Anecdotes of painting in England : with some account of the principal artists, and incidental notes on other arts (1826)
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Vertue, George, 1684-1756, Dallaway, James, 1763-1834 · London : Printed at the Shakspeare Press, by W. Nicol, for John Major · leaf 274
was cotemporary with Robert White; and aScotchman. Vertue had seen some writing gravedby him in a book in 1681. He made a print ofhimself in a fur-cap, and another in a wig. Hisbest work was a plate of Ben Jonson. His otherthings are heads of Pythagoras; Dr. Mayerne;John Ray ; Dr. Morton;… … was born April 6, 1658, and at the age of 17 wasput apprentice to Robert White, and did severalprints, but of no great merit. However he wasexceedingly admired by Mr. Thoresby,* who inhis museum had the Lords Prayer engraved da*Sturt, in the compass of a silver penny, the tencommandments, &c.…
