CAROLINE WILHELMINA OF BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH  WHEN QUEEN CAROLINE BY J.FABER AFTER G. KNELLER.

Early 18th century mezzotint of Queen Caroline as Queen (1683-1737) Half length with hair in ringlets, crowned, with pearl necklace, low bodice edged in ermine and with jewelled claps on front and with hand raised to shoulder.

John Faber (1660 - 1721) Born in Holland, John Faber came to London in around 1687 and began engraving portraits shortly thereafter. By 1707, he had established a shop near the Savoy in the Strand where he printed and published his own work. Among his more famous mezzotints are portraits of the founders of both Oxford and Cambridge, a set of the heads of the twelve Caesars and twenty-one portraits of the Reformers. Faber's work is noteworthy because he was one of the few mezzotint engravers who often both designed and engraved his plates. His son, John Faber, also became a portrait engraver.

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Dare of production: around 1717 - 1727

Sheet: 35.2cm  x 25.6cm.            Framed: 50cm x 40cm.

Price: £620