Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester - Engraving by Vermeulen, 18th C.
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Original burin engraving of the early 18th century with the portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1532-1588), favorite of Elizabeth I of England, Master of the Horse and one of the most powerful and most disputed figures of the Elizabethan court.
Original burin engraving of the early 18th century with the portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1532-1588), favorite of Elizabeth I of England, Master of the Horse and one of the most powerful and most disputed figures of the Elizabethan court.
It belongs to the series of portraits of figures from English history that Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen engraved after drawings by Adriaen van der Werff for a history of England published in Holland about 1700. Titled at the foot Robert Dudley, Comte de Leycestre, with a cartouche of four French verses on his fortune at court. Signed Ad. vander Werff pinx. and Vermeulen sculp.
Medium: Copper engraving (burin) on laid paper.
Artist / after: Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722).
Engraver: Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen (Antwerp, 1644-1708).
Date: Early 18th century.
Dimensions: Plate mark 12.6 x 7.3 in (32 x 18.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition. Crisp impression, with wide margins and a light, even tone to the paper.
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Original burin engraving of the early 18th century with the portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1532-1588), favorite of Elizabeth I of England, Master of the Horse and one of the most powerful and most disputed figures of the Elizabethan court.