Cardinal Wolsey - Original Engraving by John Goldar - 1785
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Original 1785 engraving with the portrait of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (about 1473-1530), Archbishop of York, Chancellor of England and the trusted man of Henry VIII for fifteen years. The son of an Ipswich butcher, he fell from favor when he failed to obtain the annulment of the royal marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
Original 1785 engraving with the portrait of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (about 1473-1530), Archbishop of York, Chancellor of England and the trusted man of Henry VIII for fifteen years. The son of an Ipswich butcher, he fell from favor when he failed to obtain the annulment of the royal marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
At the foot are In the Possession of Mr. Kingsly and the signature Goldar sculp, and in the heading London, Engrav'd for Harrison's Edition of Rapin: the series of historical portraits of the London edition of Paul de Rapin-Thoyras's History of England, engraved by John Goldar (Oxford, 1729 - London, 1795).
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver: John Goldar (Oxford, 1729 - London, 1795).
Date: 1785 (the imprint dated 22 October 1785).
Source: Harrison's edition of Paul de Rapin-Thoyras's History of England, London.
Dimensions: Plate mark 11.0 x 7.9 in (28 x 20 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with the toning and the foxing of the period; clean paper in the image area.
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Original 1785 engraving with the portrait of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (about 1473-1530), Archbishop of York, Chancellor of England and the trusted man of Henry VIII for fifteen years. The son of an Ipswich butcher, he fell from favor when he failed to obtain the annulment of the royal marriage to Catherine of Aragon.