King Edward IV
An Original engraving of King Edward IV by George
Vertue, after anon ...from Vertues work "The
Heads of the Kings of England Proper Published: P. Rapin de Thoyras
[trans. N. Tindal], The History of England, 3rd ed. [in folio], 2
vols. (London, 1736-7), added for subscribers; G. Vertue, The Heads
of the Kings of England Proper for Mr Rapin's History, Translated
by N. Tindal, M.A. (London, 1736)Egbert, first monarch of England,
Alfred the Great, Canute the Dane, William the Conqueror, first of
the Norman line, and all the succeeding kings and sovereign queens,
to the Revolution; with some of the most illustrious princes of the
royal family. Collected, drawn, and engraven, with ornaments and
decorations. To which are added, the heads of Mr. Rapin and N.
Tindal, M.A. and an account of the several heads, of he antiquities
that have been followed, and of the pictures copied for engraving
them. Also, twenty two plates of the monuments of the kings of
England, with their epitaphs, and inscriptions, and a brief
historical account of them. 18th Century Copperplate engraving.
Copper Plate. SIZE: 16x9 inches.IMAGE: 11x7
inches. 27x17 cms.Condition: Printed on early eighteenth
century paper and with
margins cropped slightly on all sides. Signed and dated by Vertue
in the plate to the lower right. In very good condition
throughout.
Artist: George Vertue (1683 - 1756)
Nationality: British Media:
Engraving Biography: VERTUE, GEORGE (1684-1756), English engraver
and antiquary, was born in St Martins-in-the-Fields, London, in
1684. At the age of thirteen he was apprenticed to an heraldic
engraver, a Frenchman, who failed in three or four years. Vertue
then studied drawing at home, and afterwards worked for seven years
as an engraver under Michael Vandergucht. He was patronized by Sir
Godfrey Kneller, and was one of the first members of the Academy of
Painting which that artist instituted in 1711. His plate of
Archbishop Tillotson, after Kneller, commissioned by Lord Somers,
established his reputation as an engraver; and he was soon in
anexcellent practice, engraving portraits after Dahl, Richardson,
Jervas and Gibson. In portraiture alone he executed over five
hundred plates. In 1717 he was appointed engraver to the Society of
Antiquaries, and his signature. was employed upon many interesting
statues, tombs, portraits and other subjects of an antiquarian
nature. He died on the 24th of July 1756, and was buried in the
cloisters of Westminster Abbey.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
£25 dated in plate 1736 new engravings that differ from the two
earlier editions
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King Henry V
An Original engraving of King Henry V by George
Vertue, after anon ...from Vertues work "The
Heads of the Kings of England Proper Published: P. Rapin de Thoyras
[trans. N. Tindal], The History of England, 3rd ed. [in folio], 2
vols. (London, 1736-7), added for subscribers; G. Vertue, The Heads
of the Kings of England Proper for Mr Rapin's History, Translated
by N. Tindal, M.A. (London, 1736)Egbert, first monarch of England,
Alfred the Great, Canute the Dane, William the Conqueror, first of
the Norman line, and all the succeeding kings and sovereign queens,
to the Revolution; with some of the most illustrious princes of the
royal family. Collected, drawn, and engraven, with ornaments and
decorations. To which are added, the heads of Mr. Rapin and N.
Tindal, M.A. and an account of the several heads, of he antiquities
that have been followed, and of the pictures copied for engraving
them. Also, twenty two plates of the monuments of the kings of
England, with their epitaphs, and inscriptions, and a brief
historical account of them. 18th Century Copperplate engraving.
Copper Plate. SIZE: 16x9 inches.IMAGE: 11x7
inches. 27x17 cms.Condition: Printed on early eighteenth
century paper and with
margins cropped slightly on all sides. Signed and dated by Vertue
in the plate to the lower right. In very good condition
throughout.
Artist: George Vertue (1683 - 1756)
Nationality: British Media:
Engraving Biography: VERTUE, GEORGE (1684-1756), English engraver
and antiquary, was born in St Martins-in-the-Fields, London, in
1684. At the age of thirteen he was apprenticed to an heraldic
engraver, a Frenchman, who failed in three or four years. Vertue
then studied drawing at home, and afterwards worked for seven years
as an engraver under Michael Vandergucht. He was patronized by Sir
Godfrey Kneller, and was one of the first members of the Academy of
Painting which that artist instituted in 1711. His plate of
Archbishop Tillotson, after Kneller, commissioned by Lord Somers,
established his reputation as an engraver; and he was soon in
anexcellent practice, engraving portraits after Dahl, Richardson,
Jervas and Gibson. In portraiture alone he executed over five
hundred plates. In 1717 he was appointed engraver to the Society of
Antiquaries, and his signature. was employed upon many interesting
statues, tombs, portraits and other subjects of an antiquarian
nature. He died on the 24th of July 1756, and was buried in the
cloisters of Westminster Abbey.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
£25 dated in plate 1736 new engravings that differ from the two
earlier editions
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King James 1
An Original engraving of King James 1 by George
Vertue, after anon ...from Vertues work "The
Heads of the Kings of England Proper Published: P. Rapin de Thoyras
[trans. N. Tindal], The History of England, 3rd ed. [in folio], 2
vols. (London, 1736-7), added for subscribers; G. Vertue, The Heads
of the Kings of England Proper for Mr Rapin's History, Translated
by N. Tindal, M.A. (London, 1736)Egbert, first monarch of England,
Alfred the Great, Canute the Dane, William the Conqueror, first of
the Norman line, and all the succeeding kings and sovereign queens,
to the Revolution; with some of the most illustrious princes of the
royal family. Collected, drawn, and engraven, with ornaments and
decorations. To which are added, the heads of Mr. Rapin and N.
Tindal, M.A. and an account of the several heads, of he antiquities
that have been followed, and of the pictures copied for engraving
them. Also, twenty two plates of the monuments of the kings of
England, with their epitaphs, and inscriptions, and a brief
historical account of them. 18th Century Copperplate engraving.
Copper Plate. SIZE: 16x9 inches.IMAGE: 11x7
inches. 27x17 cms.Condition: Printed on early eighteenth
century paper and with
margins cropped slightly on all sides. Signed and dated by Vertue
in the plate to the lower right. In very good condition
throughout.
Artist: George Vertue (1683 - 1756)
Nationality: British Media:
Engraving Biography: VERTUE, GEORGE (1684-1756), English engraver
and antiquary, was born in St Martins-in-the-Fields, London, in
1684. At the age of thirteen he was apprenticed to an heraldic
engraver, a Frenchman, who failed in three or four years. Vertue
then studied drawing at home, and afterwards worked for seven years
as an engraver under Michael Vandergucht. He was patronized by Sir
Godfrey Kneller, and was one of the first members of the Academy of
Painting which that artist instituted in 1711. His plate of
Archbishop Tillotson, after Kneller, commissioned by Lord Somers,
established his reputation as an engraver; and he was soon in
anexcellent practice, engraving portraits after Dahl, Richardson,
Jervas and Gibson. In portraiture alone he executed over five
hundred plates. In 1717 he was appointed engraver to the Society of
Antiquaries, and his signature. was employed upon many interesting
statues, tombs, portraits and other subjects of an antiquarian
nature. He died on the 24th of July 1756, and was buried in the
cloisters of Westminster Abbey.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
£25 dated in plate 1736 new engravings that differ from the two
earlier editions
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Henry Lord Darnly King of Scotland/ Henry Darnley
An Original engraving of Henry Lord Darnly King of Scotland by
George
Vertue, after anon ...from Vertues work "The
Heads of the Kings of England Proper Published: P. Rapin de Thoyras
[trans. N. Tindal], The History of England, 3rd ed. [in folio], 2
vols. (London, 1736-7), added for subscribers; G. Vertue, The Heads
of the Kings of England Proper for Mr Rapin's History, Translated
by N. Tindal, M.A. (London, 1736)Egbert, first monarch of England,
Alfred the Great, Canute the Dane, William the Conqueror, first of
the Norman line, and all the succeeding kings and sovereign queens,
to the Revolution; with some of the most illustrious princes of the
royal family. Collected, drawn, and engraven, with ornaments and
decorations. To which are added, the heads of Mr. Rapin and N.
Tindal, M.A. and an account of the several heads, of he antiquities
that have been followed, and of the pictures copied for engraving
them. Also, twenty two plates of the monuments of the kings of
England, with their epitaphs, and inscriptions, and a brief
historical account of them. 18th Century Copperplate engraving.
Copper Plate. SIZE: 16x9 inches.IMAGE: 11x7
inches. 27x17 cms.Condition: Printed on early eighteenth
century paper and with
margins cropped slightly on all sides. Signed and dated by Vertue
in the plate to the lower right. In very good condition
throughout.
Artist: George Vertue (1683 - 1756)
Nationality: British Media:
Engraving Biography: VERTUE, GEORGE (1684-1756), English engraver
and antiquary, was born in St Martins-in-the-Fields, London, in
1684. At the age of thirteen he was apprenticed to an heraldic
engraver, a Frenchman, who failed in three or four years. Vertue
then studied drawing at home, and afterwards worked for seven years
as an engraver under Michael Vandergucht. He was patronized by Sir
Godfrey Kneller, and was one of the first members of the Academy of
Painting which that artist instituted in 1711. His plate of
Archbishop Tillotson, after Kneller, commissioned by Lord Somers,
established his reputation as an engraver; and he was soon in
anexcellent practice, engraving portraits after Dahl, Richardson,
Jervas and Gibson. In portraiture alone he executed over five
hundred plates. In 1717 he was appointed engraver to the Society of
Antiquaries, and his signature. was employed upon many interesting
statues, tombs, portraits and other subjects of an antiquarian
nature. He died on the 24th of July 1756, and was buried in the
cloisters of Westminster Abbey.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
£25 dated in plate 1736 new engravings that differ from the two
earlier editions
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Mary Queen of Scots /Maria Scotorv Regina et Francia Dotaria
An Original engraving of Maryi Queen of Scots by George
Vertue, after anon ...from Vertues work "The
Heads of the Kings of England Proper Published: P. Rapin de Thoyras
[trans. N. Tindal], The History of England, 3rd ed. [in folio], 2
vols. (London, 1736-7), added for subscribers; G. Vertue, The Heads
of the Kings of England Proper for Mr Rapin's History, Translated
by N. Tindal, M.A. (London, 1736)Egbert, first monarch of England,
Alfred the Great, Canute the Dane, William the Conqueror, first of
the Norman line, and all the succeeding kings and sovereign queens,
to the Revolution; with some of the most illustrious princes of the
royal family. Collected, drawn, and engraven, with ornaments and
decorations. To which are added, the heads of Mr. Rapin and N.
Tindal, M.A. and an account of the several heads, of he antiquities
that have been followed, and of the pictures copied for engraving
them. Also, twenty two plates of the monuments of the kings of
England, with their epitaphs, and inscriptions, and a brief
historical account of them. 18th Century Copperplate engraving.
Copper Plate. SIZE: 16x9 inches.IMAGE: 11x7
inches. 27x17 cms.Condition: Printed on early eighteenth
century paper and with
margins cropped slightly on all sides. Signed and dated by Vertue
in the plate to the lower right. In very good condition
throughout.
Artist: George Vertue (1683 - 1756)
Nationality: British Media:
Engraving Biography: VERTUE, GEORGE (1684-1756), English engraver
and antiquary, was born in St Martins-in-the-Fields, London, in
1684. At the age of thirteen he was apprenticed to an heraldic
engraver, a Frenchman, who failed in three or four years. Vertue
then studied drawing at home, and afterwards worked for seven years
as an engraver under Michael Vandergucht. He was patronized by Sir
Godfrey Kneller, and was one of the first members of the Academy of
Painting which that artist instituted in 1711. His plate of
Archbishop Tillotson, after Kneller, commissioned by Lord Somers,
established his reputation as an engraver; and he was soon in
anexcellent practice, engraving portraits after Dahl, Richardson,
Jervas and Gibson. In portraiture alone he executed over five
hundred plates. In 1717 he was appointed engraver to the Society of
Antiquaries, and his signature. was employed upon many interesting
statues, tombs, portraits and other subjects of an antiquarian
nature. He died on the 24th of July 1756, and was buried in the
cloisters of Westminster Abbey.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
£25 dated in plate 1736 new engravings that differ from the two
earlier editions
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King Henry VIII
An Original engraving of King Henry VIII by George
Vertue, after anon ...from Vertues work "The
Heads of the Kings of England Proper Published: P. Rapin de Thoyras
[trans. N. Tindal], The History of England, 3rd ed. [in folio], 2
vols. (London, 1736-7), added for subscribers; G. Vertue, The Heads
of the Kings of England Proper for Mr Rapin's History, Translated
by N. Tindal, M.A. (London, 1736)Egbert, first monarch of England,
Alfred the Great, Canute the Dane, William the Conqueror, first of
the Norman line, and all the succeeding kings and sovereign queens,
to the Revolution; with some of the most illustrious princes of the
royal family. Collected, drawn, and engraven, with ornaments and
decorations. To which are added, the heads of Mr. Rapin and N.
Tindal, M.A. and an account of the several heads, of he antiquities
that have been followed, and of the pictures copied for engraving
them. Also, twenty two plates of the monuments of the kings of
England, with their epitaphs, and inscriptions, and a brief
historical account of them. 18th Century Copperplate engraving.
Copper Plate. SIZE: 16x9 inches.IMAGE: 11x7
inches. 27x17 cms.Condition: Printed on early eighteenth
century paper and with
margins cropped slightly on all sides. Signed and dated by Vertue
in the plate to the lower right. In very good condition
throughout.
Artist: George Vertue (1683 - 1756)
Nationality: British Media:
Engraving Biography: VERTUE, GEORGE (1684-1756), English engraver
and antiquary, was born in St Martins-in-the-Fields, London, in
1684. At the age of thirteen he was apprenticed to an heraldic
engraver, a Frenchman, who failed in three or four years. Vertue
then studied drawing at home, and afterwards worked for seven years
as an engraver under Michael Vandergucht. He was patronized by Sir
Godfrey Kneller, and was one of the first members of the Academy of
Painting which that artist instituted in 1711. His plate of
Archbishop Tillotson, after Kneller, commissioned by Lord Somers,
established his reputation as an engraver; and he was soon in
anexcellent practice, engraving portraits after Dahl, Richardson,
Jervas and Gibson. In portraiture alone he executed over five
hundred plates. In 1717 he was appointed engraver to the Society of
Antiquaries, and his signature. was employed upon many interesting
statues, tombs, portraits and other subjects of an antiquarian
nature. He died on the 24th of July 1756, and was buried in the
cloisters of Westminster Abbey.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
£25 dated in plate 1736 new engravings that differ from the two
earlier editions
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An Original engraving of William
Herbert,Earl of
Pembroke dated to plate 1818 from ' Portraits Of Illustrious
Personages Of Great Britain. Engraved From Authentic Pictures, In
The Galleries Of The Nobility, And The Public Collections Of The
Country. With Biographical And Historical Memoirs Of Their Lives
And Actions'... by Edmund LODGE, [1756-1839].., published by
Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, and Longman, Hurst,
Rees, Orme & Browne, after William Hilton, and John Riley ,
London, 1819.(dated to plates feb 1818) Book . Plate Size 14 x 9
Ins, 36 x 23 Cms. / tall folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Condition as per pic other pics can be done if wished .. . . . .
.£25
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An Original engraving of Edward
Hyde, Earl of
Clarendon dated to plate 1818 from ' Portraits Of Illustrious
Personages Of Great Britain. Engraved From Authentic Pictures, In
The Galleries Of The Nobility, And The Public Collections Of The
Country. With Biographical And Historical Memoirs Of Their Lives
And Actions'... by Edmund LODGE, [1756-1839].., published by
Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, and Longman, Hurst,
Rees, Orme & Browne, after William Hilton, and John Riley ,
London, 1819.(dated to plates feb 1818) Book . Plate Size 14 x 9
Ins, 36 x 23 Cms. / tall folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Condition as per pic other pics can be done if wished .. . . . .
.£25
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An Original engraving of Edward
Clinton, Earl of
Lincoln dated to plate 1818 from ' Portraits Of Illustrious
Personages Of Great Britain. Engraved From Authentic Pictures, In
The Galleries Of The Nobility, And The Public Collections Of The
Country. With Biographical And Historical Memoirs Of Their Lives
And Actions'... by Edmund LODGE, [1756-1839].., published by
Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, and Longman, Hurst,
Rees, Orme & Browne, after William Hilton, and John Riley ,
London, 1819.(dated to plates feb 1818) Book . Plate Size 14 x 9
Ins, 36 x 23 Cms. / tall folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Condition as per pic other pics can be done if wished .. . . . .
.£25
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An Original engraving of Edward
Somerset, Earl of
Worcester dated to plate 1818 from ' Portraits Of Illustrious
Personages Of Great Britain. Engraved From Authentic Pictures, In
The Galleries Of The Nobility, And The Public Collections Of The
Country. With Biographical And Historical Memoirs Of Their Lives
And Actions'... by Edmund LODGE, [1756-1839].., published by
Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, and Longman, Hurst,
Rees, Orme & Browne, after William Hilton, and John Riley ,
London, 1819.(dated to plates feb 1818) Book . Plate Size 14 x 9
Ins, 36 x 23 Cms. / tall folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Condition as per pic other pics can be done if wished .. . . . .
.£25
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An Original engraving of Sir
Hugh Middleton dated to
plate 1818 from ' Portraits Of Illustrious Personages Of Great
Britain. Engraved From Authentic Pictures, In The Galleries Of The
Nobility, And The Public Collections Of The Country. With
Biographical And Historical Memoirs Of Their Lives And Actions'...
by Edmund LODGE, [1756-1839].., published by Lackington, Hughes,
Harding, Mavor & Jones, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme
&
Browne, after William Hilton, and John Riley , London, 1819.(dated
to plates feb 1818) Book . Plate Size 14 x 9 Ins, 36 x 23 Cms. /
tall folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Condition as per pic other
pics can be done if wished .. . . . .
.£25
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An Original engraving of Thomas
first Lord Coventry;
Lord keeper dated to plate 1818 from ' Portraits Of
Illustrious
Personages Of Great Britain. Engraved From Authentic Pictures, In
The Galleries Of The Nobility, And The Public Collections Of The
Country. With Biographical And Historical Memoirs Of Their Lives
And Actions'... by Edmund LODGE, [1756-1839].., published by
Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, and Longman, Hurst,
Rees, Orme & Browne, after William Hilton, and John Riley ,
London, 1819.(dated to plates feb 1818) Book . Plate Size 14 x 9
Ins, 36 x 23 Cms. / tall folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Condition as per pic other pics can be done if wished .. . . . .
.£25
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