Antique prints and engravings - Designs, Costumes and Landscapes

Antique prints and engravings - Designs, Costumes and Landscapes

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Lot 16566: Alexander 2nd King of Scotland by Samuel Meyrick 1842

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Start price: £35

Estimated price: £70 - £140

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This superb hand-coloured engraving of Alexander 2nd King of Scotland is Plate XIV from the 1842 enlarged folio edition of A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour, as it existed in Europe, particularly in Great Britain from the Norman conquest to the Reigns of King Charles II by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

This masterpiece established his reputation as the foremost expert on ancient armour and is still used as a reference to this day.

The print is beautifully hand-coloured on white Whatman watermarked paper and many of these prints are lavishly illuminated in gold and silver.

Each print is accompanied by a copy of the descriptive text.

Size: approximately 11in x by 15in (28cm x 38cm)


Condition report:

The print has occasional sptting or foxing marks - please inspect the image carefully