Andrew Marvell, 1621-1678

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Excerpt from Andrew Marvell, 1621-1678: Tercentenary TributesThe contemporary portraits of Marvell repro duced herein include (i) that preserved at the National Portrait Gallery, which was presented to the nation in 1764 by Robert Nettleton, a great nephew of the poet, (2) the Hollis portrait, so called because it belonged to Thomas Hollis the eighteenth-century collector and benefactor, and is referred to in his Memoir: [this portrait was generously presented last year to the city of Hull by Mr. F. A. Page-turner (formerly Blaydes), a direct descendant of Andrew Marvell's sister Anne] (3) the fine portrait by Hanneman in the posses sion of Col. Fairfax Rhodes, and (4) the beautiful miniature belonging to the Duke of Buccleuch. Thanks are accorded to the owners for the privilege of including illustrations of these historic portraits.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.