"Henry VII (erroneously described as Henry V) opposite his wife, Elizabeth of York, both kneeling in prayer at altars, their three sons kneeling behind the king and their four daughters behind the queen, two tents behind with an angel between, the fabric in his hands, a fanciful depiction of the mounted St. George swinging his sword at the flying dragon on the hills behind, a broken lance on the ground, the princess and her hound watching, castles and forests beyond."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Henry V, his Queen and family and Henry the Fifth, his Queen and family
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume in which the print appeared., Plate from: Walpole, H. Anecdotes of painting in England ... [Twickenham] : Strawberry Hill, 1762-1771 [i.e. 1780]., Engraved after the painting hung by Horace Walpole on the staircase at Strawberry Hill., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 71 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., and 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; sheet 16.3 x 16.8 cm.
Publisher:
Strawberry Hill Press
Subject (Name):
Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509,, Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Henry VII, King of England, 1465-1503,, George, Saint, -303., and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Henry VII (erroneously described as Henry V) opposite his wife, Elizabeth of York, both kneeling in prayer at altars, their three sons kneeling behind the king and their four daughters behind the queen, two tents behind with an angel between, the fabric in his hands, a fanciful depiction of the mounted St. George swinging his sword at the flying dragon on the hills behind, a broken lance on the ground, the princess and her hound watching, castles and forests beyond."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Henry V, his Queen and family and Henry the Fifth, his Queen and family
Description:
Title etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume in which the print appeared., Plate from: Walpole, H. Anecdotes of painting in England ... [Twickenham] : Strawberry Hill, 1762-1771 [i.e. 1780]., Engraved after the painting hung by Horace Walpole on the staircase at Strawberry Hill., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 93 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. 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 13., 1 print : etching and engraving on wove paper ; sheet 15.7 x 16 cm., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Strawberry Hill Press
Subject (Name):
Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509,, Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Henry VII, King of England, 1465-1503,, George, Saint, -303., and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
A print with two large woodcut portraits and letterpress captions below. On the left King George II and on the right Caroline of Ansbach, each depicted full-length in a large octagonal foliate frame
Description:
Titles from letterpress text below images., Date of publication based on subject., and "[Numb."--Upper right corner.
Publisher:
Printed and sold in Aldermary Church-Yard
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, and Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1737,
Sherwin, J. K. (John Keyse), 1751-1790, printmaker
Published / Created:
[4 June 1794]
Call Number:
Portraits P688 no. 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Pitt the elder falls back after speaking in the House of Lords, his head falling to right against his left shoulder, supported by the Duke of Cumberland with the Earl of Bessborough sitting to far right, the Marquess of Rockingham and Duke of Richmond standing beside him, looking and gesturing towards Chatham, Lord Rivers and Lowth, Bishop of London, standing on the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1872,0608.166., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and The name of each figure is inscribed in the image.
Publisher:
Published 4th of June 1794 by Robert Wilkinson, No. 58 Cornhill
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
"Double portrait of Charles V and of Henry VIII, bust-length, bearded, wearing hat and contemporary costume, Charles wearing the order of the Golden Fleece."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Alternative Title:
King Henry the Eighth and the Emperor Charles the Fifth
Description:
Title etched below image., Date of publication based on the year that G.P. Harding was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London., 1 print : stipple engraving and etching on wove paper ; sheet 24.1 x 30.1 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom edges.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547,, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558,, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Double portrait of Charles V and of Henry VIII, bust-length, bearded, wearing hat and contemporary costume, Charles wearing the order of the Golden Fleece."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Alternative Title:
King Henry the Eighth and the Emperor Charles the Fifth
Description:
Title etched below image. and Date of publication based on the year that G.P. Harding was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547,, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558,, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
"Triple three-quarter length portrait of the three Waldegrave sisters, seated beside one another at a small work-table; Lady Anna Horatia at right embroidering, with Lady Charlotte Maria at left, her head turned towards front, winding silk from skein which Lady Elizabeth Laura, centre, is holding; a curtain, pillars and trees behind them; after Reynolds (Mannings 1810)."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Ladies Waldegrave
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from: Smith, J.C. British mezzotinto portraits., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Engraved after the painting, now in the National Gallery of Scotland (NG 2171), that was kept by Horace Walpole in the Great Parlour (Refectory) at Strawberry Hill., Tipped in at page 38 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. 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 13., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Publish'd Decr. 1st, 1781, by V. Green, No. 29, Newman Street, Oxford Street, London
Subject (Name):
Waldegrave, Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave, Countess, 1760-1816,, Euston, Charlotte Maria Waldegrave, Lady, 1761-1808,, and Seymour, Anne Horatia Waldegrave, Lady, 1762-1801,
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 1903); half-length seated to right, looking at her young daughter curled up against her chest, and wrapping her in ermine-lined mantle."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1881,1112.231., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge with loss of imprint. Imprint statement supplied from impression in the British Museum., Formerly laid in at page 69 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., 1 print : mezzotint on laid paper ; sheet 14.7 x 11.5 cm., and Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge.
Publisher:
Printed for John Bowles in Cornhil, & Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Name):
Maria, Duchess of Gloucester, 1736-1807, and Waldegrave, Elizabeth Laura, 1760-1816,
"Portrait after Reynolds (Mannings 1903); half-length seated to right, looking at her young daughter curled up against her chest, and wrapping her in ermine-lined mantle."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1881,1112.231., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom edge with loss of imprint. Imprint statement supplied from impression in the British Museum., and Mounted on page 74 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.
Publisher:
Printed for John Bowles in Cornhil, & Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Name):
Maria, Duchess of Gloucester, 1736-1807, and Waldegrave, Elizabeth Laura, 1760-1816,