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Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
Title
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex [graphic] / J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. ; Holben [sic] pinx.
Published
[London] : Impensis J. & P. Knapton Londini, 1739.
Physical Description
1 print : engraving ; plate mark 374 x 239 mm, on sheet 516 x 354 mm
Notes
Title engraved in image.
Caption below image: In the possession of Edward Southwell, Esqr.
Plate published in: Birch, T. Heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain [1752].
Provenance
Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Summary
"Portrait of Thomas Cromwell, bust seen in profile to right, wearing a cap and fur-trimmed coat; in an ornamental oval; a small scene with a man admiring a woman's portrait below; a crown and keys in lower left; a papal tiara and arms in lower right; before publisher's address; after Hans Holbein the Younger."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 25, 2012
References
British Museum. Catalogue of engraved British portraits, v. 2, page 171
Genre/Form
Portrait prints.
Engravings - England - 1739.
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