The Lively Protraiture of John Davies of Hereford

Method Copper engraving
Artist
Published c. 1681
Dimensions Image and sheet 95 x 74 mm
Notes Cut portrait from the title page to Davies' Writing Schoolmaster. However, this particular copy has been heavily trimmed, only showing the portrait and oval. Before the print was trimmed, it would have depicted several figures and books to the sides, and a large cartouche with an inscription below the oval.

John Davies of Hereford (c. 1565 – July 1618) was a writing-master and an Anglo-Welsh poet.

O'Donoghue 1.

Condition: Heavily trimmed and laid to sheet of paper.
Framing unmounted
Price £25.00
Stock ID 36400

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