D9407

Elizabeth Woodville, by John Faber Sr - NPG D16278

Elizabeth Woodville

by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, late 17th or early 18th century
NPG D16278

John Duns Scotus, by John Faber Sr, after  Unknown artist - NPG D1809

John Duns Scotus

by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, late 17th-early 18th century
NPG D1809

Elizabeth Woodville, by John Faber Sr - NPG D23805

Elizabeth Woodville

by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D23805

John de Baliol, probably by John Faber Sr, published by  Henry Parker - NPG D23882

John de Baliol

probably by John Faber Sr, published by Henry Parker
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D23882

John Duns Scotus, by and published by John Faber Sr - NPG D23982

John Duns Scotus

by and published by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D23982

Henry Chichele, probably by John Faber Sr - NPG D24012

Henry Chichele

probably by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D24012

Thomas Rotherham, by John Faber Sr - NPG D24034

Thomas Rotherham

by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D24034

King Henry VIII, by John Faber Sr, after  Hans Holbein the Younger - NPG D24142

King Henry VIII

by John Faber Sr, after Hans Holbein the Younger
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D24142

King Henry VIII, by John Faber Sr - NPG D24143

King Henry VIII

by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D24143

Thomas Wolsey, by John Faber Sr, after  Hans Holbein the Younger - NPG D24243

Thomas Wolsey

by John Faber Sr, after Hans Holbein the Younger
mezzotint, probably early 18th century
NPG D24243

William Smith (Smyth), by John Faber Sr - NPG D24280

William Smith (Smyth)

by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, probably early 18th century
NPG D24280

Sir Richard Sutton, by John Faber Sr - NPG D24326

Sir Richard Sutton

by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D24326

Sir Thomas Pope, by John Faber Sr - NPG D24969

Sir Thomas Pope

by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, probably early 18th century
NPG D24969

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