PROTESTANT PURITAN, RICHARD BAXTER KIDDERMINSTER ~ Old 1877 Art Print Engraving

Description: BAXTER Artist: T. Brock ____________ Engraver: W. Hunt Note: the title in the table above is printed below the engraving CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OLD WORLD VIEWS LIKE THIS ONE!! AN ANTIQUE STEEL ENGRAVING MADE IN THE LATE 1870s!! FROM THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Four or five years ago a number of admirers of this famous old divine raised a subscription to defray the cost of a statue to be erected as a memorial of him in the busy town of Kidderminster, of which place he held the vicarage during nearly twenty years, between 1641 and 1660. Baxter's loyalty to Church and King was not strong enough to prevent him from sympathising with the Parliament in the Civil War, though he bravely withstood Cromwell to the face when the latter was declared Protector. After the Restoration the Uniformity Act drove Baxter from the Church into the ranks of the Nonconformists, and in this character he became one of the victims of the detestable Judge Jefferies, who fined and imprisoned him. Before this he settled in London, and used to preach at Pinner's Hall and in a chapel in Fetter Lane. His two principal books, "The Saints' Everlasting Rest" and "A Call to the Unconverted," are still popular among a certain class of readers. This characteristic statue-larger than life size-by Mr. Brock one of the late J. H. Foley's clever pupils, was erected in 1875. BIOGRAPHY OF ARTIST: Thomas Brock (1847-1922) was an English sculptor, was the chief pupil of Foley, and later became influenced by the new romantic movement. His group "The Moment of Peril" was followed by "The Genius of Poetry," "Eve," and other ideal works that mark his development. His busts, such as those of Lord Leighton and Queen Victoria; his statues, such as " Sir Richard Owen " and "Dr Philpott, bishop of Worcester "; his sepulchral monuments, such as that to Lord Leighton in St Paul's cathedral, a work of singular significance, refinement and beauty; and his memorial statues 05 Queen Victoria, at Hove and elsewhere, are examples of his power as a portraitist, sympathetic in feeling, sound and restrained in execution, and dignified and decorative in arrangement. The colossal equestrian statue of "Edward the Black Prince" was set up in the City Square in Leeds in 1901, the year in which the sculptor was awarded the commission to execute the vast Imperial Memorial to Queen Victoria in front of Buckingham Palace. Brock was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1883 and full member in 1891. PRINT DATE: This lithograph was printed in the 1870s; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 9 inches by 12 inches including white borders, actual scene is 3 1/2 inches by 9 inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is fine. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, print, plate, photogravure etc. are ALL prints on paper, NOT blocks of steel or wood. "ENGRAVINGS", the term commonly used for these paper prints, were the most common method in the 1700s and 1800s for illustrating old books, and these paper prints or "engravings" were inserted into the book with a tissue guard frontis, usually on much thicker quality rag stock paper, although many were also printed and issued as loose stand alone prints. So this auction is for an antique paper print(s), probably from an old book, of very high quality and usually on very thick rag stock paper. EXTREMELY RARE IN THIS EXCELLENT CONDITION!

Price: 8.99 USD

Location: New Providence, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-11-11T21:03:38.000Z

Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD