George Glover (engraver)
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George Glover was an English
engraver, working in the reign of Charles I
. He mainly worked for London publishers, including Robert Peake
, Thomas Banks
, John Hinde and Peter Stent
.
He also self-published a plate of Queen Henrietta Maria, after a painting by Van Dyck.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
engraver, working in the reign of Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
. He mainly worked for London publishers, including Robert Peake
Sir Robert Peake
Sir Robert Peake was a print-seller and royalist. A grandson of Robert Peake the elder, he was knighted in 1645 for his service as a member of the garrison of Basing House. He was exiled for refusing the oath of allegiance to the Protector Oliver Cromwell. After the Restoration he was appointed...
, Thomas Banks
Thomas Banks
Thomas Banks , English sculptor, son of a surveyor who was land steward to the Duke of Beaufort, was born in London. He was taught drawing by his father, and in 1750 was apprenticed to a woodcarver. In his spare time he worked at sculpture, spending his evenings in the studio of the Flemish émigré...
, John Hinde and Peter Stent
Peter Stent
Peter Stent was a seventeenth century London printseller, who from the early 1640s until his death ran one of the biggest printmaking businesses of the day.-References:...
.
He also self-published a plate of Queen Henrietta Maria, after a painting by Van Dyck.