Edward V of England - Original Engraving by John Goldar - 1787
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Original 1787 engraving with the portrait of Edward V of England (1470-1483), proclaimed king at the age of twelve and deposed a few months later by his uncle Richard III. With his brother he is one of the so-called Princes in the Tower, who disappeared in 1483 and whose fate remains unknown.
Original 1787 engraving with the portrait of Edward V of England (1470-1483), proclaimed king at the age of twelve and deposed a few months later by his uncle Richard III. With his brother he is one of the so-called Princes in the Tower, who disappeared in 1483 and whose fate remains unknown.
The print reproduces a limning in a manuscript in the library of Lambeth Palace, according to the inscription at the foot: From a Limning in a Manuscript-book now in the Library at Lambeth, with the signature Goldar sculp. The heading London, Engrav'd for Harrison's Edition of Rapin places it in the portrait series of Paul de Rapin-Thoyras's History of England.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver: John Goldar (Oxford, 1729 - London, 1795).
Date: 1787 (the imprint dated March 1787).
Source: Harrison's edition of Paul de Rapin-Thoyras's History of England, London.
Dimensions: Plate mark 11.5 x 7.5 in (29.3 x 19 cm).
Condition: Good condition. It has a cut in the left margin that does not affect the image, besides the foxing of the period.
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Original 1787 engraving with the portrait of Edward V of England (1470-1483), proclaimed king at the age of twelve and deposed a few months later by his uncle Richard III. With his brother he is one of the so-called Princes in the Tower, who disappeared in 1483 and whose fate remains unknown.