Tomb of Elizabeth I in Westminster - 1786 Engraving by J. Goldar
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Original 1786 engraving in burin and etching with the view of the funerary monument of Elizabeth I of England in Westminster Abbey. The queen appears recumbent under a canopy of Corinthian columns crowned by the royal arms with the motto Semper Eadem.
Original 1786 engraving in burin and etching with the view of the funerary monument of Elizabeth I of England in Westminster Abbey. The queen appears recumbent under a canopy of Corinthian columns crowned by the royal arms with the motto Semper Eadem.
Elizabeth I (1533-1603), the last sovereign of the house of Tudor, was buried in the chapel of Henry VII, where her successor James I raised this tomb. Two cartouches carry the Latin inscriptions of the monument, with the date of her death, 24 March 1603. The print was drawn by Gravelot and engraved by John Goldar for Harrison's edition of Rapin de Thoyras.
Medium: Copper engraving, burin and etching, on laid paper.
Artist / after: Hubert-François Bourguignon, Gravelot (Paris, 1699-1773). Signed Gravelot del.
Engraver: John Goldar (Oxford, 1729 - London, 1795). Signed Goldar sculp.
Date: 11 March 1786, according to the imprint.
Source: Rapin de Thoyras, The History of England, Harrison edition, London.
Dimensions: Plate mark 15.4 x 9.4 in (39 x 24 cm).
Condition: Good condition. Crisp impression and wide margins. Foxing of the period of the engraving, above all in the right margin, and small irregularities along the edge of the sheet, outside the plate mark, visible in the photograph.
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Original 1786 engraving in burin and etching with the view of the funerary monument of Elizabeth I of England in Westminster Abbey. The queen appears recumbent under a canopy of Corinthian columns crowned by the royal arms with the motto Semper Eadem.