Antique Portrait Print-ARCHIBALD ARMSTRONG-ARCHY-JESTER-Caulfield-Cecill-1813

Subject: Plate: 'Archibald Armstrong - Archee, the King's Jester.' Archibald Armstrong (died March 1672), court jester, called 'Archy', was a native of Scotland or of Cumberland, and according to tradition first distinguished himself as a sheep-stealer; afterwards he entered the service of James VI, with whom he became a favourite.

Condition: Excellent given age. General age related toning and occasional light foxing. Paper edges ocassionally a bit frayed and chipped. Remains of binding. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Original etching / engraving on a vellin type paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 22 x 28 cm. The image size is ca. 8.5 x 15.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 8.7 x 11 inch. The image size is ca. 3.3 x 6.1 inch.

Part Number: 31932

Location: C196-20

Description: This attractive original old antique satirical print / plate originates from: 'Portraits, memoirs and characters, of remarkable persons, from the reign of Edward the third, to the Revolution. Collected from the most authentic accounts extant', by James Caulfield, London 1813. This work consists of descriptions of remarkable events and objects, and lives of eccentric individuals.

Artists and Engravers: Author: James Caulfield (1764ï¿½1826), British author and printseller. This plate was etched / engraved by T. Cecill.