Christopher Wren

Date1713

After work by Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723)

Maker John Smith ca. 1652 - ca. 1742

OriginEngland, London

MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving

DimensionsFramed: 17 1/2" x 14 1/4" Plate: 13 1/4" x 9 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1936-729

DescriptionLower margin reads: "Christophors Wren Eques, AEdificiorum Regalium per totam ANGLIAM/ Praefectus, Basilicae PAULINAE, Templorum, Operumq. Publicorum Urbis LONDINENSIS/ Post fatale Incendium Ao. D.ni MDLXVI, Architectus, Curatorq. Generalis./ A.D. 1713, AEt. 81./ G. Kneller S.r. Imp et Angl Eques aur. Pinx. 1711/ J. Smith Fec./ Sold by J. Smith at y.e Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden."ProvenanceBefore 1936, Robert Dunthorne & Son Limited (London, England); 1936-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).