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The Arch's of Triumph

Engraving
1604 (First published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Arch's of Triumph (Suite title)
Materials and techniques
engraving
Brief description
Stephen Harrison (after), 1 of 8 plates, including title plate, from the set of 8 entitled 'The Arch's [sic] of Triumph' depicting the series of temporary arches erected in London on the 15th of March 1604, in honour of James I's ceremonial entrance and passage through the city to Parliament. Engraved by William Kip. London, 1604.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 358mm
  • Sheet width: 257mm
  • Platemark height: 313mm
  • Platemark width: 230mm
Object history
According to Nichols, in 1831, there were other impressions in the Bodleian, Pepysian, the Society of Antiquaries, at Chatsworth and in the collection of 'the late John Dent esq.'.
Bibliographic references
  • Nichols, J.G., London pageants: I. Accounts of sixty royal processions and entertainments in the city of London, London: J.B. Nichols & Son, 1831, p. 64.
  • Berlin II) Berlin Staatliche Museen, Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, 2978.
  • Hind, A. M., Engraving in England in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, 3 vols, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1952-1964, pp. 17-34 & 210-211.
Collection
Accession number
14012

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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