Sir William Sanderson
1658
ink
From the collection of Rosenwald Collection
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William Faithorne
William Faithorne (1616–1691) was a British artist, born in Greater London.
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ink
From the collection of Rosenwald Collection
Dominant colour
Sir William Sanderson is a 1658 ink by William Faithorne, a Baroque work, held at Rosenwald Collection.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with curly hair and a serious expression. He’s wearing a ruffled collar and a dark coat, and his face is framed by a round border. The background is plain, but the lines around his face and clothes are carefully etched to show texture. The artist used tiny crisscrossed lines to build up the shadows and light, giving the portrait depth. The Latin text at the bottom reads like a motto: *"Et si se nescit quod senescit, tamen cupit dysolvi"* (which roughly means "Even if he doesn’t know he’s aging, he still wants to dissolve"—but that’s extra). Try looking up engraving to see how artists like this made prints before photography.
William Faithorne (1616–1691) was a British artist, born in Greater London.
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