René of Anjou & his wife parents of Margaret Queen of Henry 6th. [art original]

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Title: René of Anjou & his wife parents of Margaret Queen of Henry 6th. [art original]
Alternative Title: René of Anjou and his wife
Creator: Vertue, George, 1684-1756, artist
Published / Created: [179-?]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Drawing of the effigies of Rene of Anjou and his wife on their tombs
Description: Artist unknown.
With a collection of tracings by an unidentified artist from drawings by John Rous. Horace Walpole had the drawings traced and then engraved for his Historic doubts on the life and reign of Richard III. See London edition, 1768 and Strawberry Hill edition 1770.
Title from ms. note on verso in Horace Walpole's hand: "René of Anjou & his wife, parents of Margaret, Queen of Henry 6th.
Provenance: Purchased at the Waller sale, Christie's, 15 December 1947, lot 61 to Maggs for W.S. Lewis.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 27.8 x 17 cm
Language: No linguistic content

Genre: Crayon drawings British 18th century
Material: red crayon ; and laid paper, red crayon.
Subject (Name): René I, King of Naples and Jerusalem, 1409-1480.
Isabelle, Queen, consort of René I, King of Naples and Jerusalem, -1453.
Subject (Topic): Effigies
Subjects: René I, King of Naples and Jerusalem, 1409-1480
Isabelle, Queen, consort of René I, King of Naples and Jerusalem, -1453
Effigies
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes

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Citation: Drawing of René of Anjou and His Wife. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.