"Portrait of Louise de Savoie (but falsely named Catherine of Aragon), bust directed to right, wearing a dark head-dress; in an ornamental oval on a pedestal; a cartouche below showing Catherine of Aragon in front of the papal legate."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Catherine of Aragon
Description:
Title from text in image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "In the collection of the Honble. Horace Walpole"--Below image., Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751]., and Mounted on page 99 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:
Impensis I. & P. Knapton, Londini
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Louise, de Savoie, duchesse d'Angoulême, 1476-1531,, Catherine, of Aragon, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1485-1536,, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Portrait of William III, bust directed to left but looking at the viewer, wearing an ermine cape and collar of the Order of the Garter; in an architectural oval with draped curtain beyond; a crown and sceptre on a pedestal before the portrait; a small scene with two allegorical figures in a roundel below; with inscription below; state with publisher's address."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
King William the Third
Description:
Title from text in image., Text below image: "At Kensington Palace.", Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751]., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top.
Title from text in image., Artist and printmaker from the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., and Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751].
A medley of representations of newspapers, playing cards, and letters (To Mr. Geo. Bickham, engraver & drawing mar. ...). The newspaper ornament includes the figure of Cardinal Fleury who grasps a label "Dunkirk". George II is depicted as the King of Diamonds while his favorite Sophia Walmoden, Countess of Yarmouth is shown as the Queen of Diamonds. Sir Robert Walple's face is shown as the Knave of Diamonds. The creed is in the form of a rebus
Alternative Title:
Champion, or Evening advertiser and His political creed
Description:
Title engraved within image., Title of the medley: His political creed., Date from British Museum catalogue., Original imprint mostly burnished, but legible: "Sold at [the] Blackmoors Head, Strand, Sept. 30 1744.", and With spine title: Caricatures anglaise 1740.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
France, Great Britain., Great Britain, and France.
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745, and Fleury, André Hercule de, 1653-1743
"View of the west front of the church, a graveyard to the right; in sky a scroll with a dedication to Browne Willis Esq; a flag flying from the top of the tower."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Printmaker identified in the British Museum online catalogue., Written on the back of the print is an autographed letter signed by George Vertue to the Hon. Thomas Symonds, at his seat at Pengethly, near Ross in Herefordshire, and dated 15 September 1744., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Church : Westminster, London, England),
"Portrait, bust in an oval frame in profile to right, head turned towards the viewer, wearing a long wig,. plain coat and long cravat, the frame hung with a cloth, with a crest, garlands and chancellor's burse below"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text within image. and The following text appears below the portrait: "In the possession of Robert Coke Esqr."
Title engraved above image., Publication date in British Museum catalogue: 1744., Dedication: To the independent El---rs of W---------- [i.e., electors of Westminster]., Seven lines of text below image: Your vote & interest are desir'd at [the] next general election for an independent nobleman ..., Temporary local subject terms: Buildings: Whitehall, London -- Genealogy -- Expressions of speech: Hanover Turnips -- Electors: independents -- Allusion to Westminster Hall -- Allusion to Charing Cross -- Westminster Elections, 1741 -- Personfications: Fame -- Monuments., and Mounted to 36 x 41 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 and Egmont, John Perceval, Earl of, 1711-1770
