Antique portraiture engravings from 17th century onwards
Lot 130940: William Faithorne - Engraving of John Pordage c1880
This antique line engraving depicting John Pordage (1607–1681), an English churchman, astrologer, alchemist, and Christian mystic is after a work by the printmaker William Faithorne.
The Latin inscription at the bottom reads Effigies Johannis Pordage Philosophi, Medici, Theologi, Authoris hujus Figura hieroglyphica, identifying him as a philosopher, physician, and theologian.
Size: 20cm x 13.5cm
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