Elizabeth D.G. Angliae, Franciae, et Hiberniae Regina.
Phil: a Gunst Sculpsit
M. Marrebeeck excudit [c.1700]
Engraving, sheet 355 x 260mm (14 x 10¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; crease through centre not visible from front.
Elizabeth I (1533-1603), queen of England and Ireland, reigned 1558-1603. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth came to the throne on the death of her half-sister, Mary I. Her long reign, beginning in 1558, saw the secure establishment of the Church of England. It was characterised by relative peace and prosperity, a great increase in foreign trade and exploration, the defeat of the Armada, and a flourishing literary culture epitomised by Shakespeare. Despite receiving many proposals of marriage, Elizabeth never married and became legendary as the 'virgin queen'.
[Ref: 42384] £320.00
M. Marrebeeck excudit [c.1700]
Engraving, sheet 355 x 260mm (14 x 10¼"). Trimmed inside platemark; crease through centre not visible from front.
Elizabeth I (1533-1603), queen of England and Ireland, reigned 1558-1603. The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth came to the throne on the death of her half-sister, Mary I. Her long reign, beginning in 1558, saw the secure establishment of the Church of England. It was characterised by relative peace and prosperity, a great increase in foreign trade and exploration, the defeat of the Armada, and a flourishing literary culture epitomised by Shakespeare. Despite receiving many proposals of marriage, Elizabeth never married and became legendary as the 'virgin queen'.
[Ref: 42384] £320.00