Mary Queen of France. Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Mary Queen of France. Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Her Royal Grace the Queen of France, sister of K. Henry VIII, married to Lewis XII [the] French king, afterwards to the Duke of Suffolk
- Creator
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
- Contributor
- Society of Antiquaries of London, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [1776]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Society of Antiquaries of London
- Abstract
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"A double portrait showing Mary Tudor and her second husband Charles Brandon, half-length; with Mary on the left, holding an emblem consisting of a caduceus emerging from a flower in her right hand, the other held by Charles Brandon, who wears a fur-trimmed overgown and the collar of the Garter, with a curtain behind to left, and with crown, Hand of Justice, sceptre, crests, lance and gloves on the plinth of the frame surrounding them."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title engraved within banner below image on inner plate; alternative title engraved within lion's hide on outer plate.
Determined to be the republished state from 1776 based on the type of paper.
Publication information from that of the volume in which the print was published.
Plate from: Vertue, G. A description of nine historical prints representing kings, queens, princes, &c, of the Tudor family. [London] : Republished by the Society [of Antiquaries of London], 1776.
Image printed from two plates; the larger architectural frame surrounding the main image is engraved on a separate, outer plate.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark of outer plate with loss of plate number from top edge and dedication from bottom edge. Missing text and numbering supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: Y,5.143.
At bottom of outer plate is engraved a dedication from the engraver to John Carteret, Earl of Granville, contemporary owner of the original.
"Pl. III"--Above image in upper right.
Engraved after a painting that was later acquired by Horace Walpole and kept in the Gallery at Strawberry Hill.
Mounted on page 114 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 : inner plate mark 35.2 x 44 cm, on sheet 46.2 x 56 cm
- Edition
- [Republished state].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Group portraits
Book illustrations
Portrait prints
Etchings England London 1776
Engravings England London 1776 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Mary, Queen, consort of Louis XII, King of France, 1496-1533,
Suffolk, Charles Brandon, Duke of, approximately 1484-1545,
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) - Subjects
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Mary, Queen, consort of Louis XII, King of France, 1496-1533
Suffolk, Charles Brandon, Duke of, approximately 1484-1545
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
England > London > 1776
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Knight, William, -1847 > 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
- 13216565
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193147
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