GREEK PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE, 18th CENTURY
£50.00
Original 1850s 10 3/4 inch x 7 1/4 inch Engraving titled THE GREEK PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE, 18th CENTURY.
Engraved by Charles Holl (1820 – 1882). Stipple engraver born at London, son of William and brother of Francis, William the Younger and Benjamin Holl. Was noted for his engraved portraits after Romney; exhibited at the RA in 1874.
After Bernard Picart (1673 – 1733). A French Painter, draughtsman, engraver, illustrator, in Paris, Antwerp, Amsterdam. Son of engraver Etienne Picart.
Published by A. Fullarton & Co London & Edinburgh
From “The Faiths of the World: A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects, Their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies, and Customs” by James Gardner
Inscription below image: “Picart / C. Holl / THE GREEK PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE, 18th CENTURY/ Y PATRIARCH GROEGADD YN NGHAERCYSTENYN, YN Y 18FED GANRIF / A. Fullarton & Co., London & Edinburgh.”
The engraving is in very good condition with a small stain in the upper right corner.
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