Sir Jacob Astley - Original Etching by Thomas Worlidge, Proof - 1821
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An original etching with the portrait of Sir Jacob Astley, first Baron Astley of Reading, etched by Thomas Worlidge. An artist's proof: it carries the note "Proof" at the lower right. Lettered at the foot as published in August 1821, from the Worlidge copper, by T. & H. Rodd, 17 Little Newport St, Leicester Sq.
An original etching with the portrait of Sir Jacob Astley, first Baron Astley of Reading, etched by Thomas Worlidge. An artist's proof: it carries the note "Proof" at the lower right. Lettered at the foot as published in August 1821, from the Worlidge copper, by T. & H. Rodd, 17 Little Newport St, Leicester Sq.
Astley (1579-1652) was one of the best-known royalist commanders of the English civil war, captured at Stow-on-the-Wold in 1646. Worlidge (1700-1766), called "the English Rembrandt", etched the portrait probably after Van Dyck.
Medium: etching, artist's proof
Artist / after: probably Anthony van Dyck
Etcher: Thomas Worlidge (1700-1766)
Date: published August 1821 by T. & H. Rodd, London
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.9 in (14 x 22.5 cm)
Condition: good, with light foxing spots in the upper margin
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An original etching with the portrait of Sir Jacob Astley, first Baron Astley of Reading, etched by Thomas Worlidge. An artist's proof: it carries the note "Proof" at the lower right. Lettered at the foot as published in August 1821, from the Worlidge copper, by T. & H. Rodd, 17 Little Newport St, Leicester Sq.