Artist: Richard Sawyer (British, 1785-1852), printmaker in London.
Title: The most Noble Ferdinand Lord Fairfax General of the Northern Counties. Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Baron Fairfax (British, 1584-1648). He was a commander in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.
Signed and Titled: The most Noble Ferdinand Lord Fairfax General of the Northern Countyes.
Dimensions: Sheet 5 1/2" x 4". Backing sheet 9 1/2" x 6".
Date: 1800-1850.
Materials and Techniques: etching and engraving on wove paper.
Mat and Frame: uniformly pasted onto the same backing sheets as WOP-502 - 509.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed margins. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: copy of a print from Josiah Ricraft's 'Survey of England's Champions', 1647, for a late 19th or early 20th-century edition of the same work.
Museums and Libraries: the British Museum 1896,1215.13.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from the British Museum collection.