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Faithorne, William

English engraver

born c. 1616, , London, Eng.

died May 13, 1691, London

English engraver and portrait draftsman noted for his excellent line engravings.

A pupil of the painter Robert Peake the Elder and of the engraver John Payne, Faithorne was captured during the English Civil Wars, imprisoned, and exiled. Returning from Paris to London in 1650, he became a print seller, printer, and engraver, publishing (1662) The Art of Graving and Etching. In addition to portrait drawings, he published his maps of London (1658), Virginia, and Maryland. One of his sons, William (1656–1710), became a mezzotint engraver.

词条	Faithorne, William
释义	Faithorne, William English engraver born c. 1616, , London, Eng. died May 13, 1691, London English engraver and portrait draftsman noted for his excellent line engravings. A pupil of the painter Robert Peake the Elder and of the engraver John Payne, Faithorne was captured during the English Civil Wars, imprisoned, and exiled. Returning from Paris to London in 1650, he became a print seller, printer, and engraver, publishing (1662) The Art of Graving and Etching. In addition to portrait drawings, he published his maps of London (1658), Virginia, and Maryland. One of his sons, William (1656–1710), became a mezzotint engraver.
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