Portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, John Faber, the Elder, early 18th century

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Portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, early 18th century, Pen and ink on vellum, diameter: 4 1/8 in. ( cm), Drawings, John Faber, the Elder (British (born Holland), The Hague (?) ca. 1660–1721 Bristol), Faber the Elder moved to London from Holland by 1698 and helped introduce to Britain a type of small monochrome portrait drawing common previously only in the Netherlands. This delicately drawn example, in pen and ink upon vellum, represents the British general and statesman, John Churchill, created Duke of Marlborough in 1702 by Queen Anne

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Size: 3190px × 3086px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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