| Method | Mezzotint |
| Artist | Robert Dunkarton after Isaac Briot |
| Published | c.1814 |
| Dimensions | Image 254 x 219 mm, Sheet 278 x 252 mm |
| Notes |
Proof before letters. From a series of 15 copies of early engravings, 'Portraits of Royal Personages', by Turner, Earlom and Dunkarton, issued by Samuel Woodburn in book form in 1816. Another edition was published in 1830. The wax effigy of Henry IV displayed after the King's assassination. Henry was assassinated in Paris on 14th May 1610 by a Catholic fanatic, François Ravaillac, who stabbed the king to death while his coach's progress was stopped by traffic congestion Robert Dunkarton (c.1744-1811) initially produced portraits in oils and crayons. He exhibited these at the Royal Academy and the Society of Artists from 1774 until 1779, after which he concentrated on printmaking. One of his last commissions was from J.M.W. Turner, for whom he provided the mezzotint ground for five of the plates for his Liber Studiorum, published in 1811-12. Chaloner Smith: undescribed. Condition: Trimmed within plate. Water mark to the right margin, just affecting image. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £130.00 |
| Stock ID | 27913 |