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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.

Louis de Camoens
Louis de Camoens
Drawn by F. Gerard
Engraved by John T. Wedgwood
$20
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Engraved by E. Smith
$25
Balthazar Castiglione
Balthazar Castiglione
Painted by Raffaelle
Engraved by John T. Wedgwood
$25
Philip Champagne
Philip Champagne
Painted by Himself
Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong
$20
Antonio Allegri de Corregio
Antonio Allegri de Corregio
Painted by Himself
Engraved by John T. Wedgwood
Gaspar de Crayer
Gaspar de Crayer
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by John T. Wedgwood
$20
William Dobsen
William Dobson
Painted by Himself
Engraved by Charles Pye
$20
Peter Dupuis
Peter Dupuis
Painted by N. Mignard
Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong
$20
Henry Van Balen
Henry Van Balen
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by John T. Wedgwood
$20
Beccadelli
Beccadelli
Painted by Titian
Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong
$20
Michel Le Blon
Michel Le Blon
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Charles Pye
$20
Thomas Willeborts Boschaert
Thomas Willeborts Boschaert
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Francis Engleheart
$20
Michel Angelo Buonarroti
Michel Angelo Buonarroti
Painted by Himself
Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong
$30
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus
Painted by Holbein
Engraved by Charles Pye
$20
Fenelon
Fenelon
Painted by Vivien
Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong
$15
John De la Fontaine
John De la Fontaine
Painted by H. Rigault
Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong
$20
Cornelius Vander Geest
Cornelius Vander Geest
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Andrew Duncan
$20
Henry Groltzius
Henry Groltzius
Painted by Himself
Engraved by Charles Pye
$20
John Marquis of Granby
John Marquis of Granby
Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Engraved by Edward Smith
$15
John Hampden
John Hampden
Painted by Robert Walker
Engraved by John T. Wedgwood
$20
Inigo Jones
Inigo Jones
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Edward Smith
$15
Jacob Jordaens
Jacob Jordaens
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Edward F. Finden
$15
Colonel John Lambert
Colonel John Lambert
Painted by Walker
Engraved by Edward Smith
$15
Peter 1st, Czar of Muscovy
Peter 1st, Czar of Muscovy
Painted by Nattiere
Engraved by Edward F. Finden
$20
Daniel Mytens
Daniel Mytens
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Edward Smith
$20
John Nicot
John Nicot
Painted by Henry Groltzius
Engraved by Charles Pye
$15
Algernon Percy, Earl of  Northumberland
Algernon Percy,
Earl of Northumberland
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Thomas Bragg
$15
Francis Petrarch
Francis Petrarch
Painted by Tofanelli
Engraved by William H. Worthington
$25
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour,
Duke of Somerset
Painted by Holbein
Engraved by Edward Smith
$25
Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Suffolk
Thomas Wentworth,
Earl of Suffolk
Painted by Vandyke
Engraved by Ambrose Warren
$20
Charles Edward Stuart
Charles Edward Stuart
Painted by L. Toqui
Engraved by Edward F. Finden
$25
Maximillian de Bethune, Duke of Sully
Maximillian de Béthune,
Duke of Sully
Painted by Dubois
Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong
$20
Benjamin West, P.R.A.
Benjamin West, P.R.A.
Painted by G.H. Harlow
Engraved by James Fittler, A.R.A.
$25
Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson
Painted by Raphael Mings
Engraved by Charles Pye
$20
Cardinal Wolsey
[untitled, probably
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey]
$20
 
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