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THB18th C. John Pine Engraving of Eton Charter
Lot 216
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront home. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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John Pine (English, 1690-1756). "A Copy of the Illumination of a Charter granted to the Provost & College of Elton by King Henry VI & Confirmed by Act of Parliament." A hand-colored engraving, published by John Pine on August 1st 1749, from "The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords." John Pine was among the foremost British heraldic engravers of this time. His immense skill is demonstrated in this hand-colored engraving after a 15th century illumination. Size: plate mark measures 11.875" L x 14.25" W (30.2 cm x 36.2 cm); sheet measures 13" L x 17" W (33 cm x 43.2 cm);
John Pine was one of London's most respected heraldic engravers and produced numerous book illustrations. His masterwork was an edition of Horace works (1733-1737). Interestingly, Pine was purportedly the first black man in England to join the Masons. Dr. Andrew Prescott, a Masonic scholar at Sheffield University in the UK, has stated that Pine's descendants believe he was of Moorish descent. Pine was a freemason who engraved the annual List of Lodges from 1725 to 1741 as well as The Book of Constitutions. These connections resulted in important commissions as well as subscriptions from important men underwriters of his Horace project. According to Dr. Prescott, "one of John Pine's greatest qualities was the way in which he was able to blend the artistic skills, the business sense and the sheer social networking which was necessary to be a successful artist in eighteenth-century London."
For more about John Pine: Arrington, Keith. "The First Black Mason." Phylaxis Society: c. 1974-75. The Dr. Charles H. Wesley Masonic Research Society. http://www.phaohio.org/chwmrs/fbm.html (21 March 2002); Prescott, Andrew. "John Pine (1690-1756): Engraver and Freemason." Presented at the Canonbury Masonic Research Centre 2001 Conference: The Visual Arts and Freemasonry. Canonbury Tower, Islington, London: 3-4 November 2001.; Prescott, Andrew. "Re: Question about John Pine, Mason and Engraver." E-mail to Helen Glazer. (21 March 2002).
Provenance: private Lucille Lucas collection, Crested Butte, Colorado, USA
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#133942Nice plate mark. Attached to illustration board. Slight stains that do not terribly interfere with the imagery. Strong hand coloring and imagery.Condition
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