Henry Danvers Earl of Danby

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Artist/Maker	Green, Valentine (engraver) Josiah Boydell (publisher) Van Dyck, Anthony (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Whole-length portrait, standing to left and looking to front; left hand on the hilt of a sword at his side, right on a table with a hat; wearing robes, ruff collar and a chain over his shoulders with a pendant of St. George.

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Categories	Portraits Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Henry Danvers Earl of Danby (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on paper Paper Mezzotint
Brief description	Portrait, whole-length of Henry Danvers, earl of Danby, wearing robes. Mezzotint by Valentine Green after Anthony Van Dyck, 1775.
Physical description	Whole-length portrait, standing to left and looking to front; left hand on the hilt of a sword at his side, right on a table with a hat; wearing robes, ruff collar and a chain over his shoulders with a pendant of St. George.
Dimensions	Cut height: 66.7cm Cut width: 43.9cm Measured by SH 28/04/2011.
Style	English School
Copy number	3rd state
Marks and inscriptions	'Van Dyke Pinxit. / Josiah Boydell delint. Val. Green fecit. / Engrar. to his Majesty Henry Danvers Earl of Danby, In the Marble Parlour at Houghton. Size of the picture 4F. 3I. by 7F. 3I. in height. Published Jany. 2d. 1775 by Josiah Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.' (Lettered)
Production	This print was made after a drawing by Josiah Boydell, taken from the original portrait by Van Dyck.
Subjects depicted	Earl Man Pendant Ruff Sword Danvers, Henry (Earl of Danby)
Bibliographic reference	Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 2, p.547.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	24634

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O636739/henry-danvers-earl-of-danby-print-green-valentine/

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