| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | John Sturt after Bernard Lens I |
| Published | [c.1711] |
| Dimensions | Image 209 x 163 mm, Sheet 242 x 170 mm |
| Notes |
Frontispiece to John Nutt's 'Atlas Geographus, Or a Complete System of Geography, Ancient and Modern'. Central to the image is a seated Queen Anne, holding a sceptre in her right hand, and the scales of Justice in her left. Surrounding her are the four allegorical representations of the continents. Behind, Atlas stands upon a pedestal holding the globe upon his shoulders. John Sturt (1658–1730) was an English engraver, apprenticed at 17 to Robert White, in whose manner he engraved a number of small portraits as frontispieces for books. Becoming associated with John Ayres, he engraved the most important of that writing-master's books on calligraphy. Bernard Lens I (c.1630 - 1707) was a Dutch painter, primarily of miniatures, and a writer of religious treatises. Both his son, Bernard Lens II, and his grandson, Bernard Lens III, also grew up to become artists. O'Donoghue 50. Condition: Trimmed within plate mark, vertical and horizontal folds as issued, some foxing and toning to sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £70.00 |
| Stock ID | 49054 |