Henry VII of England - Original 1787 Engraving by Goldar - Rapin
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Original 1787 engraving with the portrait of Henry VII (1457-1509), first king of the house of Tudor, who won the crown at Bosworth in 1485 and closed the Wars of the Roses with his marriage to Elizabeth of York. He left sound finances and a monarchy strengthened against the higher nobility.
Original 1787 engraving with the portrait of Henry VII (1457-1509), first king of the house of Tudor, who won the crown at Bosworth in 1485 and closed the Wars of the Roses with his marriage to Elizabeth of York. He left sound finances and a monarchy strengthened against the higher nobility.
The lettering below states that it was engraved after an old painting in the Royal Collection. It belongs to the illustrated edition of Paul de Rapin de Thoyras's History of England that John Harrison published in London from 1784, famous for its gallery of portraits of the kings of England. 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: 1787, according to the imprint.
Source: Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England, London. The original, in the Royal Collection.
Dimensions: Plate mark 11.4 x 7.6 in (29 x 19.2 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with negligible foxing of the period in the margins.
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Original 1787 engraving with the portrait of Henry VII (1457-1509), first king of the house of Tudor, who won the crown at Bosworth in 1485 and closed the Wars of the Roses with his marriage to Elizabeth of York. He left sound finances and a monarchy strengthened against the higher nobility.