JOHN DUKE OF BEDFORD REGENT of FRANCE. c.1732-36

Engraving | 28.8 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 600530

George Vertue (1684-1756)

JOHN DUKE OF BEDFORD REGENT of FRANCE c.1732-36

Description

Engraving of John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford. Half length in profile right with embroidered robes with fur edge, and jewelled collar. Within a border with drapery bearing coat of arms below. With English inscription. A plate from the second edition of Paul de Rapin-Thoyras' and Nicolas Tindal's History of England (1732-33) published by James, John, and Paul Knapton with plates by George Vertue, and re-issued by him in The Heads of the Kings of England, Proper for Mr. Rapin's History (1736).
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Search the collection George Vertue (1684-1756)
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Subject(s)

Search the collection Prince John, Duke of Bedford & Regent of France (1389-1435)
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Engraving

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28.8 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper)

27.8 x 18.0 cm (image)
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O'D : O'Donoghue, F., 1908. Engraved British Portraits Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Volume I-V, London – O'D (John of Lancaster) 1