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William Rogers

Portrait of William Cecil,

Description

Maker

  • William Rogers

Title

Portrait of William Cecil

Medium

engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • engraving

Techniques

  • engraving

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 14.6 x 11.6 cm (5 3/4 x 4 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--Inscribed in LC:The right honorable Syr. William Cecill/Knight c, Baron of Burghly, Knight of the Honorable/Order of the Garter, maister of her highness Wardes/ And Liveries one of the Lordes of her maiesties/Privie counsaile and lord high Tresorer of England

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D. /MUSEUM/OF ART surounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

46.355

About

Portrait of William Cecil

The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
Read Online

In Plate--Inscribed in LC:The right honorable Syr. William Cecill/Knight c, Baron of Burghly, Knight of the Honorable/Order of the Garter, maister of her highness Wardes/ And Liveries one of the Lordes of her maiesties/Privie counsaile and lord high Tresorer of England

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D. /MUSEUM/OF ART surounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle

Projects & Publications

Publications

The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
Read Online

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Brilliant Line

September 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Recent Acquisitions of the Print Room

September 28 - October 30, 1948

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Portrait of William Cecil with the accession number of 46.355. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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We view our online collection as a living documents, and our records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you have additional information or have spotted an error, please send feedback to curatorial@risd.edu.

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