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King Henry the Eigth [sic] & Anna Bullen
Title
King Henry the Eigth [sic] & Anna Bullen [graphic] / design'd & engrav'd by Wm. Hogarth.
Edition
[State 5].
Publication
London : Printed for Robert Wilkinson, Cornhil, Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard & R. Sayer, in Fleet Street, [1726]
Manufacture
[printed circa 1790]
Physical Description
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 483 x 378 mm, on sheet 528 x 420 mm
Notes
Title etched below image.
Title from Paulson: King Henry the eighth and Anne Bullen
State and publisher from Paulson.
"Price 5s."--Lower right corner.
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.
Summary
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 and 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.
Variant and related titles
King Henry the Eigth & Anna Bullen
King Henry the Eight & Anna Bullen
King Henry the Eight and Anna Bullen
King Henry the eighth and Anna Bullen
Title from Paulson: King Henry the eighth and Anne Bullen
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 17, 2014
References
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 113
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, no. 116
Subjects
Genre/Form
Historical reenactments.
Portraits.
Engravings - England - London - 1728.
Etchings - England - London - 1728.
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