General John Lambert - Original 1785 Engraving by Page after Walker
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Original 1785 engraving with the portrait of John Lambert (1619-1684), English general and politician, one of the ablest soldiers of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. He fought for Parliament, was decisive in the Scottish campaign of 1650-1651 and took part in drafting the Instrument of Government.
Original 1785 engraving with the portrait of John Lambert (1619-1684), English general and politician, one of the ablest soldiers of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. He fought for Parliament, was decisive in the Scottish campaign of 1650-1651 and took part in drafting the Instrument of Government.
Later at odds with Cromwell and with the Restoration, he spent the last twenty years of his life a prisoner. It comes from the illustrated edition of Paul de Rapin de Thoyras's History of England published in London by John Harrison from 1784; it was engraved by Page after a portrait by Walker.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Artist / after: After a work by Walker.
Engraver: Page.
Date: 19 February 1785, according to the imprint.
Source: Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England, London. The original, in the collection of the Earl of Bradford.
Dimensions: Plate mark 11.8 x 7.9 in (30 x 20 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with light foxing of the period in the margins.
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Original 1785 engraving with the portrait of John Lambert (1619-1684), English general and politician, one of the ablest soldiers of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. He fought for Parliament, was decisive in the Scottish campaign of 1650-1651 and took part in drafting the Instrument of Government.