John Faber Sr
(circa 1660-1721), Draughtsman and engraverArtist 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.
by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, 1710-1720
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by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1710
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by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1710-1720
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by John Faber Sr, printed for Henry Parker
mezzotint, circa 1710-1720
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by John Faber Sr, printed for Henry Parker
mezzotint, circa 1710-1720
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by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1710-1720
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by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1710-1720
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by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1710-1720
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by John Faber Sr, published by Thomas Bakewell
mezzotint, circa 1711-1716
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by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1711
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by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, 1712
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by John Faber Sr
line engraving, 1712
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by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, 1712-1714
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William Waynflete (Patten), Bishop of Winchester
by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, 1712
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by John Faber Sr, after Johannes Corvus
mezzotint, 1712 or after
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by John Faber Sr, after Johannes Corvus
mezzotint, 1712 or after
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by John Faber Sr
mezzotint, 1712
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by John Faber Sr, after Hans Holbein the Younger
mezzotint, 1712
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by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1712 or after
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by John Faber Sr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1712-1714
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