John, Duke of Lauderdale - Engraving by John Goldar after Lely - 1784
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John, Duke of Lauderdale - Engraving by John Goldar after Lely - 1784

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Original copper engraving with the portrait of John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (1616-1682), in an oval framed by an engraved border, after the original by Peter Lely then in the collection of the Earl of Dysart. Lettered at the foot, P. Lely pinx., Goldar sculp. and Publish'd as the Act directs Octr. 9, 1784.

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Original copper engraving with the portrait of John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (1616-1682), in an oval framed by an engraved border, after the original by Peter Lely then in the collection of the Earl of Dysart. Lettered at the foot, P. Lely pinx., Goldar sculp. and Publish'd as the Act directs Octr. 9, 1784.

It comes from John Harrison's edition of Rapin de Thoyras's History of England (London, 1784-1789), for which John Goldar engraved a long series of portraits of figures from British history.

Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: after Peter Lely (1618-1680).
Engraver: John Goldar (1729-1795).
Date: 1784.
Source: Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England, London.
Dimensions: 9.9 x 16.5 in (25.2 x 42 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper with light toning and wide margins.

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