Burch (Edward, 1730-1814). Intaglio portrait of a classical figure

Burch (Edward, 1730-1814). Intaglio portrait of a classical figure, oval intaglio on clear glass, signed by Edward Burch, numbered 'CXXXVI' & '749' to verso 25 x 23 mm, small chip to rim, together with 34 other late 18th and early 19th century intaglios on varicoloured glass of allegorical classical and neo-classical subjects and portraits, various shapes and sizes, including Lady Justice, Hermes, Hercules slaying the Lernaean Hydra, one or two with small chips

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Edward Burch RA was one of the most celebrated gem-engravers of the eighteenth century, engraving intaglios and medals of mainly antique subjects and portraits of contemporary worthies. In 1788 he was appointed engraver to the King and Duke of York. His pupil was the engraver Nathaniel Marchant (1739-1816).