Peter Lely, after. Portrait of William Temple. Engraving by Jacob Houbraken. 1738.

Artist: Sir Peter Lely (Dutch, 1618-1680), painter and collector, born Pieter van der Faes; trained Haarlem under Grebber; to London by 1647. Court painter to Charles II between 1660/80; collaborating with Hendrick Danckerts, Willem van de Velde II, and Prosper Lankrink.Engraver: Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780) was a Dutch engraver and the son of the artist and biographer Arnold Houbraken.Title: Portrait of William Temple. Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (1628 – 1699) was an English diplomat, statesman, and essayist.Inscription content: Lettered around portrait: "Sr. WILLIAM TEMPLE." Lettered in lower margin: "J. Houbraken sculps. Amst." and "P. Lely Pinxit." and "In the Collection of John Temple Esqr." and "Impensis J & P Knapton Londini 1738".Dimensions: Image/plate 14 3/4" x 9 1/4. Sheet 21" x 14 1/4".Publisher: John & Paul Knapton (active 1735-1789). From 1712 until 1719, John Knapton was apprenticed to his father, a leading London bookseller. He continued to work for his f