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Anne of Cleves

Print
1740 (published)
Artist/Maker
John & Paul Knapton (publisher)
Houbraken, Jacobus (engraver)
Holbein, Hans (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Portrait, bust-length, in an oval border with rococo decoration. The sitter is wearing a cap, crucifix, pearls and lace collar. Beneath the border is a cherub gesturing to a crown.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Print
TitleAnne of Cleves (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Laid Paper
Engraving
Etching
Brief description
Print, bust-length portrait of Anne of Cleves in a rococo border. Etching and engraving by Jacobus Houbraken, after Hans Holbein, 1740.
Physical description
Portrait, bust-length, in an oval border with rococo decoration. The sitter is wearing a cap, crucifix, pearls and lace collar. Beneath the border is a cherub gesturing to a crown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 52.5cm
  • Width: 34.6cm
Measured by SH 27/09/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Ann of Cleves Queen of K Henry VIII.' (Lettered within the border)
  • 'Holbein pinxit. In the Collection of Thomas Barret Esqr. Impensis J. & P. Knapton Londini 1740. J. Houbraken Sculps. Amst 1739' (Lettered beneath)
Object history
This print is from Birch's 'Lives'.
Subjects depicted
Queen
Pearls
Lace
Crucifix
Putto
Crown
Anne of Cleves
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
27117

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O626214/anne-of-cleves-print-houbraken-jacobus/
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