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Simon François Ravenet


Simon François Ravenet (1706 - 1764) was a French engraver. He studied engraving under Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, but moved to London in 1750, where he would live and work the remainder of his life. He was an assistant to William Hogarth, and taught his art to others: his pupils included the engravers John Hall and William Wynne Ryland. His son Simon was also an engraver.
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Britannia Propositions Persia With Intercourse.

Britannia and Persia.

1753 (dated)
8.25 x 6.25 in (20.96 x 15.88 cm)
BritanniaPersia-ravenet-1753

$150.00

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This attractive, charming engraving was the frontispiece to Jonas Hanway's An Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea an account of his journey from Russia to Persia and an exhaustive collection of the journals of other travelers to the region. The book supported British efforts to establish trade with the Persian Empire and this frontispiece visually sets the tone of the work. (more details)

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