Richard II of England - Original 1785 Engraving by Goldar - Rapin
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Original 1785 engraving with the portrait of Richard II of England (1367-1400), king from 1377 until his deposition in 1399 at the hands of Henry Bolingbroke. The lettering at the foot states that it was engraved after an old painting then kept in Kensington Palace.
Original 1785 engraving with the portrait of Richard II of England (1367-1400), king from 1377 until his deposition in 1399 at the hands of Henry Bolingbroke. The lettering at the foot states that it was engraved after an old painting then kept in Kensington Palace.
It belongs to the illustrated edition of Paul de Rapin de Thoyras's History of England that John Harrison published in London from 1784, one of the most ambitious English publishing ventures of its century for the number and the quality of its portraits. It is signed in the plate by John Goldar (Oxford, 1729 - London, 1795).
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Engraver: John Goldar (Oxford, 1729 - London, 1795).
Date: 26 March 1785, according to the imprint.
Source: Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England, London. The original, in Kensington Palace.
Dimensions: Plate mark 11.4 x 7.7 in (29 x 19.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with foxing of the period scattered through the margins, visible in the photograph.
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Original 1785 engraving with the portrait of Richard II of England (1367-1400), king from 1377 until his deposition in 1399 at the hands of Henry Bolingbroke. The lettering at the foot states that it was engraved after an old painting then kept in Kensington Palace.