Vera Effigies Guilielmi Burton / L.L. Baccalaurei

1657–58

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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)

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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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