English School
Portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400), c. 1600
Oil on oak panel
12 ½ x 10 ¼ in. (31.75 x 26 cm)
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To view all current artworks for sale visit philipmould.com This portrait of the author of the Canterbury Tales, the first book printed in England, derives from a portrait painted by...
To view all current artworks for sale visit philipmould.com
This portrait of the author of the Canterbury Tales, the first book printed in England, derives from a portrait painted by Chaucer's younger contemporary Occleve in the manuscript of his De Regimine Principum. Occleve who admired Chaucer deeply, wished to perpetuate the master's likeness, and so this portrait-type, though posthumous has considerable authority and can claim to be a true representation of his features.