Oval portrait of William Caxton, English printer, c. 1422 – c. 1491. with his printer's mark. English merchant, diplomat, and writer. First to introduce a printing press into England, in 1476, and first English printer and retailer of printed books. Original plate by Bagford. Copperplate engraving from Samuel Woodburn’s Gallery of Rare Portraits Consisting of Original Plates, George Jones, 102 St Martin’s Lane, London, 1816.

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