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 George Vertue, after Anthony Russel
engraving, 1714 (1710)
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by George Vertue, after Friedrich Wilhelm Weidemann
line engraving, 1714
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by George Vertue
line engraving, 1715
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by George Vertue
line engraving, 1715
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by George Vertue
line engraving, 1715
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by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1715
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by George Vertue, after Robert White
line engraving, published 1715
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by George Vertue, after Robert White
line engraving, published 1715
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by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1715 (1700)
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by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
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by Michael Vandergucht, after George Vertue, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, 1715
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by George Vertue, after Jonathan Richardson
line engraving, 1715
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by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
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by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
by George Vertue, published by Andrew Johnston, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1715 (1714)
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
by George Vertue, published by Andrew Johnston, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1715 (1714)
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1715 (1714)
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by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
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by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
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by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
engraving, 1715 (circa 1714)
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by George Vertue
engraving, published 1715
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by George Vertue
engraving, published 1715
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by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1715 (1700)
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Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach when Princess of Wales
by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, (1716)
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by George Vertue, after Enoch Seeman
line engraving, published 1716
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by George Vertue
line engraving, published 1716
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Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1716
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by George Vertue, after Joseph Tymewell
line engraving, engraved 1716
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James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
by and published by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
engraving, engraved 1716
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Edward Russell, Earl of Orford
by George Vertue, after Thomas Gibson
line engraving, 1716
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Edward Russell, Earl of Orford
by George Vertue, after Thomas Gibson
line engraving, 1716
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by George Vertue, after Isaac Oliver
pencil, ink and wash, circa 1717 (circa 1610)
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by George Vertue, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1717
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by George Vertue
engraving, 1717
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by George Vertue
line engraving, 1717
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Anne of Denmark engraved as Queen Elizabeth I
by George Vertue, after Isaac Oliver
line and stipple engraving, 1717 (circa 1610)
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by George Vertue, after Giuseppe Grisoni
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue, after Johann Rudolph Schmutz
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue, after Thomas Murray
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue, after John Verelst
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue, after Thomas Murray
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue, after John Riley
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue, after John Riley
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue, after Thomas Hill
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue, after Edward Wright
line engraving, published 1718
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by George Vertue, after Johann Rudolph Schmutz
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue, after Johann Rudolph Schmutz
line engraving, 1718
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by and sold by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1718
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by and sold by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1718
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by George Vertue, after Thomas Hill
line engraving, 1718
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Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach
by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, engraved 1718 (1716)
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by and sold by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1718
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by George Vertue, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1718
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by and sold by George Vertue
line engraving, 1719
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by George Vertue
line engraving, 1719
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by George Vertue, after Henry Tilson
line engraving, published 1719
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by George Vertue, after Thomas Hill
line engraving, (1719)
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