Portrait of Thomas Sprat, The Lord Bishop of Rochester
Date
ca. late 17th early 18th century
Sitter
Thomas Sprat (1635 - 1713, British) , Clergyman
Creator
Michael Vandergucht (1660 - 1725, Flemish) , Engraver
After
Peter Lely (1618 - 1680, Dutch) , Painter
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Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 165mm
width (print): 105mm
height (paper support): 165mm
width (paper support): 105mm
width (print): 105mm
height (paper support): 165mm
width (paper support): 105mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Thomas Sprat, turned slightly to the left and viewed and gazing off to the right. He has shoulder length hair and wears cassock and bands. In an oval frame on a pedestal.
Inscribed ‘P.Lely Eques Pinx. M.V. Gucht sculp: The Lord Bishop of Rochester’.
Thomas Sprat was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663.
Inscribed ‘P.Lely Eques Pinx. M.V. Gucht sculp: The Lord Bishop of Rochester’.
Thomas Sprat was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663.
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