Miss Fenton
1728
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1728
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Miss Fenton is a 1728 by John Faber, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The print depicts Lavinia Fenton in a portrait from 1728, executed by John Faber the Younger after an original painting by Ellys. It appears on page 348 of an unidentified book, showing Fenton in an overdress with thick braided trim over a stomacher, accompanied by a veil. The image is framed by a printed border.
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John Faber made small, finely detailed prints of people in the early 1700s. His engravings capture sitters like Miss Fenton in crisp lines and subtle shading. These portraits belong to the same era as Hogarth’s moral…
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