John Philips, aged 117. Mezzotint by J. Faber after P. Mercier.

  • Mercier, Philip, 1689?-1760.
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John Philips, aged 117. Mezzotint by J. Faber after P. Mercier. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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J.C. Smith, British mezzotinto portraits, vol. I, London 1883, p. 411 states that in his role as constable the sitter committed two of Oliver Cromwell's men to the stocks in about 1650, thereby winning Cromwell's admiration

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[London] (Ye Golden Head Bloomsbury Square) : Sold by J. Faber

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1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 35.3 x 25.2 cm

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John Philips gent. Aged 117 of Thorner near Bramham Park in Yorkshire born in Cleveland 1625. Dyed Jan. ye 4th. 1741/2 P. Mercier pinxt. ; J. Faber fecit.

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