{"product_id":"18th-century-engraving-of-benhamin-johnson-george-vertue-1730","title":"18th Century Engraving of Benhamin Johnson - George Vertue (1730)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful copperplate line engraving of English playwright and poet Ben Johnson (1572-1637), rendered by George Vertue after a painting by Gerard van Honthorst. His name on the engraving is latinized as Benjaminus Johnson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow is a Latin poetic tribute, which loosely translates to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Let not the face deceive — this is no actor:\u003cbr\u003eHere stands a poet, like Yates, reborn anew.\u003cbr\u003eHis double fame shines bright: by skill and form,\u003cbr\u003eHis name shall live, from pen and art, forevermore.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was dedicated to John, Lord Somers, a known patron of literature and the arts, and a key figure in Vertue’s network of intellectual supporters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe engraving is dated 1730, noted in handwriting on the matting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49031837352191,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/8780\/4927\/files\/DE7E27C2-60C4-40DE-AC9D-233930493E02.png?v=1786995354","url":"https:\/\/forthelouvreofantiques.com\/es\/products\/18th-century-engraving-of-benhamin-johnson-george-vertue-1730","provider":"For the Louvre of Antiques LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}