"Solomon enthroned on the left, wearing a crown like a mitre, pointing ahead, where a man stands holding a knife in one hand, a baby in the other, suspending it in the air between two women, who claim it, one of whom kneels near the king, gesturing to...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 10, 1791, by Josh. Read, Coventry Court, Coventry Street
"Portrait of George IV when Prince of Wales; three quarter length, looking to right; one arm resting against plinth of pillar; wearing Star of the Garter; in rectangular frame topped with three feathers."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched within lower part of decorative border.
Publisher:
Published as the act directs, 19 May 1792, & sold by W. Faden, Charing Cross, M. Ryland, Bond Str., J. Collyer, Dorrington Street, Cold Bath Fields, and Mrs. Lay, No. 14, on the Steine, Brighton
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, and George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Volume 1, page 170.1. Inquiries into the origin and progress of the science of heraldry in England.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Drawing of a sixteenth-century document, with a decorative design and coat of arms on top and sides and armorial seals below. The decorative initial "T" contains a figure with a crown. The text itself is written in brown ink and is signed "C.B. alias...
Description:
Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Topic):
Kings, Helmets, Coats of arms, and Seals (Insignia)
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...
Alternative Title:
Ego et rex meus
Description:
Title devised by curator; alternative title written in ink.
Subject (Name):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
Subject (Topic):
Seals (Insignia), Coats of arms, Kings, and Clergy
Bust portrait of Fox in an oval frame, head turned left. Below the portrait, bordered by a draped cloth is a scene -- a representation of the opposition and a hostile account of Fox and the Holland family, in front of Westminster Hall. In the center...
Watercolor drawing depicting a head of King Henry III carved in oak. The king wears a crown, and curled hair protrudes out from under it on both sides. The date(?) "12 III 16" and decorative symbols fill the space above the head
Alternative Title:
Henry III
Description:
Title from note in black ink below image, perhaps in the artist's hand.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Watercolor drawing depicting one wall of the chancel inside Barnwell Church, where the carved head of King Henry III was formerly located. The bottom parts of two windows, one of stained glass, are seen at top; an arch is built into the bottom part of...
Sketches by Hogarth, including one of the dancer George Desnoyer, wearing helmet and skirt, dancing; a king and queen at top left, and a shield with child's head and wings to the right; copy after Hogarth
