Antique Print-PORTRAIT-ROBERT DEVEREUX-COUNT ESSEX-ENGLAND-Gunst-Werff-ca1695

Description

This print shows a portrait of Robert Devereux, 2nd count of Essex and favorite of Elizabeth I.

Made by Pieter Stevens van Gunst after Adriaen van der Werff.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 17.5 x 30.3 cm (6.89 x 11.93 inch). Image size: 17.2 x 29.9 cm. (6.77 x 11.77 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Small margins. Brownish. Horizontal fold margin below. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PORTRAIT-ROBERT DEVEREUX-COUNT ESSEX-ENGLAND-ELISABETH I | RBOS-A9-35

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in Histoire d’Angleterre by Isaac de Larrey, between 1675-1728.