George Vertue
(1683-1756), Engraver and antiquarySitter in 7 portraits
Artist associated with 865 portraits
Antiquary and engraver, who for many years 'wrote down everything he saw, heard or read' in some forty notebooks now in the British Library. Used by Horace Walpole in 1762 as the basis for his Anecdotes of Painting, they remain one of the prime sources for the history of art in England.
by and published by George Vertue, after Michael Dahl
engraving, 1731
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by and published by George Vertue, after Michael Dahl
line engraving, 1731
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John Penruddock; Sir Henry Slingsby, Bt
by George Vertue, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1735
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John Penruddock; Sir Henry Slingsby, Bt
by George Vertue, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1735
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John Penruddock; Sir Henry Slingsby, Bt
by George Vertue, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1735
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by George Vertue, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
engraving, engraved 1735
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by George Vertue, after John Michael Wright
line engraving, engraved 1736
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford; Sir Philip Mainwaring
by George Vertue, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, 1739 (circa 1636)
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by George Vertue, after Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt
line engraving, published 1740
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by George Vertue, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, 1740 (circa 1660-1662)
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by George Vertue, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, 1740 (circa 1660-1662)
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by George Vertue, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, 1740 (circa 1660-1662)
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel and family
by George Vertue, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, 1743
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Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford
by George Vertue, after Michael Dahl
engraving, 1745 (1728)
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Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford
by George Vertue, after Michael Dahl
engraving, 1745 (1728)
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Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford
by George Vertue, after Michael Dahl
line engraving, 1746 (1728)
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by Pierre François Basan, published by Odieuvre, after George Vertue
engraving, published 1748
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Frances Carteret (née Worsley), Lady Carteret
by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1749
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by George Vertue, after William Faithorne
engraving, published 1750
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