Robert White

William Camden

Robert White's original engraving, "William Camden" is printed upon laid, seventeenth century paper and with full margins as published for the 1695 edition of Camden's "Britannia". This engraved portrait of William Camden" is a fine, original example of the 17th century art created by the British artist Robert White.

William Camden devoted most of his life to the study of British history and antiquities. In 1586 he published his first edition of Britannia, which provided a detailed account of the history and topography of the British Isles from the earliest known ages.

William Camden

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Robert White (London, 1645 - Bloomsbury, 1704)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Designer	-
01-		Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort by Robert White designed by Sir Godfrey Kneller.	Original engraving	1679	Sir Godfrey Kneller
02.-		Thomas Wentworth: Earl of Strafforde by Robert White	Original engraving	c. 1680	Robert White	Sold
03.-		William Camden by Robert White	Original engraving	1695	Robert White

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Title:	William Camden
Artist:	White, Robert (London, 1645 - Bloomsbury, 1704)
Date:	1695
Medium:	Original Engraving
Note:	Robert White: "There were few historic happenings of those eventful times that did not move Robert White's graver to portraiture. ... Princes, courtiers, statesmen, lawyers, churchmen, soldiers, writers, all came alike to Robert White's busy graver. And not only contemporary personalities appealed to him. He has left us a splendid head of old William Camden, of "Britannia" fame, and a most characteristic print of the redoubtable Earl of Cumberland, of Elizabeth's day, in full jousting array, with the Queen's glove, jewel-set, in his hat, as though he is about to challenge all comers to maintain that his mistress (not his wife, be it noted) is the ";most worthiest and most fairest", as was his favourite pastime."; *
	The last of England's great 17th century portrait engravers, Robert White apprenticed under David Loggan (d. 1693). During his long and distinguished career, White engraved the portraits of such contempories as King Charles I, King Charles II, King James II, General Monk, Buckingham, Lord Rochester, Samuel Pepys, George Herbert, Henry Purcell, Prince Rupert, Lady Anne Clifford, Henry Somerset, the First Duke of Beaufort, and many others.
	Near the end of Robert White's career mezzotints surpassed line engravings as the favoured medium of portraiture. Even his son and student, George White (1671-1734), devoted most of his artistic efforts to the mezzotint portrait.
	This fine portrait of William Camden was commissioned as the frontis piece for the 1695 edition of "Britannia".
	William Camden: William Camden (London, 1551 - Chislehurst, 1623) devoted most of his life to the study of British history and antiquities. In 1586 he published his first edition of Britannia, which provided a detailed account of the history and topography of the British Isles from the earliest known ages. Later editions were considerably enlarged. In 1593 Camden was appointed head master of Westminster and, in 1597, Clarencieux king-at-arms. William Camden also wrote a narrative of the Gunpowder Plot and a history of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Source:	Published as a frontis piece to Camden's Britannia
Reference:	* Malcolm C. Salaman, "The Old Engravers of England", London, Cassell and Company, 1906. Quotation on pp. 57 - 59.
Size:	11 3/4 X 8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $395.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon laid, seventeenth century paper and with full margins as published for the 1695 edition of Camden's "Britannia". Containing several slight spots of foxing and one small worm hole, under the oval portrait and within the vine to the left, else a strong, early impression and in good condition throughout. "William Camden" represents a prime, original example of the 17th century portrait art of Robert White.
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