Artwork
Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury
Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury is an ink print by the Baroque artist W. B. Dukes. It dates from 1695 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. This print is an engraved portrait of Thomas Tenison, created in 1695.
About this work
Overview
This print is an engraved portrait of Thomas Tenison, created in 1695.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury, in clerical attire, framed by an ornate border and accompanied by a coat of arms and Latin title, conveying his status and authority.
Technique & Style
The engraving employs fine cross-hatching lines to achieve deep shadows and textured surfaces, lending the subject's robe a sense of richness and the border an air of intricacy.
Artist & collection
John Wallis, Mathematician
Ralph Bathurst, Dean of Wells
Benjamin Woodroffe, R.R.S., Canon of Christ Church, Oxford
Jacques Le Coigneux
Charles Benoise
Christopher Chelys Simpson
Ralph Bathurst, Dean of Wells and President of Trinity College, Oxford
Gedeon Berbier-Du Metz
John Overall, D.D., Bishop of Norwich
Francois-Theodore de Nesmond
John Ogilvy
William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury