Artist: George Vertue (1684-1756), engraver and historian of British art.
Title: King Edward VI.
Signed, Numbered, Titled, and Dated: Inscribed on pedestal: "Edward 6th", and: "From an original in Kensington Palace / G Vertue sculp."
Dimensions: Image/sheet 11 1/2" x 7 1/8". Mat 20" x 16".
Date: 1732-1736.
Materials and Techniques: engraving and etching on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
Mat and Frame: Matted, removable.
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: Laid down. Restored corners. Waviness. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: O'Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Vol. 2. D-K. p. 126. No. 35.
Part of: illustration to Paul de Rapin-Thoyras, 'The History of England' (1732).
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum O,7.61.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from The British Museum collection.