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print
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frontispiece
Object Type
print
frontispiece
Museum number
1848,0911.477
Description
Portrait of the astrologer William Lilly; half length, to the left, seated at table; right hand on globe, left hand on paper with outline of horoscope on table; wearing black doublet, cloak, and white collar; with shoulder length curled hair; landscape and curtain in background; frontispiece to his 'Christian astrology' (1647). Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
William Marshall
School/style
British
Production date
1647
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
165 millimetres
Width:
114 millimetres
(trimmed)
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hind 1952-64 / Engraving in England in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
(III.121.65)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
William Lilly
Illustration to:
William Lilly
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Christian astrology
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
W & G Smith
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Samuel Woodburn
Acquisition date
1848
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1848,0911.477