Original 18th century engraving with the portraits of Henry VIII (1491-1547) and his son Edward VI (1537-1553), the boy king who died at fifteen, in ovals with engraved lettering at the foot. Both coppers are signed C. Warren sculp., by the London engraver Charles Turner Warren (1767-1823).
Original 18th century engraving with the portraits of Henry VIII (1491-1547) and his son Edward VI (1537-1553), the boy king who died at fifteen, in ovals with engraved lettering at the foot. Both coppers are signed C. Warren sculp., by the London engraver Charles Turner Warren (1767-1823).
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver: Charles Turner Warren (1767-1823).
Date: About 1791-1793.
Source: Charles A. Ashburton, A New and Complete History of England, London, W. and J. Stratford. Caption printed at the head: Engraved for Ashburton's History of England.
Dimensions: Plate mark 8.3 x 12.6 in (21 x 32 cm).
Condition: Sound. Book leaf with wide margins; scattered foxing spots, more visible in the left margin and along the lower edge.