Robert Southey, Poet and Hispanist - Original Engraving by E. Finden 1830

Original steel engraving with the portrait of Robert Southey (1774-1843), English poet laureate, historian, translator and hispanist, author of a widely read "History of the Peninsular War". Engraved by Edward Finden after the painting by Thomas Phillips, R.A., and accompanied by a facsimile of the sitter's signature. The lettering states that it reproduces the original in the possession of the publisher John Murray and gives the publication: London, 1830, J. Murray, sold by C. Tilt, Fleet Street.

Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: Thomas Phillips, R.A.
Engraver / lithographer: Edward Finden.
Date: 1830.
Source: Published in London by John Murray.
Dimensions: 5.7 x 8.7 in (14.5 x 22.2 cm).
Condition: Good impression. Paper with toning and foxing scattered through the margins; the image is clean.