Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton - Engraving by S. Freeman - 1834
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Original 1834 engraving with the portrait of Henry Wriothesley, third Earl of Southampton (d. 1624), half length, with ruff and the badge at his neck. Cut by S. Freeman after the original by Mierevelt in the collection of the Duke of Bedford.
Original 1834 engraving with the portrait of Henry Wriothesley, third Earl of Southampton (d. 1624), half length, with ruff and the badge at his neck. Cut by S. Freeman after the original by Mierevelt in the collection of the Duke of Bedford.
Southampton was Shakespeare's patron: to him the poet dedicated "Venus and Adonis" (1593) and "The Rape of Lucrece" (1594), and much of the criticism has proposed him as the addressee of the Sonnets.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: after the original by Michiel van Mierevelt.
Engraver: S. Freeman.
Date: 1 January 1834.
Source: London, Harding & Lepard, Pall Mall East.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 9.5 in (16.5 x 24.2 cm).
Condition: The image is intact and well printed; the left margin has creases and small tears along the edge, and the paper is lightly toned.
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Original 1834 engraving with the portrait of Henry Wriothesley, third Earl of Southampton (d. 1624), half length, with ruff and the badge at his neck. Cut by S. Freeman after the original by Mierevelt in the collection of the Duke of Bedford.