Antique Print-PORTRAIT-ABELARD-Taylor-Shelley-1787

Portrait of Peter Abelard (French: Pierre Abelard; Latin: Petrus Abaelardus or Abailardus; c.1079 – 21 April 1142), a medieval French scholastic philosopher, leading logician, theologian, poet, composer and musician.

Made by Charles Taylor after Samuel Shelley.

Medium: Stipple engraving on wove (velin) paper.

Sheet size: 16.9 x 21.3 cm (6.65 x 8.39 inch). Image size: 8.3 x 10.6 cm. (3.27 x 4.17 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Overall browning, which we can remove on request. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PORTRAIT-ABELARD | PCO-C46-39

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Biography engraver: Charles Taylor (1756-1823) was an English engraver, known also as a man of letters and biblical scholar.

Biography artist: Samuel Shelley (1750/56?1808) was an English miniaturist and watercolour painter.