Portrait of Hugh Howard
Date
1737
Sitter
Hugh Howard (1675 - 1737, British) , Art collector
Creator
John Faber (1694 - 1756, Dutch) , Engraver
After
Michael Dahl (1659 - 1743, Swedish) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 370mm
width (print): 225mm
width (print): 225mm
Description
Half-length portrait of Hugh Howard turned to his right in an oval frame, he is shown in a powdered wig, velvet jacket and a silk cravat. Mezzotint engraving after a painted portrait.
Inscribed below: ‘M Dahl Pinxt 1723./I.Faber fecit 1737./Hugh Howard Esqr/Sold by I.Faber at the Golden Head, Bloomsbury Square’
Hugh Howard (1675-1737), British portraitist and art collector, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1696.
Inscribed below: ‘M Dahl Pinxt 1723./I.Faber fecit 1737./Hugh Howard Esqr/Sold by I.Faber at the Golden Head, Bloomsbury Square’
Hugh Howard (1675-1737), British portraitist and art collector, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1696.