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Male costume in the reign of George I

Male costume in the reign of George I. Portrait of Right Honorable James Craggs the younger (1686-1721) by Sir Godfrey Kneller. He wears a crimson jacket (dark green in Kneller's portrait), with lace cuffs, tricorn, buckled shoes and hose. The figure in the background is based on John Vanbrugh's portrait of actor Colley Cibber as Lord Foppington. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of the romantic artist and mezzotint engraver John Martin (1789-1854).
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Title:
Male costume in the reign of George I
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Male costume in the reign of George I. Portrait of Right Honorable James Craggs the younger (1686-1721) by Sir Godfrey Kneller. He wears a crimson jacket (dark green in Kneller's portrait), with lace cuffs, tricorn, buckled shoes and hose. The figure in the background is based on John Vanbrugh's portrait of actor Colley Cibber as Lord Foppington. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of the romantic artist and mezzotint engraver John Martin (1789-1854).
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4071 x 5600 px | 65.2 MB
Print size:
34.5 x 47.4 cm | 13.6 x 18.7 in (300 dpi)