Anne of Cleves

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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.

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Categories	Prints Portraits Royalty
Object type	Print
Title	Anne 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 created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O626214/anne-of-cleves-print-houbraken-jacobus/

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