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Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617)

[The Kings and Queens of England] 1584

Engraving with drypoint | RCIN 606397

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  • Engraving with drypoint of the kings and queens of England, from William I to Elizabeth I. This incomplete series of portraits of English kings from 1066 until 1584, spans 23 rulers from over five centuries of English history. The figures, designed and engraved by Hendrick Goltzius, proved enduringly popular and were copied by artists and engravers as late as the mid seventeenth centuries. In this particular series, many of the plates have been cut down, and the final portrait of Elizabeth I is missing. For a complete series printed in Harlem in 1585, see RCIN 606396.a-g.
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    Engraving with drypoint

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