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.
by George Glover, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, published 1642
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by George Glover, published by Peter Stent
line engraving, published 1642
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by Peter Rottermond (Rodttermondt), published by Peter Stent, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
etching, 1643
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by Peter Rottermond (Rodttermondt), published by Peter Stent, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
etching, 1643
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by Peter Rottermond (Rodttermondt), published by Peter Stent, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
etching, 1643
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Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford
by George Glover, published by Peter Stent
engraving, published circa 1643-1667
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William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford
by George Glover, published by Peter Stent
engraving, published circa 1643-1667
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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
published by Peter Stent
engraving, 1643
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published by Peter Stent
line engraving, circa 1643-1667
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by Richard Gaywood, published by Peter Stent, after David Beck
etching, circa 1644-1654
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by Wenceslaus Hollar, published by Peter Stent
etching, 1644
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by Richard Gaywood, published by Peter Stent
etching, circa 1644-1654
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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
probably by George Glover, published by Peter Stent, after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1646
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by Richard Gaywood, published by Peter Stent, after Hans Holbein the Younger
etching, circa 1647-1665
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Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
by John Fillian, printed and published by Peter Stent, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, published 1653
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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
by William Faithorne, published by Peter Stent, after William Dobson
line engraving, published 1653-1663
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by Richard Gaywood, published by Peter Stent
etching, published 1653
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by Richard Gaywood, published by Peter Stent, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
etching, circa 1656
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by Richard Gaywood, published by Peter Stent, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
etching, circa 1656
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by William Haynesworth, sold by Peter Stent
line engraving, circa 1659
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