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Line engraving, 256 x 160 mm. Engraved by James Smith, no publishers details or date, believed to be mid-eighteenth century.
Engraved portrait of William Burkitt in oval frame with the Burkitt (sometimes spelt Burkett) family motto above the frame: "Impendam et expendar" [latin: "I will spend and be spent"].
William Burkitt (1650 - 1703) was a vicar in Dedham, Essex. He was known for his Bible commentary, "Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament"
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'Gulielmus Burkitt A.M.'
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1982.1807

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