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10. Frances Dutchess of Suffolk and her husband Adrian Stokes Esqr. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1776]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Double portrait of Frances Brandon and Adrian Stokes; she on the left, holding a glove in her right hand on a cushion, touching her necklace with the other, he on the right, holding his gloves to his chest in his left hand; with a cartouche on the base of the plinth forming the lower part of the frame."--British Museum online catalogue and "One of nine plates Vertue engraved of 'Historical Portraitures' (see Alexander nos. 854-857, 921-924 and 954), from copies he made after paintings relating to the Tudor family, issued in three parts: the first four were published in 1743 and advertised in his 1751 catalogue at £1.11s.6d; the second four were published in 1748 and advertised in his 1753 catalogue at £1.1s; the last print was published in 1750 and advertised in his 1753 catalogue at £7.7s. They were all republished as a set by the Society of Antiquaries in 1776, together with Vertue's notes on the pictures which he presented to the Society and plate numbers."--British Museum online catalogue, curator's comments
- Alternative Title:
- Frances Duchess of Suffolk and her husband Adrian Stokes Esqr
- Description:
- Title engraved within cartouche below image., Determined to be the republished state from 1776 based on the type of paper on which the plate is printed., Publication information from that of the volume in which the plate 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., Three lines of text below image, on either side of cartouche containing title: This Noble Lady was eldest daughter of Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk and Mary the French Queen his Dutchess; she was married to Henry Grey Marquess of Dorset and Duke of Suffolk &c. the mother of Lady Jane Grey who was proclaimed Queen., "From an original in the cabinet of the Honble. Horace Walpole Junr. Esqr."--Lower left corner of plate., "Most humbly inscrib'd by his most obedient servant G. Vertue"--Lower right corner of plate., "Pl. IV"--Above image., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of plate number from top edge. Missing numbering supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1853,0112.1932., and Mounted on page 100 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.
- Publisher:
- Society of Antiquaries of London
- Subject (Name):
- Suffolk, Frances Brandon Grey, Duchess of, 1517-1559,, Stokes, Adrian, 1519-1585,, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Frances Dutchess of Suffolk and her husband Adrian Stokes Esqr. [graphic]
11. Francis Beaumont, Esq. obt. ao. aetat circitr XXX A.D. 1615 / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1729]
- Call Number:
- Portraits B379 no. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Print, half-length portrait of Francis Beaumont, dramatist, engraving by George Vertue after an unknown artist."--Victoria and Albert Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Celsissimo Principi Leonello Duci de Dorset
- Description:
- Title and subtitle from text in image., Caption below image: "Celsissimo Principi Leonello Duci de Dorset &c. Nobilissimo Ordinis Periscelides Equiti. Hanc tabulum ad archetypum in ipsius adibus expressam. Humil. D.D.D. G. Vertue.", and Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark with possible loss of text.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Francis Beaumont, Esq. obt. ao. aetat circitr XXX A.D. 1615 / [graphic]
12. George Granville, Lord Lansdowne &c. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1732]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of George Granville, Baron Lansdowne, half-length to left, with head turned to look at viewer, wearing cap, open coat and shirt, his left hand inside the breast of his coat; coat of arms below image."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image., Publication information from that of the volume in which the plate appeared., Frontispiece to: The genuine works in verse and prose, of the Right Honourable George Granville, Lord Lansdowne. London : Printed for J. Tonson and L. Gilliver, 1732., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with slight loss of statements of responsibility. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: Q,1.14., Mounted on page 72 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., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- J. Tonson and L. Gilliver
- Subject (Name):
- Lansdowne, George Granville, Baron, 1667-1735,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > George Granville, Lord Lansdowne &c. [graphic]
13. Georgius Smalridge Episcopus Bristol, aedis Christi Oxon decanus [graphic]
- Creator:
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1724]
- Call Number:
- Portraits Sm635 no. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from text in image., Plate from: Sixty sermons preach'd on several occasions. Oxford : Printed at the Theater, 1724., and Mounted in paper frame: 369 x 258 mm.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Smalridge, George, 1663-1719,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Georgius Smalridge Episcopus Bristol, aedis Christi Oxon decanus [graphic]
14. Henricus IV Rex Ang. [graphic]
- Creator:
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1732]
- Call Number:
- Portraits H521a no. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Portrait of Henry IV, half-length, slightly turned to the left, holding his sceptre against his left shoulder and a rose in his right hand, with a small beard and moustache and a turban with a jewelled brooch, dressed in an embroidered doublet lined with ermine with a chain of office about his neck; in a rectangular frame with ornaments including at the top with two lions with a paw each on a rose with a crown overhead. Below another crest with weapons with banners labeled "Lancaster".
- Alternative Title:
- Henry the Fourth and Henry IV
- Description:
- Title from text in image., Text below image: "Taken from a Picture at Hampton Court, Herefordshire.", and Plate to folio ed. of Rapin and Tindal's History of England, 1732-1733.
- Publisher:
- Knapton?
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413,
- Subject (Topic):
- Kings
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Henricus IV Rex Ang. [graphic]
15. Henry Lord Darnly K. of Scotland from an original in the Royal Palace of St James's / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1736]
- Call Number:
- Portraits D223 no. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of Henry, Lord Darnley, King of Scotland, set into a frame with emblems relating to him; illustration to Paul de Rapin-Thoyras, 'The History of England'. 1736"--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Henry Lord Darnley King of Scotland
- Description:
- Title from text in image., Text in image below sitter: Ao. dat. MDLXIII, aeta XVII., Plate from: Vertue, G. Heads of the kings of England. London : Knapton, 1736., and Original portrait currently attributed to Hans Ewouts. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1979,U.1241.
- Publisher:
- James, John and Paul Knapton
- Subject (Name):
- Darnley, Henry Stuart, Lord, 1545-1567,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Henry Lord Darnly K. of Scotland from an original in the Royal Palace of St James's / [graphic]
16. Hoh! Maister John Murray of Sacomb the works of old time to collect was his pride ... / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1752]
- Call Number:
- Portraits M982 no. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of John Murray; half-length, seated to front, with head turned to look to left; wearing an open coat and cravat; his right elbow resting on three books on a table, holding a book in his hand inside the breast of his coat; bottom corners shaded with horizontal lines and separated from the main image with curved lines indicating an oval frame; after a drawing by Vertue."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Master John Murray of Sacomb and Hoh! Master John Murray of Sacomb
- Description:
- Title from verses below image., Verses continue: ... till oblivion dreaded his care; regardless of friends intestate he dy'd, so the rooks & the crows were his heir. GN., "Penes R. Rawlinson LLD, R, et AT, SS,S"--Upper margin., and "Nat. Jan. 24, 1670. Ob. 13 Sep. 1748"--Right margin.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Murray, John, 1670-1748
- Subject (Topic):
- Scholars
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Hoh! Maister John Murray of Sacomb the works of old time to collect was his pride ... / [graphic]
17. Inutilis & sine fructu labor, non est legis, effectus [graphic].
- Creator:
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1733]
- Call Number:
- 730.00.00.20+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Tree of law in a frame decorated with a garland of leaves, surmounted by a portrait of Robert Price in an oval, wearing a long wig and judges' robes and bands, with banner lettered 'Legum Decus Patriae Que Is Erat'; to left and right, two female allegorical figures standing on pedestals; lettered in Latin on pedestals, banners and branches of tree."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Inutilis et sine fructu labor, non est legis, effectus
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker and date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1873,0809.1492, Portrait of Robert Price based on that by Kneller; see British Museum online catalogue., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Sold by Ph. Overton in Fleet Street and J. King in the Poultry, Printsellers entered in the Hall Book, London
- Subject (Name):
- Raymond, Robert Raymond, Baron, 1673-1733,
- Subject (Topic):
- Trees and Law & legal affairs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Inutilis & sine fructu labor, non est legis, effectus [graphic].
18. Iohn of Gaunt, King of Castile & Leon, Duke of Lancaster [graphic]
- Creator:
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1735?]
- Call Number:
- Portraits J65 no. 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of John of Gaunt in a Gothic arch set into a composition alluding to events of his reign; plate from Paul de Rapin-Thoyras, 'The History of England'. 1735."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- John of Gaunt, King of Castile & Leon, Duke of Lancaster
- Description:
- Title from text in image., Date from British Museum online catalogue., and Text below image: "Painted on Glass in an Antient Window in [the] Library of All Souls Coll. Oxon."
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- John, of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, 1340-1399,
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Iohn of Gaunt, King of Castile & Leon, Duke of Lancaster [graphic]
