Bernard Picart, after. Allegory of the History of Britain. Engraving by Willem van der Gouwen. 1713.
Bernard Picart, after. Allegory of the History of Britain. Engraving by Willem van der Gouwen. 1713.
Bernard Picart, after. Allegory of the History of Britain. Engraving by Willem van der Gouwen. 1713.
Bernard Picart, after. Allegory of the History of Britain. Engraving by Willem van der Gouwen. 1713.
Bernard Picart, after. Allegory of the History of Britain. Engraving by Willem van der Gouwen. 1713.
Bernard Picart, after. Allegory of the History of Britain. Engraving by Willem van der Gouwen. 1713.
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ArtistBernard Picart or Picard (1673 - 1733) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam.
Artist: Simon Thomassin, after (portrait).
Engraver: Willem van der Gouwen (ca. 1657 - 1716) was a Flemish engraver who spent most of his active career in the Dutch Republic.
Title Allegory of the History of Britain with the Portrait of Isaac de Larrey.
Signed: Inventé et dessiné par B. Picart 1713; Gravé par vander Gouwen, four lines of inscriptions in French describing the scene.
Dimensions: Image 13" x 8 1/2". Sheet 13 1/2" x 9 7/8".
Edition: Isaac de Larrey. 'Histoire d'Angleterre', 4 vols (Rotterdam, 1697-1713). 
Date1713.
Materials and Techniques: etching and engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: Yes.
Mat and Frame
: no.
Provenance:  The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Frontispiece to the third or fourth volume of Larrey's 'Histoire d'Angleterre.'
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1880,1113.5764.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVIII C.
Notes
- This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.
- The engraving illustrates a Wikipedia article, "Willem van der Gouwen."