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Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Antonis Mor, born 1516 - died 1580 - Enlarge image
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
- Object:
Engraving
- Place of origin:
Amsterdam, Holland (engraved)
- Date:
1735 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Antonis Mor, born 1516 - died 1580 (after, painter (artist))
Hubert-François Bourguignon Gravelot, born 1699 - died 1773 (border, artist)
Houbraken, Jacobus, born 1698 - died 1780 (engraver) - Materials and Techniques:
Engraving and etching, ink on paper
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Mrs A. B. Woodcroft
- Museum number:
E.7283-1903
- Gallery location:
British Galleries, room 53b, case 2
Object Type
This print is an engraving, an image made by gouging lines by means of a burin into the surface of a metal plate, inking the plate, and then impressing the ink held in the lines onto a sheet of paper.
Subjects Depicted
This 18th-century print is after a 16th-century painting of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (1536-1572). Norfolk was Elizabeth I's lieutenant in the north of England in 1559-1560. In 1569 he was arrested for his part in the Northern Rebellion, a rising initially inspired by his resentment at the influence at court of the Protestant Cecil family. Subsequently released, he was implicated in 1571 in another intrigue - the Ridolfi Plot. This was a Roman Catholic conspiracy to murder Elizabeth and put Mary, Queen of Scots, on the throne.Norfolk was executed for treason in 1572.
Within the ornamental surround, engraved by Hubert-François Gravelot (1699-1773), sits a weeping cherub with its left hand resting on a crown. This possibly alludes to the Duke of Norfolk's involvement in the fortunes of the throne of England.
Trading
This print is the earliest dated one in a series of 80 portraits published by J. and P. Knapton to illustrate Nicholas Tindal's Continuation of Mr Rapin Thoyras's History of England. The subscription for this series opened in 1736. The prints, announced in 1737, could also be bought separately.
