Henry 5th, his Queen and family [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Henry 5th, his Queen and family [graphic]
- Alternative Title
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Henry V, his Queen and family
Henry the Fifth, his Queen and family - Creator
- Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, printmaker
- Contributor
- Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England)
- Published / Created
- [approximately 1762]
- Publication Place
- Twickenham
- Publisher
- Strawberry Hill Press
- Abstract
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"Henry VII (erroneously described as Henry V) opposite his wife, Elizabeth of York, both kneeling in prayer at altars, their three sons kneeling behind the king and their four daughters behind the queen, two tents behind with an angel between, the fabric in his hands, a fanciful depiction of the mounted St. George swinging his sword at the flying dragon on the hills behind, a broken lance on the ground, the princess and her hound watching, castles and forests beyond."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Publication information from that of the volume in which the print appeared.
Plate from: Walpole, H. Anecdotes of painting in England ... [Twickenham] : Strawberry Hill, 1762-1771 [i.e. 1780].
Engraved after the painting hung by Horace Walpole on the staircase at Strawberry Hill.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Mounted on page 93 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. 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 13.
1 print : etching and engraving on wove paper ; sheet 15.7 x 16 cm.
For further information, consult library staff. - Provenance
- Mrs. Curtis, of Langford Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire; August 1937. Sold at Sotheby's 29 April-1 May 1880 (Bull sale), lot 886, to Ellis, £110. Offered by Ellis & White in Catalogue 46, ca. 1881 for £210. Sold at Sotheby's 15(16) June 1920?, lot 243 to Lynch, (C. Constable Curtis of Langford Hall, Newark, Nottinghamshire), £255.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 15.9 x 16 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Group portraits
Book illustrations
Portrait prints
Engravings England London 1762
Etchings England London 1762 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509,
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Henry VII, King of England, 1465-1503,
George, Saint, -303.
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England) - Subject (Topic)
- Dragons
- Subjects
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Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Henry VII, King of England, 1465-1503
George, Saint, -303
Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Dragons
England > London > 1762
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
- 12713833
- Object ID (OID)
- 16729695
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