The Most Reverend Father in God, His Grace Doctor Hugh Boulter, Lord Archbishop of Armagh

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Artist/Maker	Brooks, John (engraver) Bindon, Francis (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (printed)

Whole-length portrait, standing, turned slightly to right and looking to front. The sitter is wearing a gown and bands and is holding a Bible under his left arm. In the upper left corner is a putto lifting a curtain. To the left is a pauper woman kneeling and to the right is a group of paupers.

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Categories	Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	The Most Reverend Father in God, His Grace Doctor Hugh Boulter, Lord Archbishop of Armagh (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on laid paper Laid Paper Mezzotint
Brief description	Whole-length portrait of Hugh Boulter, archbishop of Armagh, in gown and bands. Mezzotint by John Brooks after Francis Bindon, 1742.
Physical description	Whole-length portrait, standing, turned slightly to right and looking to front. The sitter is wearing a gown and bands and is holding a Bible under his left arm. In the upper left corner is a putto lifting a curtain. To the left is a pauper woman kneeling and to the right is a group of paupers.
Dimensions	Height: 50.9cm Width: 37.6cm Measured by SH 11/10/2010
Style	British School
Copy number	1st state
Marks and inscriptions	'Fran: Bindon Armiger Pinxt. 1742. J. Brooks Excudit. The Most Reverend Father in God, His Grace Doctor Hugh Boulter, Lord Archbishop of Armagh, Primate and Metropolitan of all Ireland, and one of the Lords Justices of the said Kingdom. This Plate is Humbly Dedicated to his Grace by his Grace's most Obedient Humble Servant Jno. Brooks.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted	Archbishop Putto Pauper Bible Boulter, Hugh
Bibliographic reference	Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 1, p. 87.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	22216

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O646345/the-most-reverend-father-in-print-brooks-john/

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