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Physiognomical Portraits, One Hundred Distinguished Characters,
From undoubted Originals, Engraved in the Line Manner,
By the most Eminent British Artists
by Edward Walmsley
(1822-1824, London by John Major, Robert Jennings & Robert Triphook)


Original 200-year-old Copperplate Engravings
(Proofs on India Paper laid on woven paper with a ' W [shield] E 1821' watermark
Sheet size: approx. 8 5/8 x 11 3/8 inches
Plate mark: approx. 5 x 7 inches
Portrait size: approx. 2 x 2 3/7 inches

NOTE: THE PAPER, WHICH IS 200 YEARS OLD, IS SOMEWHAT AGE-TONED
AND MAY SHOW OTHER SIGNS OF AGE. PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THE PROVIDED ENLARGEMENTS TO ASSESS THE CONDITION OF EACH PRINT.

Prince Albert Aremberg
Albert Prince Aremberg
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by John Scott
$15
Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio
Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Charles Pye
$15
Cardinal St. Charles Borromeo
Cardinal St. Charles Borromeo
Painted by Champagne
Engraved by Charles Pye
$20
Cardinal St. Charles Borromeo
Cardinal Frederick Borromeo
Painted by Champagne
Engraved by Charles Pye
$15
Louis Alexander de Bourbon
Louis Alexander de Bourbon
Painted by H Rigaud
Engraved by John T Wedgwood
$20
Thomas Francis Prince of Carignan
Thomas Francis
Prince of Carignan
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong
$15
Charles 1st King of England
Charles 1st King of England
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong
$20
John Churchill Duke of Marlborough
John Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Painted by Sir G. Kneller
Engraved by John Henry Robinson
Captain Thomas Coram
Captain Thomas Coram
Painted by Hogarth
Engraved by Edward Smith
$15
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Painted in minature by S. Cooper
Engraved by John T. Wedgwood
Thomas Cromwell Earl of Essex
Thomas Cromwell Earl of Essex
Painted by Holbein
Engraved by Andrew Duncan
$20
Alighieri Dante
Alighieri Dante
Painted by Stefano Tofanelli
Engraved by William Henry Worthington
$25
Albrecht Durer
Albert [Albrecht] Durer
Painted by Himself
Engraved by Charles Pye
$25
Sir Anthony Vandyke
Sir Anthony Vandyke
Painted by Himself
Engraved by John Scott
$25
Herbert Vanden-Eynden
Herbert Vanden-Eynden
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Francis Engleheart
$20
General Sir Thomas Fairfax
General Sir Thomas Fairfax
Painted in miniature by S. Cooper
Engraved by Charles Pye
$15
Right Honourable Charles James Fox
Right Honourable
Charles James Fox
Painted by Sir J. Reynolds
Engraved by Thomas Bragg
$20
Francis 1st King of France
Francis 1st
King of France
Painted by Titian
Engraved by John T. Wedgwood
$20
Charles Frederick 2nd King of Prussia
Charles Frederick 2nd
King of Prussia
Painted by Pesne
Engraved by E. F. Finden
$10
David Garrick
David Garrick
Painted by Robert Edge Pine
Engraved by Charles Warren
$20
George the First King of England
George the First
King of England
Painted by Sir G. Kneller
Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong
$20
George the Second King of England
George the Second
King of England
Painted by Worlidge
Engraved by Edward Smith
$15
George the Third King of England
George the Third
King of England
Painted in Miniature by Edridge
Engraved by William Sharp (Aged 73)
$15
John Gasper Gevartius
John Gasper Gevartius
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by John T. Wedgwood
$15
James Graham Marquis of Montrose
James Graham
Marquis of Montrose
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by John T. Wedgwood
$15
Gustavus Adolphus
Gustavus Adolphus
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Edward Smith
$15
Diego Philip de Guzman
Diego Philip de Guzman
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Francis Engleheart
$15
Henry 4th King of France
Henry 4th
King of France
Painted by Francis Pourbus
Engraved by John T. Wedgwood
$15
Philip Herbert Earl of Pembroke
Philip Herbert
Earl of Pembroke
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Edward Smith
$10
Thomas Howard Earl of Arundel
Thomas Howard
Earl of Arundel
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Francis Engleheart
$15

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