Alexander Van Aken (1701–57)
Represented work of art
Printmaker
John Faber the younger
Dimensions0.270 x 0.222 (10 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches)
Date made
- 1748
Work type
Subject
Technique
- mezzotint engraving
Inscription
- Inscribed “T. Hudson Pinxt. / J. Faber fecit 1748. / Alext: Van Haecken Pictor. / Sold by J. Jarvis in Bedford Court Covent Garden.”
Provenance
- British Museum 1902-10-11-1919
Exhibition history
- Kenwood, Thomas Hudson 1701–79, 1979 (38)
Publication history
- CS 360;Miles no. 177
Notes
- Sitter was younger brother of Joseph Van Aken, and also helped him in Hudson's drapery painting, but was said to be less skilled than his brother.Portrait seen bust-length slightly to left within oval and holding palette, head turned in three-quarter profile to right, wearing tasselled cap and fur-trimmed coat; published state.
Current owner
British Museum
Owner accession numbers1902,1011.1919
Owner’s online record
Photographic source
Object FormatPhotographic Print
Photograph Source
Greater London Council
Negative Number79/1342
Date of photograph
- 1979
Archival context
Object numberPA-F08351-0005
Archival context
- Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
- Series:Artists, A–Z
- Folder:Portraits: Male, A-D (except Barnstaple Worthies)
- Item:Alexander Van Aken (1701–57)
ClassificationsArchival Document
Scope and content This series comprises images of works by artists who were British by birth, foreign artists who worked in Britain or foreign artists who painted British sitters abroad. The works featured date from c.1500 to c.1900. The images in this series form by far the largest part of the Photographic Archive. Images remain in their original order: organised A–Z by artist name. Significant artists, or those for which there is a wealth of material, have multiple folders of images. In these cases, images are further subdivided by genre or type, depending on the artist. They may also be organised in ‘catalogue raisonné order’. The images predominantly depict oil paintings but prints and other works on paper are also included.
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