William Faithorne the Younger
1656 - 1701
William Faithorne the Younger was an English mezzotint engraver.
Life
He was born in London, the eldest son of William Faithorne the Elder. According to Horace Walpole he was negligent, and fell into "distresses which afflicted his father, and obliged him to work for booksellers"; but John Chaloner Smith commented that this assertion cannot be true, for his father died in 1691 and the younger man's prints reach into the reign of Queen Anne; moreover his earlier pieces are inscribed "W. Faithorne, junior". The exact year of his death is unknown; he was, it is said, buried in St. Martin's Churchyard, from the house of "Mr. Will. Copper in Half Moon Street, Covent Garden."
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