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Description

English: Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423), Lord Mayor of London. 19th century engraving by William Luson Thomas (1830–1900) of an engraving circa 1590 by Reginald Elstrack. Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Top left: Arms of Whittington; bottom left: arms of the Worshipful Company of Mercers; top, two small shields displaying the merchant mark of Richard Whittington; bottom left: arms of Merchant Adventurers Company of London: Barry nebulée of six argent and azure, a chief quarterly gules and or on the first and fourth quarters a lion passant guardant of the fourth on the second and third two roses gules barbed vert. Inscription: Vera effigies preclar(i) Domini Richardi Whitington Equi(ti) Aurat(i) ("True likeness of the famous Sir Richard Whittington, Knight Bachelor". Many authoritative biographers of his omit any mention of a knighthood. Huius sparsa viri totu benefactu per ... monstrant indice qualis erat (ungrammatical transcription), signifying "All the benefactions of this sparse man show what sort of (man) he was". Original engraving depicted a skull, changed to a cat by printseller Peter Stent to meet popular expectations.

Date

19^th century

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https://viewer.library.wales/4673512#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-1344%2C-169%2C4591%2C3371

Author



Alternative names	William Luson Thomas, W. Thomas: British (wood) engraver
Description	British printmaker, publisher and illustrator
Date of birth/death	4 December 1830	16 October 1900
Location of birth	London
Work location	Paris and (mainly) London
Authority file	: Q8014794 VIAF: 50699754 ISNI: 0000000066347892 ULAN: 500003026 LCCN: n86018493 NLA: 35099695 WorldCat



Alternative names	Renold Elstrack; Renier Elstrack; Renier Elstracke; Renold Elsrack; Renold Elstrake; Reginold Elstrack; Reginold Elstracke
Description	British engraver and visual artist
Date of birth/death	1570	1625
Location of birth	London
Work location	London (1598–1625)
Authority file	: Q7313425 VIAF: 49497794 ISNI: 0000000002094195 ULAN: 500014768 LCCN: n85112001 Oxford Dict.: 8763 WorldCat

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