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A View of the House of Peers, the King sitting on his Throne, the Commons attending him at the end of Ye Session 1741/2

Print
29/09/1749 (published)
Artist/Maker
Pine, John (engraver)
Pine, John (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print showing a view of the House of Lords, king George II seated in his throne and the House of Commons in attendance.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleA View of the House of Peers, the King sitting on his Throne, the Commons attending him at the end of Ye Session 1741/2 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
'A View of the House of Peers, the King sitting on his Throne, the Commons attending him at the end of Ye Session 1741/2'. Engraving by John Pine, 1749.
Physical description
Print showing a view of the House of Lords, king George II seated in his throne and the House of Commons in attendance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 47.6cm
  • Width: 64.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Engrav'd & Publish'd by J. Pine, Sept. 29. 1749.' (Lettered with title, dedication, list of the Lord Chancellors, printers' addresses and)
Credit line
Given by Mr James Laver CBE
Subjects depicted
Peers
Throne
Monarch
George II
Places depicted
House of Lords
House of Commons
Parliament
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.813-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568341/a-view-of-the-house-print-pine-john/
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