Earl of Essex the general of our gracious empress ... : from an original in miniature by I. Oliver in the collection of the Hon. Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill / [graphic]

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Title: Earl of Essex the general of our gracious empress ... : from an original in miniature by I. Oliver in the collection of the Hon. Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill / [graphic]
Creator: Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815, printmaker
Contributor: Oliver, Isaac, 1556?-1617, artist.
Harding, Sylvester, 1745-1809, artist.
Harding, E. 1755-1840, publisher.
Published / Created: [1 March 1791]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. March 1, 1791, by E. Harding, No. 132 Fleet Street, London
Abstract: "Portrait; bust, facing three-quarter to left, eyes to the viewer; head completed; clothes outlined; background blank."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Plate from: Harding, S. Shakespeare illustrated, by an assemblage of portraits & views ... London : S. & E. Harding, 1793.
The word "general" in title is followed by a superscript "X" which is repeated one line below with the explanation: The Earl of Essex in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, chorus to the 5th act of Henry 5th. Pope.
Provenance: Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 19.2 x 15 cm, on sheet 26.7 x 25 cm
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: SH Contents B28 no. 2 Box 100

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Illustrations
Book illustrations
Portrait prints
Stipple engravings England London 1791
Material: stipple engraving ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601,
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Subjects: Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Illustrations
England > London > 1791
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: 12786832
Object ID (OID): 16229196