Vera Effigies Guilielmi Burton / L.L. Baccalaurei
Portrait of William Burton, half-length, standing to right, leaning on a parapet with his right arm, holding a book entitled 'Antoninus'; wearing a broad white collar over academic gown and doublet; in an oval frame, with coat of arms below at centre of inscription space; illustration to William Burton's 'A Commentary on Antoninus his Itinerary' (London: 1658)
Artwork Details
- Title: Vera Effigies Guilielmi Burton / L.L. Baccalaurei
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Sitter: William Burton (British, 1609–1657)
- Date: 1657–58
- Medium: Etching; second state of two
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 11/16 × 5 5/8 in. (22 × 14.3 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1955
- Object Number: 55.538.4
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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