Habit of an English Man in 1577, Sword and Buckler, Jefferys Plate, 1757
€ 350
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1757
Mapmaker / artist
Published by Thomas Jefferys
Publisher
Thomas Jefferys, London
Technique
Copper Engraving
Coloring
Hand colored
Sheet size
32 × 25 cm (12.6 × 9.8 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14276-209
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light handling wear to the bottom left corner; minor nicks along the left edge. Even age toning, lightly soiled along the bottom, left, right and top edges. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
About this sheet
This is an original antique copper engraving with hand coloring, lettered in script "Habit of an English Man, in 1577." A man with a white beard and moustache stands with his right hand on his hip, wearing a tall gray hat with a twisted red band and a dark feather. His tan coat is buttoned down the front and belted, over brown trunk hose and pale blue hose. A round buckler with a central spike is held up on his left arm, and a sword with a gilt hilt hangs at his left side.
The French caption below reads "Un Anglois.", meaning an Englishman. The plate number 209 is engraved at lower right; no artist or engraver is named.
The plate belongs to the second volume of Thomas Jefferys' A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern. Particularly Old English Dresses, published in London in 1757 by Jefferys, Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in the Strand. The title page states that the figures were taken after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, and the work carried a parallel French title, Recueil des Habillements de Différentes Nations, which explains the two languages on every plate. The small round buckler carried with a sword was a familiar part of an Englishman's equipment in the sixteenth century, and sword and buckler fighting was a popular pastime of the period.
A single standing figure on a generous margin, it suits a simple mount and frame and works well alone or in a group with other plates from the series.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
