Title

Joannes Gower', c1727.

Caption

'Joannes Gower', c1727. Portrait of English poet John Gower (c1330-1408), a friend and contemporary of Geoffrey Chaucer. He is known primarily for three major works, "Speculum Meditantis" (or Mirour de l'Omme), "Vox Clamantis", and "Confessio Amantis", volumes of which are shown here below the portrait, together with a page showing his tomb at St Saviours Church, Southwark, London.

Date

1727

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F04_357

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

102,3Mb (8,7Mb) / 17,0in x 23,4in / 5104 x 7008 (300dpi)

Keywords

engraving portrait SIDE VIEW England people male man men religious arts country religion books guy cathedral English church profile death Christianity tomb mausoleum location century burial literature concept B&W MONOCHROME black & white black and white B W poet 14th century 18th century Eighteenth Century Fourteenth Century The Print Collector Southwark Cathedral George Vertue engraving portrait Unknown John Gower Vertue George John Gower