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Hand-colored etching on paper by G. Meunier.
England, c. 1792–1800
After a painting by George Romney. This work represents Dorothea Jordan, one of the most prominent theatrical performers of the late eighteenth century. Such prints were created to disseminate portraits to a wider public, reflecting the growing culture of celebrity and print collecting in Georgian Britain.
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Engraving on laid paper, c. 1650-1680
Posthumous portrait of CharlesIV (1316-1378), Holy Roman Emperor and Kong of Bohemia. The engraving presents the ruler in an oval medallion format with a Latin inscription identifying his imperial titles.
Engraved on laid paper, the piece was likely produced as a book illustration for a seventeenth-century Central European histori
Engraving depicting Edward Hyde (1609-1674), a major English statesman, historian, and royal advisor during the English Civil War and the Restoration. This engraving reflects the period's visual language of governance, literacy, and status.
Circa 1660-1725 CE - Produced after Edward Hyde's lifetime.
Original early 19th-century engraving depicting Julian the Apostate, Roman Emperor (r.361-363 AD). Issued as a standalone historical portrait by Hood & Sharpe, a prominent London publishing firm active during the Regency period.
Printed on period rag paper with visible plate impression and wide, untrimmed margins. A fine example of early 19th-century classical portrait engraving, produced for coll