Artist: Jabez (John) Goldar (1729–1795) was an English engraver.
Title: Portrait of Henry, 1st, King of England. &c.
Signed, Titled, and Dated: London; England for Harrison's Edition of Rapin; Henry, 1st, King of England. &c. Goldar Sculpt. Published as the Act directs. March 21st. 1787. The inscriptions above and below either are completely cut off, and we only mention them as a reference.
Dimensions: Sheet 7" x 5 3/4". Backing sheet 9 7/8" x 8 3/4".
Publisher: Thomas Harrison.
Edition: Rapin de Thoyras, N. Tindal. The History of England. 1785-1789.
Date: 1787.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Mat and Frame: Backing sheet.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed to the image. Mounted to the cardboard, can't be examined verso and through the light. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: English School XVIII C.
Note: Paul de Rapin ( 1661 – 1725) was a Huguenot Historian writing under English patronage. His History of England, written and first published in French in 1724–27, was an influential exposition of the Whig view of history.