File:William Canynges (1787) by J Jehner.jpg
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Summary
English: William Canynges.
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Artist |
J. Jehner. |
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Title |
English: William Canynges. |
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Description |
English: A mezzotint of William II Canynges (c. 1399–1474), in clerical robes. Originally an English merchant and shipper from Bristol who one of the wealthiest private citizens of his day, Canynges took up clerical orders following the death of his wife Joan Burton in September 1467. |
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Date |
1787 date QS:P571,+1787-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | mezzotint print on paper. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
plate: height: 9.8 in (25 cm); width: 7.6 in (19.3 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,9.875U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,7.625U218593 . |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q238587 |
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Accession number |
NPG D24072. |
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Object history |
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Inscriptions | below portrait: "J. Jehner fecit [made this] 1787"; caption: "WILLIAM CANYNGE, / Rebuilder of St. Mary Redcliff's Church; / Five times Mayor of Briſtol, &c. &c."; below caption (partly illegible due to the text size of the image on the source website): "See the Poems attributed by Chatterton / to the [...]-Rowley, [...] / proof of their [...], &c. &c. / Published by [...], Lincoln's Inn Fields". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References | [1]. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer |
National Portrait Gallery: NPG D24072
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: cropped. Modifications made by Lobsterthermidor. The original can be found here: http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw124392/William-Canynges.
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- 2011-10-02 19:18 Lobsterthermidor 158×206× (6048 bytes) William II Canynges(d.1474) by J. Jehner. Mezzotint, 1787 9 7/8 in. x 7 5/8 in. (252 mm x 194 mm) plate size National Portrait Gallery, NPG D24072
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current | 08:25, 23 March 2014 | ![]() | 158 × 206 (6 KB) | Sgconlaw | Transferred from en.wikipedia |
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