About this artwork
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artist:Johannes Faber (about 1695 - 1756) Dutch
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title:Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1682 - 1761. Statesman
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date created:1744
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after:Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784) Scottish
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materials:Mezzotint (second state) on paper
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measurements:overall: 30.50 x 25.40 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by William Finlay Watson 1886
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accession number:SP III 5.2
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Johannes Faber
Johannes Faber
John Faber Jr., the son of John Faber, also an engraver, was born in Amsterdam. His family settled in England and he learned drawing and mezzotint engraving from his father before enrolling at the academy in St Martin's Lane founded by Louis Cheron and John Vanderbank. A prolific portraitist, Faber...