John Gower, Poet - Original 1727 Engraving by George Vertue
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Original 1727 burin engraving with the portrait of the English poet John Gower (about 1330-1408), contemporary and friend of Chaucer, taken from his funerary effigy in the church of St Mary Overie, today Southwark Cathedral, in London.
Original 1727 burin engraving with the portrait of the English poet John Gower (about 1330-1408), contemporary and friend of Chaucer, taken from his funerary effigy in the church of St Mary Overie, today Southwark Cathedral, in London.
At the foot, the inscription Ioannes Gower Armiger, Anglorum Poeta Celeberrimus, Chaucer Poeta contemporan. and the three volumes of his work, Speculum Meditantis, Vox Clamantis and Confessio Amantis, written in French, Latin and English. The print, engraved and dated by George Vertue in 1727, is dedicated to John Leveson-Gower, first Baron Gower.
Medium: Copper engraving (burin) on laid paper.
Artist / after: George Vertue.
Engraver: George Vertue (London, 1684-1756).
Date: 1727, dated on the print.
Dimensions: Plate mark 14.2 x 9.6 in (36 x 24.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition. Crisp impression of good contrast. Margins trimmed outside the plate mark, which is preserved complete with its inscription at the foot.
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Original 1727 burin engraving with the portrait of the English poet John Gower (about 1330-1408), contemporary and friend of Chaucer, taken from his funerary effigy in the church of St Mary Overie, today Southwark Cathedral, in London.