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Ann Bullen Queen of K. Henry VIII

Print
1738 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, head and shoulders, turned and facing to left. The sitter is wearing a peaked cap, decorated with pearls. The portrait is set in an oval border. Beneath is a putto holding a torch and revealing a severed head and axe.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAnn Bullen Queen of K. Henry VIII (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving and etching on paper
Brief description
Head and shoulders portrait of Anne Boleyn in an oval border. Etching and engraving by Jacobus Houbraken, after Hans Holbein, 1738.
Physical description
Portrait, head and shoulders, turned and facing to left. The sitter is wearing a peaked cap, decorated with pearls. The portrait is set in an oval border. Beneath is a putto holding a torch and revealing a severed head and axe.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.9cm
  • Width: 24cm
Measured by SH 27/09/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Ann Bullen Queen of K. Henry VIII' (Lettered in the border)
  • 'J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. In the Collection of the late Earl of Bradford. Impensis J. & P. Knapton Londini 1738. Holbein pinx.' (Lettered below)
Object history
This print is from Birch's 'Lives'.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
21810

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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