William Faithorne

English artist and engraver (1616–1691)

For the younger, see William Faithorne the younger.

engraving of William Faithorne by Alexander Bannermann, c. 1760

Frontispiece, 1657, William Faithorne Victoria and Albert Museum no. E.949-1960

William Faithorne, often "the Elder" (1616 – 13 May 1691), was an English painter and engraver.