Humfredus Wanley.Natus 21, die Martij AD 1671/2.
T. Hill Pinxit 1717. A. Wivell Fec 1819.
[Published by T. Rodd, July 1st 1819, 2 G.t Newport St. Long Acre.]
Mezzotint, proof before title. 165 x 110mm (6½ x 4¼"), with large margins. Surface scratch, spotting.
Humfrey Wanley (1672-1726), palaeographer and scholar of Old English, the first keeper of the Harleian Library was born on 21st March 1672. Copied from the John Smith contemporary mezzotint of Thomas Hill's oil.
[Ref: 53186] £120.00
[Published by T. Rodd, July 1st 1819, 2 G.t Newport St. Long Acre.]
Mezzotint, proof before title. 165 x 110mm (6½ x 4¼"), with large margins. Surface scratch, spotting.
Humfrey Wanley (1672-1726), palaeographer and scholar of Old English, the first keeper of the Harleian Library was born on 21st March 1672. Copied from the John Smith contemporary mezzotint of Thomas Hill's oil.
[Ref: 53186] £120.00