The Six Lives of Henry VIII's wives.
H. Holbein pinx. J.Faber jun.r Fecit.
Cum privilegio Regis. Sold by E. Cooper at the 3 Pigeons in Bedford Street.
Fine mezzotint. Sheet: 345 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet at edges.
A half-length portrait of Henry VIII set within an oval.
CS 185.1.
[Ref: 46319] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Alexander van der Werff pinx. [all]. G. Valck Sculps [Henry VIII only] Vermeulen sculps [all others]
[Rotterdam, c.1710]
Seven engravings with very large margins, all platemarks approx 305 x 190mm (12 x 7½"). Good condition.
Seven portraits (Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr) from Isaac de Larrey's 'Histoire d'Angleterre' (1697-1713). All portraits in elaborate surrounds referencing episodes from their lives designed by Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722), acclaimed as the most important Dutch Master during his lifetime, although his reputation declined from the late 18th century onwards.
[Ref: 34242] £750.00 view all images for this item
Catherine of Aragon
Will.m Hamilton R.A. pinx. J. Thane ex. John Ogborne sculp.
London, Publish'd Apr. 1. 1790, by J. Thane, Rupert Street, Hay Market.
Stipple. Plate: 400 x 340mm (16 x 9½''). Small margins.
A historical scene showing Catherine of Aragon in heated discussion with Cardinal Wolsey.
[Ref: 48098] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Anne Boleyn
Anna Boleyn. Born anno 1503 Married to Henry VIII King of England anno 1530, Beheaded 19th May 1536.
Engraved by R. Cooper 9 Upper Pratt Place Camden Town from
an original Picture by Hans Holbein in the possession of M. Wocker at
Basle.
London, Pubd. May 1st. 1824, by R. Ackermann, 101 Strand.
A very fine stipple, etching and engraving with large margins. Plate 400 x 279mm. 15¾ x 11".
According
the British Museum, this item is not listed by Ganz or Rowlands among
the paintings or drawings by Holbein. The identification as Anne Boleyn
may also be incorrect, although the sitter bears some resemblance to the
woman depicted in a drawing attributed to Holbein and thought to be of
Anne in the Royal Collection. Anne Boleyn (c.1500-1536) was second wife
to Henry VIII, and mother to Elizabeth I.
[Ref: 24735] £110.00
(£132.00 incl.VAT)
Jane Seymour
Jeanne Seymour Reine d'Angleterre femme de Henry VIII.
d'apres Holbein.
A Paris rue St. Victor chez Duflos. [n.d. c.1787]
Engraving with hand colour. 277 x 167mm.
Strong contemporary colour in gold leaf line surround. ['A.D.P.R.' (Avec Privilege Du Roi) inscribed lower right].
[Ref: 2132] £60.00
(£72.00 incl.VAT)
Anne of Cleves
[Anne of Cleves] Anna van Cleef. IV Huysvrouwe van Henrick den VIII.
[n.d., c.1650.]
Etching, sheet 130 x 85mm (5¼ x 3¼"). Trimmed within plate.
Anne
of Cleves (1515-1557), fourth wife of Henry VIII of England and queen
from 6th January to 9th July 1540, when the marriage was anulled due to
non-consummation.
[Ref: 52566] £85.00
(£102.00 incl.VAT)
Catherine Howard
Catherine Howard Queen of K Henry VIII. in the Collection of Mr. Richardson.
Jacobus Houbraken sculpsit Amst: Holben. pinx.
[n.d. c.1739 bit later.]
Engraving with very large margins. Plate 368 x 228mm (14½ x 9"). Some creasing.
Catherine
Howard (c.1521-1542), fifth wife of Henry VIII of England. She was
beheaded after less than two years of marriage to Henry on the grounds
of treason, meaning adultery committed while married to the King.
Catherine was stripped of her title as queen and imprisoned in Syon
House, Middlesex, through the winter of 1541. Catherine's relatives were
also detained in the Tower, except her uncle Thomas, Duke of Norfolk,
who had sufficiently detached himself from the scandal. All of the
Howard prisoners were tried, found guilty of concealing treason, and
sentenced to life imprisonment and forfeiture of goods. In time,
however, they were released with their goods restored. Catherine herself
remained in suspension until Parliament passed a bill of attainder, on
21 January 1542, that made it treason - punishable by death - for a
queen consort to fail to disclose her sexual history to the king within
20 days of their marriage, or to incite someone to have adultery with
her. This solved the matter of Catherine's supposed pre-contract and
made her unequivocally guilty. Catherine was taken to the Tower of
London on 10 February 1542. On 11 February, Henry signed the bill of
attainder into law, and Catherine's execution was scheduled for 7 a.m.
on 13 February. From Birch's 'Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great
Britain'.
[Ref: 28756] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)
Catherine Parr
Plate from Isaac de Larrey's 'Histoire d'Angleterre' (1697-1713) from design with allegorical elements and verses in French, by Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722), acclaimed as the most important Dutch Master during his lifetime, although his reputation declined from the late 18th century onwards.
