Alfred [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Alfred [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Portrait of Alfred the Great
- Creator
- Skelton, William, 1763-1848, printmaker
- Contributor
- Bowyer, Robert, 1758-1834, publisher.
- Published / Created
- April 1797.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
- Abstract
-
"Portrait of Alfred the Great, bust-length, in an oval, slightly turned to the right, with curling hair and a long beard, a crown upon his head and dressed in a long cloak with ermine trim and tied at the throat over a mantle, various musical instruments, weapons and books below with drapery behind, an allegorical scene of the foundation of the University of Oxford below in a cartouche with Alfred gesturing to a plan held by a servant, Time and Peace holding his arm, the university appearing through clouds beyond, illustration to Bowyer's edition of Hume's "History of England" (1797)."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title from text within image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides.
"The portrait from the original picture in the University College at Oxford"--Below image, lower left.
Plate [14] in a volume bound to 50 cm. - Provenance
- Gift of Francis B. Trowbridge to the Yale University Library, 1904. Transferred to Lewis Walpole Library, September 1965.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 48 x 33 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 724 812 B68
- Collection Title
- Plate [14] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the first artists in the country, illustrative of the history of England.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Bowyer, Robert, 1758-1834
- Collection Date
- London : Printed for the proprietor, R. Bowyer, 80, Pall Mall; by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, 1812.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portrait prints
Engravings England London 1797 - Material
- engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Alfred, King of England, 849-899,
- Subjects
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Alfred, King of England, 849-899
England > London > 1797
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
- 10508737
- Object ID (OID)
- 16816496
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