Antique Print-HENRY BRANDON-DUKE OF SUFFOLK-Bartolozzi-Holbein-1828

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Portrait of Henry, eldest Son of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, who belonged to the court of Henry VIII in England. Stipple engraving on vellin type paper. The colouring is done on the copper plate (a la poupée), so the colours are actually printed. This is done in a very delicate manner. The result is of rarely equaled quality! The colour paper chosen mimics the paper used by Holbein on the original drawings. Description: Beautiful rare original engraving from: "Portraits of Illustrious Personages of the Court of Henry VIII. Engraved in Imitation of the Original Drawings of Hans Holbein, in the Collection of his Majesty.", with Biographical and Historical memoirs by Edmund Lodge, Esq. F.S.A. ., published by John Chamberlaine, F.S.A. ., London, England, 1828 edition. (Reference: Hardie p. 64. Hiler & Hiler 442; Lipperheide 984 (for 1st ed.); Lowndes 405.) This and the 1812 edition are actually smaller versions of the 1791-93 edition, which was mostly engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815). We carry more engravings from this series. Inquire.Artists and Engravers: Portraits in this series are engraved by Bartolozzi, Cooper, Cheesman, Facius, et.al. This portrait was engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815) after Hans Holbein. Bartolozzi was an famous Italian engraver known for his refined stipple engraving, whose most productive period was spent in London. Condition: Fine; Picture only shows the plates the actual paper is much larger (see size). Storage location: A37-45 The overall size is ca. 9.3 x 12.8 inch. The image size is ca. 2.6 x 3.8 inch. The overall size is ca. 23.5 x 32.4 cm. The image size is ca. 6.5 x 9.7 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 07784

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