Mr. Pine (English Publisher, Engraver and Cartographer John Pine)

Description

John Pine (1690–1756) was one of the leading designers, engravers, cartographers, and publishers of Georgian Britain. He published the lavish two-volume edition of Horace (1733–1737), entirely printed on copperplate. He produced a visual record of the Order of the Bath ceremonies (1730) and detailed engravings of the tapestries of the Spanish Armada in the House of Lords (c. 1739). In cartography, he engraved John Rocque's grand plan of London and Westminster of 1746. A close associate of Hogarth, Pine championed artists' rights and was influential in the passage of the Engravers' Copyright Act (1735). In this engraving, in the form of an oval medallion and executed in fine crosshatching, the artist is depicted in the characteristic appearance of a Renaissance master, wearing a fur-collared robe, a beret, and an earring.