Artist: George Vertue (1683 - 1756)
Nationality: British
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Media: Engraving
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Biography:
George Vertue was an English engraver who specialized in portraits and antiquarian subject matter. In 1717, he was elected the official engraver for the Society of Antiquaries. His greatest contribution was his was his collection of notes about the history of English art. These documents were bought by Horace Walpole after Vertue’s death. Walpole used this information to compile his book Anecdotes of Painting in England.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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George Vertue Sr. George Lisle, General engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue King George, defender of the Faith, after Knoeller engraving 1807
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George Vertue George Morley, Bishop of Winchester engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue John Dryden 1632
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George Vertue Portrait Dr. Wm. Lancaster engraving 1718
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George Vertue Portrait Nicolas Tindal, after G. Knapton engraving 1738
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George Vertue Portrait of Mr. Shakespeare engraving 1719
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George Vertue Portrait of Robert Boyle 1739
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George Vertue Portrait Rev. Ralph Taylor, S.T.P. engraving 1723
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George Vertue Portrait of Joannes Milton engraving 1736
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George Vertue Portrait of Hernan Cortes engraving 1724
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George Vertue Portrait of Joannes Milton engraving 1736
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George Vertue Sara, Duchess of Sommerset, after T.M.Q. mezzotint 1736
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George Vertue Robert Cecil Earl Of Salisbury 1747
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George Vertue John Dryden 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue King Edward III 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue King Stephen 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue King Henry I 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Portrait of Francis, Earl of Bedford engraving 1737
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George Vertue Portrait of Usher, Archbishop of Armagh engraving 1738
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George Vertue Portrait of Francis, Earl of Bedford engraving 1737
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George Vertue The Hon. Earl of Strafford engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle engraving 1739
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George Vertue Portrait of Lady Jane Grey engraving 1748
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George Vertue Johannes Uitenbogaert engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Portrait Richard Fiddes (Devine) engraving 1723
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George Vertue William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle engraving 1739
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George Vertue Portrait of Mr. Pope engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Portrait of Johannes Gill, S.J.P., after Highmore, Jr. engraving 1748
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George Vertue Portrait Henricus Sacheverell, after A. Russell engraving 1714
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George Vertue The Hon. Earl of Lyndsey engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue The Hon. Earl of Kingston engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Portrait Matthew Prior, after Jus. Richardson engraving 1719
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George Vertue Portrait fo Philip II, King of Spain and Naples engraving 1735
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George Vertue Portraits of the Royal Martyr King Charles I engraving 1735
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George Vertue Portraits of the Royal Martyr King Charles I engraving 1735
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George Vertue Sr. Harry Slingsby Bart. engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Lord Marquess of Montrose engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue The Hon. Lord Capel, after painting engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Edward Montague Lord Kimbolton 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Portrait of Oliver Cromwell engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Portrait of Edward Sackville, Earl of Dorset, Chamberlain engraving 1742
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George Vertue Portrait of Edward Sackville, Earl of Dorset, Chamberlain engraving 1742
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George Vertue William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Portrait Thomas Vernon of Hanbury Hall, Worcester engraving 1725
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George Vertue Portrait of John Harris (ex History of kent, England) engraving 1719
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George Vertue Portrait Johannes Edwards (Devine) engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Lord Hopton, aft. original painting engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Portrati of Baldassar Castilione, after Raphael engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue Edward VI giving the charter of Brideswell Hospital to the city of London Engraving 1750
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George Vertue Portrait of Charles II, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland engraving 1736
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George Vertue Portrait Rt. Rev. Benjamin Hoadley, lord Bishop of Bangor engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England to Henry VIII engraving 1737
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George Vertue The Royal Procession of Queen Elizabeth to visit the Right Hon. Henry Carey, Lord of Hunsdon engraving 1742
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George Vertue Right Hon. Sir John Willes, Lord Jusitce of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas engraving 17th - 18th century
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George Vertue History and Time conserving fame of King & Queen borne by cupids in a frame engraving 17th - 18th century
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John Smith "Time assisted by the love of Vertue, dispells the truth of painting out of the Clouds of ignorance." 17th - 18th century
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Multiple Artists Anecdotes of Painting in England (London: John Major, 1827), vol. 4 book with engravings 1827
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Multiple Artists Anecdotes of Painting in England (London: John Major, 1827), vol. 3 book with engravings 1827
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Multiple Artists Anecdotes of Painting in England (London: John Major, 1828), vol. 5 book with engravings 1828
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Multiple Artists Anecdotes of Painting in England (London: John Major, 1826), vol. 2 book with engravings 1826
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Multiple Artists Anecdotes of Painting in England (London: John Major, 1826), vol. 1 book with engravings 1826
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Jacobus Houbraken The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain (London: William Baynes, 1813) book with engravings 1813
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The Baptism of Christ Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, Venetian, 1659-1734)Oil on canvas; 26 x 40 in.
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George Romney George, First Marquis of Townshend oil on canvas 1792
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A Young Knight of the Garter, Possibly George Augustus (1683-1760), Later George II of Great
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George B. Shaw George Heriote 19th - 20th century
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Benjamin West - George III 1783 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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George Biddle George Santayana (profile) Lithograph 1952
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After Titian (Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian), by David Teniers the Younger, Flemish, 1610-1690 Parma the
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Gregor Duncan Portrait Sketch of George T. Eggleston red chalk 1935
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Jean-Antoine Houdon - George Washington 1786-1793 plaster National Gallery of Art French
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James McNeill Whistler - George W. Vanderbilt 1897-1903 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Gilbert Stuart - George Washington 1796 oil on canvas Mead Art Museum, Amherst College American
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Charles Willson Peale - George Washington 1787 oil on canvas Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts American
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Gilbert Stuart - George Pollock 1793-1794 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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William Hogarth - George Arnold 1738-1740 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Sir Henry Raeburn - Mrs. George Hill c. 1790-1800 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Gilbert Stuart - George Washington c. 1803-1805 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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William Holman Hunt - Mrs. George Waugh 1868 oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art British
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Jean-Antoine Houdon - George Washington c. 1786 plaster bust Boston Athenaeum
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Charles Willson Peale - George Washington c. 1779-81 oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art American
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John Singer Sargent - George McCulloch 1901 oil on canvas Boston Athenaeum American
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Rembrandt Peale - George Washington c. 1850 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Gilbert Stuart - George Washington before 1801 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum American
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John Neagle - George Dodd 1852 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Edward Savage - George Washington c. 1796 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Francis Hayman - George Dance c. 1750 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Gilbert Stuart - George Washington 1795-96 oil on canvas The Frick Collection American
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Allan Ramsay - King George III 1713-84 oil on canvas The Mint Museums English
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Rembrandt Peale - George Washington 1859 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Rembrandt Peale - George Washington 1795 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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Gilbert Stuart - George Washington 1795 oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art American
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Gilbert Stuart - George Washington c. 1821 oil on wood National Gallery of Art American
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John F. Kensett - Lake George 1869 oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art American
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Gilbert Stuart - George Washington after 1796 oil on canvas Corcoran Gallery of Art American
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William Oberhardt Portrait of George T. Eggleston charcoal 1949
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George Biddle Catfish Row Lithograph 1936
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Karl Godwin Portrait of George T. Eggleston charcoal 1950

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Encyclopedia: George Vertue
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George Vertue (British) - Historical / Topographical works from Platemark.com
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