| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | John Harris |
| Published | Sold by Tho: Taylor at ye Golden Lyon over against Sergants Inn in Fleet Street. [c.1724] |
| Dimensions | Image 467 x 1182 mm, Plate 507 x 1200 mm, Sheet 544 x 1238 mm |
| Notes |
Inscribed below image in English and French: "The Duke of Marlborough's house Erected by Queen Ann, in the Royal park of Woodstock, near Oxford, in Memory, of the Great Victory near Blenheim in Bavaria. And by that Name Settled by Act of Parliament upon him & his Prosperity for ever, as a reward for that Great and Glorious Service, by which the Liberty's of Europe were preserv'd. ________ Humbly Dedicated to his Grace, by his Most Humble. Tho: Taylor." A scarce large scale print of the front elevation of Blenheim Palace printed on two sheets with eagles on pillars on either side of the image, three figures in the foreground two seated, one on the left with an halberd and the one on the right with a pike, the central figure standing pointing to Blenheim , and the coat of arms of the Duke of Marlborough between the English and French inscriptions. This print is most likely to be for the 1724 edition of 'Britannia Illustrata' for which Harris engraved numerous additional plates including plates print published by Thomas Taylor, but as no one copy of this work is the same it is hard to know for certain. This print, however, has the same engraved height, boarders, and crest motif as other plates by Harris. It is easy to surmise that the size of this print meant it was not often included in this work. John Harris, sr (fl. 1700-40) was an engraver of maps, architectural, and topographical views, and a draughtsman. While he began his career engraving maps including a map of Buckinghamshire for Robert Morden, Harris is principally remembered as an engraver of architectural subjects. He most well known for 28 plates in Giacomo Leni's Palladio, plates in John Rocque's Vitruvius Britannicus, and plates for Harris' reissued Britannia Illustrata (Nouveau Théâtre de la Grande Bretagne). Condition: Printed on two sheets and joined. Pressed vertical folds, presumably as issued. Small repaired teat to centre of image on join. Small repaired loss to bottom margin at join. Toning to sheet, especially on verso. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £2,500.00 |
| Stock ID | 52226 |