[Collection of engraved portraits, chiefly of British historical figures].
George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
c. 1725 - c. 1850
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3147264
Summary
Many engravings are executed by G. Vertue or for J. & P. Knapton, between 1727 and 1742.
Bibliographic description
[96] leaves of plates . ill.., ports.. . 53 cm.. Provenance: Nineteenth-century large armorial bookplate: Calke Abbey library [associated with Sir George Crewe and his son, Sir John Harpur Crewe]. Possibly collected by Sir John Harpur Crewe. Binding: Nineteenth-century calf; triple gilt fillet borders and spine in thin-thick-thin pattern; gilt lettered on upper board: Portraits. Calke Abbey library.
Makers and roles
George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756), engraver (printmaker) John Knapton and Paul Knapton, publisher