| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Michael Burghers |
| Published | [T. Davies, London, 1769] |
| Dimensions | Image 285 x 175 mm |
| Notes |
Portrait of Robert de Eglesfield or Eggleston (1295-1349) who founded Queens College in Oxford around 1341. He was a chaplain in Queen Philippa's household and named the college after her. From James Granger 'A Biographical history of England, from Egbert the Great to the Revolution', which was first published in 1769. Michael Burghers (1653-1727) was an engraver. Born in Amsterdam, Burghers emigrated to England soon after 1672. He worked in Oxford, initially as Loggan's assistant from 1673, and was appointed University engraver after Loggan's death in 1692. James Granger (1723-1776) was an English clergyman and print collector. He produced the first two volumes of 'A Biographical History of England' which contained portraits of British notables. The book with its supplements published in 1774 and in several editions onwards stimulated the habit of 18th and 19th century collectors to cut prints from books to reorganise them in separate, often thematic albums or to have them illustrate text in other books. This process would be named "grangerizing" or "extra-illustrating". Condition: Trimmed to margins. Pasted onto a sheet of paper, together with fragments of text from the accompanying text. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £120.00 |
| Stock ID | 43618 |