impression:T85831

Techniques and Reception of Prints in Central and Eastern Europe (15th–18th c.)

Things – T85831

Druid

(London, BM)

Details

Matrices

Druid (Tonson). Part of Set of plates for Caesar's Commentarii in folio (Tonson 1712)

Actors

Godfrey Kneller (8 August 1646 - 23 October 1723) dedicatee

Places

London, British Museum (1857,0214.424) storage place

Design

Druid (Tonson). Part of Set of plates for Caesar's Commentarii in folio (Tonson 1712)

In-Urus interactions

⇥ Old Briton Man and Druid (Societas Albritiana). Part of Set of plates for Caesar's Commentarii (Societas Albritiana 1737)
⇥ Druid (Royen). Part of Set of plates for Tacitus's and Grotius's works on ancient Germans (Royen)
⇥ Michael van der Gucht (printmaker), Ancient Britons
⇥ Map of Britain and British Peoples (Societas Albritiana). Part of Set of plates for Caesar's Commentarii (Societas Albritiana)
⇤ Walter Dolle (printmaker), Druid. Part of Set for Sammes's Britannia antiqua illustrata

Expert view

Iconography description

Druid (Celtic religious functionary) (Iconclass: 12K51)

References

Web resources

digital copy (BM)

Credits

Created by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2025-02-02 16:29)

Edited by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2025-08-30 18:42)