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George Vertue English King Henry V Portrait Engraving
Description: Engraving on laid paper, framed (no glass). Printed within plate lower edge: "From and Antient Picture now in the Palace at Kensington. Desig. et Sculp. G. Vertue Lond.".Henry V (16 September 1386 31 August 1422) was King of England from 1413 until his death. He commanded English army which invaded France and won Battle of Agincourt (1415); married Catherine of Valois, daughter of Charles VI, recognised as heir to French throne by Treaty of Troyes (1420). Dimensions: Paper (sight): 13 x 8 1/2in. Frame: 16 x 11in. Weight: 1 lb. 6 oz. Condition: Paper is laid down to backing board with adhesive verso. Paper is stained brown (oxidation) over 80% of surface. The paper may have been partially bleached along the margin edges as part of a conservation effort. Otherwise in fairly good condition overall. Artist's Biography:
AFTER George Vertue [English Engraver, 1683-1756]. Vertue's fine line and mezzotint engravings of architectural views and portraits cover only a portion of his high position in the history of British art. As early as 1713 he began his antiquary researches which would later be published under the title of, History of the Arts in England. This, along with his other valuable researches and writings formed the basis in the latter eighteenth century for Horace Walpole's, Anecdotes of Painting in England. Born in humble circumstances, George Vertue was apprenticed to the engraver, Michiel Van Der Gucht, for a period of seven years. He began working for himself in 1709 and also devoted himself to studying French, Dutch, Italian and music. In 1711 Vertue became a founding member of the Academy of Painting in which Sir Godfrey Kneller was at its head. Working closely engraving the designs of Kneller, Vertue came to the attention of the Society of Antiquaries and, in 1717, he was appointed its First Draughtsman and Engraver. Much of Vertue's engraved work from this point on was commissioned by the Society. In all probability, Joannes Fletcher was published by this important association that recorded many archeological finds, historical portraits and antiquities. Vertue's portrait engravings are also well known for his contributions to the historical series, Heads of the Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, published in London in parts between 1734 and 1752. George Vertue engraved approximately half of the plates, while the others were engraved by the Dutchman, Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780). [Source: ]
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