Bidspirit auction | George Vertue (British, 1684-1756)

George Vertue (British, 1684-1756) - 18th c. Portrait Engraving HENRY II KING OF ENGLAND by George Vertue. 18th Century Original Portrait Engraving of HENRY II KING OF ENGLAND by George Vertue (British, 1684-1756) | Circa 1732 | A line Engraving of Henry II, King of England - Half length portrait with short hair, crown, robes, and holding a sceptre in right hand. Within a rectangular border with columns and drapery to the left, and English inscription below. Below Henry II's portrait a scene from his reign, depicting the murder of Archbishop Thomas Beckett at Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 | Approx. Size: 19.5” H x 15.5 W; Image: 11” H x 7.2” W (278 mm x 182 mm) | Engraved below portrait ”Henry II. K. of England” | Inscribed in lower center margin: From the Effigie on his Monument at Font-evraud in Anjou, where he was buried | Plate is from the second edition of Paul de Rapin-Thoyras' and Nicolas Tindal's HISTORY OF ENGLAND (1732-33) published by James, John, and Paul Knapton with plates by George Vertue, later re-issued by him in The Heads of the Kings of England, Proper for Mr. Rapin's History (1736).