Catherine Howard Queen of K. Henry VIII [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Catherine Howard Queen of K. Henry VIII [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Catherine Howard Queen of King Henry VIII
- Creator
- Houbraken, Jacobus, 1698-1780, printmaker
- Contributor
-
Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543, artist.
John and Paul Knapton (Firm), publisher. - Published / Created
- [1739]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- John and Paul Knapton
- Abstract
-
"Portrait of Catherine Howard; half length, turned to the right and looking towards the viewer, her hands clasped, wearing French hood edged with pearls, and pearl necklace; in oval frame, with curtain falling to the left, partly covering Catherine's decapitated head which is seen lying next to an axe on the ground to right; a Spirit with a half-extinguished torch by his side sits beside the head."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title from text in image.
Publisher and place of publication from the volume in which the print appeared.
Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue.
Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751].
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
"In the collection of Mr. Richardson"--Below image.
Engraved after a painting that was afterwards acquired by Horace Walpole and kept in the Tribune at Strawberry Hill.
Mounted on page 137 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12. - Provenance
- Sabin; August 1927. Strawberry Hill sale, viii, 33. London, 1123. Later owned by William Knight.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 36.4 x 23 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Book illustrations
Portrait prints
Engravings England London 1739
Etchings England London 1739 - Material
- engraving and etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Catherine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, -1542,
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) - Subjects
-
Catherine Howard, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, -1542
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
England > London > 1739
Bawtree, William, 1744-1824 > Ownership
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Knight, William, -1847 > Ownership
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806 > Ownership
Curtis, Charles Constable, 1852-1936 > Ownership
Curtis, Edith Fanny Onslow, -1944 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12792311
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193186
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