Adriaen van der Werff (1659 - 1722). Portrait of John Fisher. Antique engraving on wove paper after the original by master engraver Gerard Valck (Dutch, 1651/2-1726). Year: 1697. Signed in the plate. Sight Size 7 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches. Framed dimensions approximately 17 x 22 inches. This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials. ***John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535) was an English Catholic Bishop of Rochester, cardinal, and theologian. Fisher was also an academic and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He is honoured as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church. Fisher was executed by order of Henry VIII during the English Reformation for refusing to accept him as the supreme head of the Church of England and for upholding the Catholic Church's doctrine of papal supremacy. He was named a cardinal shortly before his death. He was canonized by Pope Pius XI. He shares his feast day with Thomas More on 22 June in the Catholic calendar of saints and on 6 July in that of the Church of England. This artwork is accompanied by a Gallery Certificate of Authenticity and is Guaranteed as described.