Vertue, George, 1684-1756
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Name (Latin)
Vertue, George, 1684-1756
Other forms of name
Vertue, G. (George), 1684-1756
Vertue (George), 1684-1756
Date of birth
1684-11-17
Date of death
1756-07-24
Place of birth
England
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Art--History
Engraving
Graphic arts
Illustration of books
prints publishing
Occupation
Engravers
Illustrators
Printmakers
Publishers and publishing
Antiquarians
Art historians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Oxford DNB online, 4 Sept. 2014(Vertue, George (1684-1756); engraver and antiquary; born in the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, on 17 November 1684; his output as a printmaker was prodigious; in 1717 he was appointed the official engraver to the newly revived Society of Antiquaries; his researches into the history of art in Britain began late in 1712 and occupied him for the rest of his life; during the 1720s he was very active as a book illustrator; he also established himself as a successful independent publisher of prints; he died on 24 July 1756)
- His A description of nine historical prints representing kings, queens, princes, etc. of the Tudor family ... 1776.
- Spenser, E. Calendarium pastorale, 1732:frontispiece (G. Vertue sculp.)
- Waller, E. Works of Edmund Waller, 1729:engraving p. 49 (Vertue sc.) ( (Record enhanced with data from: The IMAGINE Thesaurus - The Israel Museum Jerusalem Thesaurus - Artist names authority file) )