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Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick
John Duke of Somerset /// Medieval Knight Soldier Warrior Sword Spear Pike Art
1824

$350

£263.88

€308.58

CA$495.39

A$504.31

CHF 290.42

MX$6,077.39

NOK 3,371.01

SEK 3,401.14

DKK 2,306.43

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Artist: Samuel Rush Meyrick (English, 1783-1848) Title: "John Duke of Somerset" (Vol. 2, Plate XLIX - 49) Portfolio: A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour Year: 1824 (First edition) Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving and Etching with Aquatint on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: G. Schulze, London, UK Publisher: Robert Jennings, London, UK Sheet size: 14.94" x 11.13" Image size: 10.75" x 7.38" Reference: Brunet III No. 1692; Lowndes IV No. 1541; Hiler No. 587; Prideaux No. 322; Riling No. 406 Condition: Has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition with strong colors Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by English artist William Maddocks (Active: Early 19th Century) after a drawing by English artist Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783-1848). Comes from Meyrick's three volume "A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour", (1824) (First edition), which consists of 80 engravings and etchings with aquatint, 70 of which are hand-colored. Printed in one color from one copper plate: black. Top edge is gold gilded. There was a five volume (Second edition) "Corrected and Enlarged" printed by George Norman and published by Henry G. Bohn in London, UK from (1842-1854) with two supplementary volumes authored by Joseph Skelton. Biography: Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, KH (16 August 1783 – 2 April 1848) was an English collector and scholar of arms and armour. He lived at Goodrich Court, Goodrich, Herefordshire, and introduced systematic principles to the study of his subject. Meyrick was born in 1783 to John and Hannah Meyrick. His father had been an officer in the Honourable Artillery Company and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford, graduating with a BA in 1804, with a MA/Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) in 1810 and finally with a Doctor in Civil Law (DCL) in 1811. He practiced as an advocate in ecclesiastical and admiralty courts. In 1803 Samuel eloped to Wales with Mary Parry against the wishes of his parents. He was cut out of his father's will and forced to live on a small allowance. When his father died in 1805 he left his estate to Samuel's son Llewellyn. Samuel did inherit from his father his passion for collecting antiquities including arms and armour, and was himself elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1810. In the same year he published the "History and Antiquities of the County of Cardigan". After the death of his wife in 1818 he concentrated on developing his collection by a series of acquisitions of other collections. He was at one time owner of some locks of beard hair cut from the severed head of Charles I of England after his exhumation in 1813 during the reign of George III. In 1824 he published his great work, the 3-volume "A Critical Enquiry into Antient Armour as it existed in Europe, but particularly in England, from the Norman Conquest to the Reign of King Charles II, with a Glossary of Military Terms of the Middle Ages". The book was illustrated in colour with Meyrick's own paintings, was beautifully gilded, and solidified his reputation as an authority in the study of arms and armour. With the publication of this book Meyrick hoped to rectify historical inaccuracies in the displays of armour in the Tower of London and other collections. A contemporary review of his book in the Edinburgh Review described the illustrations as "Plates as fine as the monuments of Westminster Abbey. Really and truly the work is admirably executed, and deserves every eulogy". A number of his illustrations of armour are held in the Royal Academy of Arts collection in London. His collection was used by other artists as a source of inspiration for their own work and he hosted several artists at his home in London including Eugène Delacroix and Richard Parkes Bonington. In 1828 he built Goodrich Court, having failed to acquire nearby Goodrich Castle. There the Meyrick collection was housed in a huge armoury. After helping to reorganise the collections at the Tower of London and Windsor Castle he was knighted in 1832. In 1834 he was appointed High Sheriff of Herefordshire. In 1837 Llewellyn died and Samuel inherited his estate, providing the funds for yet more collection building.

Creator:
Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783 - 1848, English)
Creation Year:
1824
Dimensions:
Height: 14.94 in (37.95 cm)Width: 11.13 in (28.28 cm)
Medium:
Watercolor,Engraving,Aquatint,Intaglio,Etching
Movement & Style:
Old Masters
Period:
1820-1829
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Saint Augustine, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU121215005922

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