[King Henry the Eighth and Anne Boleyn] [graphic].

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Title
[King Henry the Eighth and Anne Boleyn] [graphic].
Alternative Title
Here struts old pious Harry, once the great reformer of the English church and state
Creator
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Contributor
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Ramsay, Allan, 1686-1758
Published / Created
[between 1728 and 1729]
Publication Place
[London]
Publisher
[Wm. Hogarth]
Abstract

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.

Description
Added title from the first two lines from first of the seven couplets in three columns below image.
Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826).
Imperfect impresson; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text and image along right side.
Printmaker, publisher, state, and date from Paulson.
Purchased from John Grant, Ltd., Edinburgh; August 1940; £20 Kinnaird lot. With Kinnaird bookplate; disbound at Yale.
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.
Title from Paulson: King Henry the Eighth and Anne Bullen.
Extent
1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 495 x 377 mm
Edition
[State 1].
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Kinnaird 71K Box 320

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Engravings -- England -- London -- 1728
Etchings -- England -- London -- 1728
Historical reenactments
Portraits
Resource Type
Prints & Photographs
Subject (Geographic)
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1727-1760
Subject (Name)
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Ramsay, Allan, 1686-1758
Subject (Topic)
Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536
Cardinals
Castles & palaces
Ceremonial rooms
Children
Couples
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
Kings
Nobility
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
11315862
Object ID (OID)
16030648
More Information
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), no. 116

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