William Camden
published 1691
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 18 × 12 cm (7 1/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1951.11.830
Art Historical Context
This engraving of William Camden, created by the English printmaker Robert White and published in 1691, captures the likeness of one of Britain’s most influential antiquarians and historians. Camden, who lived from 1551 to 1623, is best remembered for his groundbreaking work *Britannia*, a comprehensive survey of the British Isles that helped shape modern historical and topographical studies. Produced decades after Camden’s death, the print served as a lasting tribute, allowing later generations to connect with this foundational scholar. Robert White specialized in portrait engravings, a medi...
About the Artist
Robert White · 1645–1703
Robert White was a British engraver and draughtsman born in London in 1645, who became one of the most accomplished portrait engravers working in England during the latter decades of the seventeenth century. He trained under David Loggan, the Polish-born engraver who was among the dominant figures of portrait printmaking in Restoration England, and from Loggan he acquired both the technical master...