Rapin de Thoyras - Original 1784 Frontispiece Engraving by Goldar
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Original 1784 engraving with the portrait of Paul de Rapin, lord of Thoyras (Castres, 1661 - Wesel, 1725), the French Huguenot historian whose Histoire d'Angleterre, translated by Nicholas Tindal, was for half a century the most widely read history of England in the country. The lettering above gives his dates: Natus 25 Mar. 1661, Obiit Maii 25, 1725.
Original 1784 engraving with the portrait of Paul de Rapin, lord of Thoyras (Castres, 1661 - Wesel, 1725), the French Huguenot historian whose Histoire d'Angleterre, translated by Nicholas Tindal, was for half a century the most widely read history of England in the country. The lettering above gives his dates: Natus 25 Mar. 1661, Obiit Maii 25, 1725.
The central inscription at the foot states that the print served as frontispiece to volumes I and II of the illustrated edition John Harrison published in London from 1784. It was engraved in copper by John Goldar (Oxford, 1729 - London, 1795) after an original by J. Brandon; below the portrait is the historian's coat of arms.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Artist / after: After a work by J. Brandon.
Engraver: John Goldar (Oxford, 1729 - London, 1795).
Date: 3 July 1784, according to the imprint.
Source: Frontispiece to volumes I and II of Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England, London.
Dimensions: Plate mark 12.2 x 8.1 in (31 x 20.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with foxing of the period in the margins, more marked in the upper margin and along the left side.
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Original 1784 engraving with the portrait of Paul de Rapin, lord of Thoyras (Castres, 1661 - Wesel, 1725), the French Huguenot historian whose Histoire d'Angleterre, translated by Nicholas Tindal, was for half a century the most widely read history of England in the country. The lettering above gives his dates: Natus 25 Mar. 1661, Obiit Maii 25, 1725.