Unknown effigy from: Effigies regum Anglorum a Wilhelmo Conquestore.

William Faithorne; George Glover; Sir Robert Peake:

Published by London Robert Peake (ca ) Reprint from the 19th century, 1640

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Cloud-paper with an etching in the middle of the wide and strong paper. Leaf with good visible plate boundary and gilt edging. O-Wolkenbüttenpapier mit mittiger Portrait-Radierung. Blatt mit gut sichtbarem Plattenrand und Rundumgoldschnitt. Blattgröße: 27 x 42,3 cm. Größe der Platte: 20 x 12,3 cm. - - - Sir Robert Peake (1635 active - 1667 died) was son of the print publisher William Peake. On William's death in 1639, Robert inherited and continued the business. He published the finest prints of the early 1640s: sixteen early Faithorne plates, as well as one by Glover (Hind III 233.22), Edward Pierce's set of friezes of 1640, Hollar's set of three-quarter-length Seasons of 1641 (Pennington 610-3), and several portraits of personalities in the Civil War, many as small ovals that were probably used as badges of allegiance. In a letter to Pepys of 26 September 1690, Evelyn stated that the man 'who had the most choice' of prints was Mr. Peake of Holborn Conduit. In 1642 Peake closed his business in order to join the Royalist army. He died in 1667, and was buried in St Sepulchre's. (British Museum). Seller Inventory # 10835

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Title: Unknown effigy from: Effigies regum Anglorum...

Publisher: London Robert Peake (ca ) Reprint from the 19th century

Publication Date: 1640

Binding: Hardcover