Friday 21 July 2017

Engraved Portrait Bust of Robert Herrick

 
Bust of Robert Herrick
in the Garden of the Hesperides.
1648.
 
 
 
Sculptured bust of Robert Herrick on a pedestal with inscription; the garden of the Hesperides in the background; above, putti with wreaths; to the right, Pegasus on Mount Helicon; frontispiece to Herrick's 'Hesperides' (1648). Engraving
 
Frontispiece from Herrick's Hesperides - 1649.
Engraving by William Marshall
161 x 95 mm
 
British Museum.
 
Continuing the theme of engraved Portraits depicted as sculpted busts.
 
 
 
 
Image result for Hesperides print
 
 
This image courtesy Sotheby's
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