Hand of Glory has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
Alexander Gordon ((1692 – 1755) was an antiquary and secretary of the Egyptian Society.
One of these treatises being 'An Essay towards explaining the antient Hieroglyphical Figures on the Egyptian Mummy in the Museum of Doctor Mead'.
Sir Richard Ellys (1688?–1742) was an English politician, antiquarian, bibliophile, and theological writer.
John Smith (1652 – 1742) was an English mezzotint engraver.
Plate size: 38cm x 24cm, within a modern mount and gilt frame (framed size 69cm x 51cm)
The plate is complete and not cut down, good, clean impression, some general spotting to the laid paper.
Hand of Glory has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
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John Smith After Alexander Gordon Engraving of Egyptian Ushabti Figures from the Collection of Sir Richard Ellis
