Edmund Spenser
(1552?-1599), PoetSitter associated with 15 portraits
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D4285
'Worthies of Britain' (Edmund Spenser; Geoffrey Chaucer; John Fletcher; Francis Beaumont)
by Francis Kyte, printed and sold by John Bowles
mezzotint, circa 1725-1745
NPG D20292
by George Vertue
line engraving, 1727
NPG D25479
by George Vertue
line engraving, 1727
NPG D9355
'Poets and Philosophers of England'
by John Simon
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D41665
'Poets and Philosophers of England'
by John Simon
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D3192
after George Vertue
ink and wash, possibly late 18th to early 19th century
NPG D25477
published by Robert Sayer, published by John Bennett
mezzotint, circa 1774-1785
NPG D18940
by James Thomson (Thompson)
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D25478
by Henry Bone, after Unknown artist
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, July 1816
NPG D17164
by William Henry Worthington, after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1825
NPG D7640
by James Thomson (Thompson), after Unknown artist
stipple engraving
NPG D6827
by James Thomson (Thompson), after Unknown artist
stipple engraving
NPG D6828
by James Thomson (Thompson), after Unknown artist
stipple engraving
NPG D6826
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