John Pordage. Line engraving after W. Faithorne.

1 print

Johann Pordaedsche med: doctor. Exprimit effigiem tibi & urbi sculptor & orbi: / Ast animum autoris, ni sua scripta, nihil. / Sic asserit EH MAMP.

The lettering and the portrait are derived from Faithorne's earlier engraving. EH MAMP is said to be Edward Hooker, editor of two posthumous publications by John Pordage. The meaning of MAMP is unknown, unless it was intended to represent Hooker as a master of arts, medicine and philosophy

R. Burgess, Portraits of doctors & scientists in the Wellcome Institute, London 1973, no. 2361.2

Wellcome Collection 7921i