Tomb of Henry II and Richard I, Fontevraud - Original Engraving - 1786
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Original 1786 engraving of the funerary monument of Henry II of England and his son Richard I the Lionheart in Fontevraud Abbey (Anjou), the Plantagenet pantheon. A large-format print, with the recumbent figures of the kings and their wives and, at the foot, the Latin inscriptions of each tomb.
Original 1786 engraving of the funerary monument of Henry II of England and his son Richard I the Lionheart in Fontevraud Abbey (Anjou), the Plantagenet pantheon. A large-format print, with the recumbent figures of the kings and their wives and, at the foot, the Latin inscriptions of each tomb.
It was engraved in London for Harrison's edition of Rapin de Thoyras's History of England, the great illustrated English history of the last third of the 18th century; the heading reads London, Engraved for Harrison's Edition of Rapin. The imprint dates it to August 1786. Drawn by Gravelot and engraved by John Goldar.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Artist / after: Hubert-François Bourguignon, called Gravelot (Paris, 1699-1773).
Engraver: John Goldar (Oxford, 1729 - London, 1795).
Date: 1786.
Source: Harrison's edition of Rapin de Thoyras's History of England, London.
Dimensions: Plate mark 15.2 x 9.1 in (38.5 x 23 cm).
Condition: Generally good condition, with the age spots proper to the period that can be seen in the photograph. The right margin, the binding edge, keeps the irregular edge and small tears from disbinding, with toning along that strip; they do not affect the image.
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Original 1786 engraving of the funerary monument of Henry II of England and his son Richard I the Lionheart in Fontevraud Abbey (Anjou), the Plantagenet pantheon. A large-format print, with the recumbent figures of the kings and their wives and, at the foot, the Latin inscriptions of each tomb.