1823 Portraits of Illustrious Personages 206 PLATES Bacon Cromwell Raleigh Queen

1823 Portraits of Illustrious Personages 206 PLATES Bacon Cromwell Raleigh Queen

Edmund Lodge was a long-serving English officer of arms, a writer on heraldic subjects, and a compiler of short biographies. However, he was most remembered for his work ‘Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain’. This work describes some of the most renowned persons in Great Britain. Notable names include:

• Thomas Cromwell
• Sir Francis Drake
• Francis Bacon
• Sir Walter Raleigh
• William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury
• Queen Catharine Parr
• Queen Jane Seymour

This stunning 1823 three-volume set features 206 steel engravings in exquisite condition.

Item number: #22282

Price: $950

LODGE, Edmund

Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain: Engraved from authentic pictures, with biographical & historical memoirs of their lives.

London: Printed for Harding, Mavor and Lepard. [1823-1834]

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 11 volumes (of 12)
  • Volumes I-VIII, X-XII
  • 206 Steel-Engraved Plates
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; secure
• Size: ~10.25in X 7.25in (26cm x 18.5cm)

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