Depiction of the interior of the House of Lords during the trial of Queen Caroline, consort of George IV, for adultery
Description:
Title etched below image., Date inferred from that of the depicted event; the Queen Caroline "trial" occurred from August to November 1820., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted to 20.6 x 27.2 cm., and Bound in after page 182 in volume 4 part 1 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Malcolm, J.P. Londinium redivivum, or, An antient history and modern description of London.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821 and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Subject (Topic):
Scandals, Trials (Adultery), Government officials, Judicial proceedings, Queens, and British
Portrait of a lady thought to represent Anne Boleyn; bust-length, wearing rectangular-fronted headdress and pearl necklace with oval pendant
Description:
Title from note below image in Thomas Kirgate's hand; the name "Jane Seymour" is also written lightly at bottom of sheet., Date of publication based on death date of Horace Walpole, who included an impression of this print in an extra-illustrated copy of A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Apparently engraved after the picture by Holbein, perhaps after the copy by Eccardt that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Holbein Chamber at Strawberry Hill., and Mounted on page 101 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 (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536,
Title and date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from presence of umlaut in image text., Possibly a restrike., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Religion & medicine; Demons & devils., and Stamp verso.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Death, Religious aspects, Christianity, Queens, Kings, Demons, Saints, Sick persons, Deathbeds, Martyrs, Knives, and Prayer
Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780-1853, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1853]
Call Number:
Folio 724 793 P37 Copy 2
Collection Title:
Volume 3, opposite page 302. Some account of London.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed by the artist in gold paint in lower left., Date of production based on artist's death date., and Mounted opposite page 302 in volume 3 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Pennant, T. Some account of London. London : Printed for R. Faulder, 1793.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Catherine, of Aragon, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1485-1536,
To Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales, this plate is humbly inscribed by Her Royal Highness's much obliged and most obedient humble servant, Robt. Strange
Description:
Title assigned by cataloger based on title of original painting., Three lines of Latin verse below image: Ausa & jacentem visere regiam vultu sereno fortis, & asperas tractare serpentes-- Hor., Dedication etched in lower margin: To Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales this plate is humbly inscribed by ... Robt. Strange., Text below dedication: From the original painting of Guido Rheni in [the] collection of Her Royal Highness the P.D. of Wales., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Sold by the author next door to Parliament Street Coffee-house, Westminster, London, according to Act of Parliamt
Subject (Geographic):
Egypt.
Subject (Name):
Cleopatra, Queen, consort of Juba II, King of Mauretania, 40 B.C.-
Title and date supplied by curator. 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 (Topic):
Kings and rulers, Death and burial, Death, Queens, Kings, Deathbeds, Grief, and Crying
King Henry VIII leads Anne Boleyn towards the throne. A melancholy Cardinal Wolsey leans his head in his hand as he glances sideways toward the couple. In the background Katherine of Aragon sitting in another throne, turns away from the couple to converse with Anne's former lover, Lord Percy. A young page carries the train of Anne's dress as she enters the palace
Alternative Title:
Here struts old pious Harry, once the great reformer of the English church and state ...
Description:
Title from Paulson: King Henry the Eighth and Anne Bullen., Added title from the first two lines from first of the seven couplets in three columns below image., Printmaker, publisher, state, and date from Paulson., Imperfect impresson; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text and image along right side., and The subject alludes to the perceived threat to the political supremacy of Robert Walpole (here represented by Wolsey) at the accession of George II. The composition echoes the traditional iconography of the popular story of Fair Rosamond and Henry II. See O'Connell, S. The popular print in England, 1999, p. 20.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547., Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536., Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745., and Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Cardinals, Castles & palaces, Ceremonial rooms, Children, Couples, Kings, Nobility, Queens, Reception rooms, and Thrones
King Henry VIII leads Anne Boleyn towards the throne. A melancholy Cardinal Wolsey leans his head in his hand as he glances sideways toward the couple. In the background Katherine of Aragon sitting in another throne, turns away from the couple to converse with Anne's former lover, Lord Percy. A young page carries the train of Anne's dress as she enters the palace
Alternative Title:
Here struts old pious Harry, once the great reformer of the English church and state ...
Description:
Title from Paulson: King Henry the Eighth and Anne Bullen., Added title from the first two lines from first of the seven couplets in three columns below image., Printmaker, publisher, state, and date from Paulson., Imperfect impresson; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text and image along right side., The subject alludes to the perceived threat to the political supremacy of Robert Walpole (here represented by Wolsey) at the accession of George II. The composition echoes the traditional iconography of the popular story of Fair Rosamond and Henry II. See O'Connell, S. The popular print in England, 1999, p. 20., Ms. note in Steevens's hand below print: See Nichols's book, 3d edit p. 167., and On page 50 in volume 1. Sheet trimmed to: 49.3 x 37.3 cm.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547., Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536., Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745., and Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Cardinals, Castles & palaces, Ceremonial rooms, Children, Couples, Kings, Nobility, Queens, Reception rooms, and Thrones
Volume 2, opposite page 184. Catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scotland; half-length, turned to the left; wearing a dark embroidered gown with fur trim and a cap on her head
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed with initials in lower right portion of image; artist "W.K." unidentified., "After Isaac Oliver."--Pencil annotation on verso., Date of production supplied by cataloger., With placement instruction "184" written in pencil in lower right corner of sheet., and Inlaid opposite page 184 in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England. [Twickenham, England] : Printed at Strawberry-Hill, 1758.
