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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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Current location | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
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William_Canynges_(1787)_by_J_Jehner.jpg (158 × 206 pixels, file size: 6 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
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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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Current location | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
|
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.
|
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional,
public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. |
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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current | 08:25, 23 March 2014 |
![]() | 158 × 206 (6 KB) | Sgconlaw | Transferred from en.wikipedia |
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