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21.
John Duke of Bedford, Regent of France [graphic]

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1735?]
Call Number:
Portraits B411 no. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of John Duke of Bedford, Regent of France, set into a composition with his arms; plate from Paul de Rapin-Thoyras, 'The History of England'. 1735"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text in image., Place of publication based on printmaker's known place of activity., and Text below image: "From a curious Limning in a (MS) rich Prayerbook presented by himself to K. Hen. 6 now in the Possession of the Earl of Oxford."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Bedford, John Plantagenet, Duke of, 1389-1435,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > John Duke of Bedford, Regent of France [graphic]

22.
King Charles the First Obt. XXX Jan. 1648/9 / [graphic]

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1732 and 1747]
Call Number:
Portraits C475 no. 3
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Charles I, set into a classical frame in robes of state and with symbols in the foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
King Charles I
Description:
Title from text in image., Text below image: "From an excellent Original in the Royal Palace at Hampton Court.", and Plate from: Rapin de Thoyras, M. The history of England. London, Printed for James, John and Paul Knapton, 1732-47.
Publisher:
James, John and Paul Knapton
Subject (Name):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > King Charles the First Obt. XXX Jan. 1648/9 / [graphic]

23.
Lancelot Blackburne, DD Lord Archbishop of York, Primate of England & Metropolitan and almoner to

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1727]
Call Number:
Portraits B628 no. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait, three-quarter length; seated to left in a high-back chair, looking to front; wearing a wig and ecclesiastical robes and bands; his right hand on his knee, pointing forwards with his index finger; his left arm resting on a table, with hand on a closed book; pillar in background on left; in reverse after Seeman; proof before letters."-- from similar print in the British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Publisher:
Sold by G. Vertue in Brownlow Street, Drury Lane
Subject (Name):
Blackburne, Lancelot, 1658-1743,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Lancelot Blackburne, DD Lord Archbishop of York, Primate of England & Metropolitan and almoner to his Majesty; aged 68, Dec. [the] 10 AD 1726 / [graphic]

24.
Maria Scotorvm Regina [graphic]

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1715 and 1756]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 11
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, half-length, in an oval surmounted by a crown and thistles and two armorials, slightly turned to the right, dressed in a gown heavily embroidered with flowers and a high collar, a crucifix about her neck, an axe and a sceptre to the foreground lying on the plinth."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Maria Scotorum Regina
Description:
Title engraved at bottom of image., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of all image and text apart from the oval portrait. Description based on impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1871,1209.1558., Mounted on page 60 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., With wash-line mount (11.8 x 9.9 cm) on which is written: Reduc'd by G. Vertue, from F. Zucchero's origl. Chiswick., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Maria Scotorvm Regina [graphic]

25.
Mary Queen of France. Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk [graphic]

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1776]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"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
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
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., and 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.
Publisher:
Society of Antiquaries of London
Subject (Name):
Mary, Queen, consort of Louis XII, King of France, 1496-1533,, Suffolk, Charles Brandon, Duke of, approximately 1484-1545,, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mary Queen of France. Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk [graphic]

26.
Matthew Prior Esqr [graphic]

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1719]
Call Number:
Portraits P958 no. 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait, three-quarter length; seated slightly to left on a high-back chair, with head turned to look towards right; wearing a cap, long open coat over buttoned waistcoat, shirt with lace ruffles at the wrists, and cravat; his right arm resting on a table, holding a quill pen in his hand; his left hand inside breast of coat; after Richardson; touched impression."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Matthew Prior Esqr [graphic]

27.
Mr. Pope [graphic]

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1717]
Call Number:
Folio 49 320
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Alexander Pope; half length, to the left, looking at viewer, his right hand on body; in oval frame of oak leaves, on pedestal
Alternative Title:
Alexander Pope
Description:
Title engraved below image., The print was used as the frontispiece to the first collected volume of Pope's Works in 1717., Date from British Museum online catalogue., After the portrait by Charles Jervas., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Formerly laid in volume 1 of Horace Walpole's copy of: Works of Mr. Alexander Pope (London : Printed by W. Bowyer for B. Lintot, 1717-1735). Now unfolded and housed separately in a solander box. See volume 1: 49 320.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. Pope [graphic]

28.
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, &c. taken

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
Published / Created:
[not before 1724]
Call Number:
Folio 33 30 Copy 4
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Engraving of Oliver Cromwell. Bust length with long hair, plain collar, and armour. Within an oval border with coat of arms on a pedestal below. With English inscription below."--Royal Collection Trust online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters "S" and "C" in artist's signature form a monogram., Frontispiece to an unidentified edition of: Kimber, I. The life of Oliver Cromwell ..., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with partial loss of title from bottom edge. Complete title from impression in the Royal Collection Trust, RCIN 602205., and Mounted on page 147 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of Horace Walpole's: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658,
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, &c. taken from an original picture Of S. Coopers in the possesion [sic] of Mr. Frankland / [graphic]

29.
Omnibus numeris virtutis divitis ... [graphic]

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
Published / Created:
Publisht 16 Feb. 1750, according to Act of Parliament.
Call Number:
Print30011
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Alternative Title:
King Edward VI granting the charter for Bridewell Hospital to Sir George Barnes
Description:
Title etched below image., Date from item., Place of publication derived from printmaker's nationality., Translated title supplied by curator., In margin upper right: PL. VI., Caption in Latin and English., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553. and Bridewell Hospital.
Subject (Topic):
Orphanages, Hospitals, Kings, Thrones, Charters, Mayors, and Government officials
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Omnibus numeris virtutis divitis ... [graphic]

30.
P. Rapin de Thoyras [graphic]

Creator:
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1734]
Call Number:
Portraits R218 no. 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait, half-length to right, with head turned to look towards front; wearing a long wig, loose cloak above armour, and lace collar; his right forearm resting on frame, holding a book open with thumb between the pages; in rectangular frame on pedestal with convex front; coat of arms and books in foreground, one on right lettered "Histor[y] of Engla[nd]"; after a drawing by Vertue."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text in image. and Place of publication taken from printmaker's known place of activity.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Rapin de Thoyras, M. 1661-1725, (Paul),
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > P. Rapin de Thoyras [graphic]