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1. Effigies Henrici VIII D.G. Angliæ Gall. et Hib. Regis Defensoris Fidei natus 1491 June 28, patri successil in regno 1509 Apr. 22. Obijt. 1547/8 Jan 28 anno aetat 57 / [graphic]
- Creator:
- White, Robert, 1645-1703, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1681]
- Call Number:
- Portraits H521 no. 3
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "Portrait of Henry VIII, half length in an oval frame on a pedestal, wearing plumed hat and chains; illustration to Gilbert Burnet's 'Historie of the Reformation' (London, Richard Chiswell, 1681)."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Effigies Henry VIII and Effigies Henry the Eighth
- Description:
- Title from text in image., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0822.2397., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate to Burnet's Hist. of the Reformation, published by R. Chiswell 1681., "Pag. 1"--Lower left corner, preceding imprint statment., and Mounted in white paper frame: 393 x 258 mm.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Ric: Chiswell, at the Rose and Crowne in St. Pauls Church yard
- Subject (Name):
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Effigies Henrici VIII D.G. Angliæ Gall. et Hib. Regis Defensoris Fidei natus 1491 June 28, patri successil in regno 1509 Apr. 22. Obijt. 1547/8 Jan 28 anno aetat 57 / [graphic]
2. [Medal of Henry VIII] [art original].
- Creator:
- Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1824]
- Call Number:
- Folio 33 30 Copy 4
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of a large gold medal of King Henry VIII housed in the Library at Strawberry Hill. On the obverse is the King's head in profile surrounded by two circular rows of lettering; on the reverse is his titles in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., Unsigned; questionable attribution to George Perfect Harding from local card catalog record., Date based on date of William Bawtree's death., and Mounted on page 99 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.
- Subject (Name):
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Medals
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Medal of Henry VIII] [art original].
3. [Medal of Henry the 8th] [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1797]
- Call Number:
- Folio 49 3582 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Depiction of a large gold medal of Henry VIII. The obverse, with the king's titles in Latin around the edge and his head in profile at center, is shown at left. The reverse, with the king's titles listed in Hebrew and Greek and "Londini 1545" present below, is shown at right
- Alternative Title:
- Medal of Henry VIII
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., Date of publication based on death date of Horace Walpole, who included an impression of this print in his extra-illustrated copy of A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole., Horace Walpole kept an example of this medal in the rose-wood case in the Library at Strawberry Hill., and Mounted on page 88 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:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Medals
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Medal of Henry the 8th] [graphic].
4. [Seals] [art original].
- Creator:
- Tovey, J., active 1793-1801, artist
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1793]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 142 793D
- Collection Title:
- Volume 2, page 398.3. Inquiries into the origin and progress of the science of heraldry in England.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing of two seals, one above the other. The top seal shows Henry VIII on a throne holding the globus cruciger in his left hand and a dagger in his right hand; he is flanked by two armorial shields surmounted by crowns, and Latin text runs along the circular border of the seal. The bottom a seal of the Archbishop of York with Saint Peter holding a key and Saint Paul with a sword under the arches of a building and with Cardinal Thomas Wosley's coat of arms (in reverse) below identified by text in Latin encircling the border
- Alternative Title:
- Ego et rex meus
- Description:
- Title devised by curator; alternative title written in ink., Artist identified as Tovey in the Sotheby's catalogue description of the volume in which this drawing is bound., Date based on publication date of the work in which this drawing is bound., and Mounted on page 398.3 in volume 2 of James Dallaway's interleaved, extra-illustrated copy of his: Inquiries into the origin and progress of the science of heraldry in England. Gloucester : Printed by R. Raikes, for T. Cadell, London, 1793.
- Subject (Name):
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
- Subject (Topic):
- Seals (Insignia), Coats of arms, Kings, and Clergy
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Seals] [art original].
