12 OF 52

Sir Thomas More

12 of 52 portraits of Sir Thomas More

Sir Thomas More

by Pieter Stevens van Gunst, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, 1697
12 1/2 in. x 7 7/8 in. (318 mm x 200 mm) plate size; 9 in. x 7 3/8 in. (230 mm x 186 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1916
Reference Collection
NPG D18783

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Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), Lord Chancellor, classical scholar, author of 'Utopia' and canonized 1935. Sitter associated with 52 portraits.

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Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722), Painter, draughtsman, mezzotint engraver and architect. Artist associated with 92 portraits.
Pieter Stevens van Gunst (1659-1724), Engraver. Artist associated with 97 portraits.