Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Engraving
1735 (made)
1735 (made)
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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.
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.
Object details
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| Title | Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving and etching, ink on paper |
| Brief description | Portrait of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk |
| Physical description | Engraving |
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| Gallery label | British Galleries:
This image of Thomas Howard comes from an earlier portrait. The Rococo surround is by Hubert Gravelot, whose prints helped introduce and popularise the Rococo style in Britain. Gravelot taught drawing at the St Martin's Lane Academy in London, where Rococo was first nurtured in this country.(27/03/2003) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs A. B. Woodcroft |
| Object history | After a painting by Antonis Mor (born in Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1516-1520, died in Antwerp, Belgium, 1576); border by Hubert François Bourguignon Gravelot (born in Paris, 1699, died there in 1773) Engraved in Amsterdam by Jacobus Houbraken (born in Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1698, died there in 1780) |
| Summary | 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. |
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| Accession number | E.7283-1903 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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