Description: Beautiful rare original engraving from: "Portraits of Illustrious Personages of the Court of Henry VIII
", first published by Chamberlaine 1791-93. State: Only state Ref: Leblanc 489
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Francesco Bartolozzi' after 'Hans Holbein'. Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815) was an Italian engraver from Florence. He gained fame with his stipple engravings. He moved to London in 1764, where he was a founding member of the Royal Academy. Hans Holbein the Younger (ca. 1497-1543) was a reknown German artist. Hed was active as court artist at the English court. He made many portraits, but also designed jewelry and book illustrations.
Subject: Antique Master Print, titled: 'Gawin Carow.' - Portrait of Sir Gawen Carew (Gawin Carow), who belonged to the court of Henry VIII in England.
Condition: Very good, given age. Large margins General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 28.6 x 34 cm. The image size is ca. 27.3 x 32.7 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 11.3 x 13.4 inch. The image size is ca. 10.7 x 12.9 inch.
Medium: Stipple engraving with handcolouring on wove paper.
Location: TPCLA-A4-34
SKU: 51531
Section: LATPC-MASTERPRINTS
