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[Kings and Queens of England, plate 6]King Edward VI; Lady Jane Gray; Queen Mary 1st; Queen Elizabeth.
Mezzotint, platemark 355 x 250mm (14 x 9¾"). No margin to right edge.
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the antient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This sixth plate in the set depicts Edward VI (reigned 1547-53), Lady Jane Grey (1553), Mary I (1553-8), and Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Engraved by John Faber the Younger after drawings by Edward Luttrell (1680-1724, fl). Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40565] £220.00
In 1731 the publisher John Bowles advertised a set of ten mezzotints depicting: 'the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, four heads on each Plate; they are very curiously done by J. Faber; the antient heads after the Drawings of Lutteril in Crayons, the later ones after the best Paintings'. (He didn't leave out the queens, however.) This sixth plate in the set depicts Edward VI (reigned 1547-53), Lady Jane Grey (1553), Mary I (1553-8), and Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Engraved by John Faber the Younger after drawings by Edward Luttrell (1680-1724, fl). Chaloner Smith notes that 'in order to carry out the arrangement by periods in illustrating books, these prints have been generally cut up, so as to separate the heads', although this sheet has remained intact.
CS 124.i; Ex Collection of Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 40565] £220.00