Encyclopedian Dictionary: john faber

"Bust of Seneca"
John Faber the Younger, (England circa 1695–1756)
after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, (Flanders 1577–1640)

John, the Younger, Faber. (about 1695-1756)
Two English artists, father and son.

John Faber, the younger born about 1695 was a famed mezzotint engraver as was his father (John "The Elder" Faber). He studied with his father and at Vanderbank's Academy in London. His work consists mainly of portraits incluing those of Ignatius Loyola (after Titian) and Charles II (after the Dutch painter Sir Peter Lely), the series "Beauties of the Kit-cat Club" (after the German painter Sir Godfrey Kneller), and "St. Peter" (after Sir Anthony Vandyke).

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John the Younger

Two samples of the many portraits John Faber "The Elder" engraved.
John the Elder Faber

John Faber, The Elder (about 1660-1721)

The elder of father and son, John Faber. Born about 1660-1721 at The Hague, South Holland in the Netherlands. He became a permanent resident of England around 1698. Although he specialized in mezzotint engraving, he was especially noted for his miniature pen portraits on vellum; the best-known of these is of the Dutch theologian Simon Episcopius. Among Faber's mezzotints are portraits of the English ecclesiastic Bishop Atterbury, of the British political preacher Dr. Henry Sacheverell, and other persons of the age; also a set of about 45 portraits of the founders of various colleges in Oxford and Cambridge universities.

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John the Elder

John The Elder

John Faber, the Younger

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John the Elder Faber (about 1660-1721)

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