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Print (Line Engraving) John Kersey, by Souft, engraved by Faithorne, London

Inventory Number 86991


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.86991

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Inscription within oval reads: 'Iohn Kersey borne at Bodicot neere Banbvry in the covnty of Oxford. A[nn]o. D[omi]ni. 1616.' Inscription beneath portrait: 'Vox audita perit. Litera scripta manet.'
Physical material
Paper
Physical medium
Black ink
Physical technique
Line engraving
Intaglio
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 274mm Width: 190mm
Inventory No
86991

Description

Print (line engraving) John Kersey, by Souft, engraved by Faithorne, London. Portrait of John Kersey in an oval frame depicted at three-quarter profile, with mathematical books open to show equations at bottom of portrait.