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HOLBEIN, Hans (artist)
Edmund Lodge (1756-1839); John Chamberlaine (Pub).
Portraits of Illustrious Personages of the Court of Henry VIII, engraved in imitation of the Original Drawings of Hans Holbein in the Collection of His Majesty.
A handsome collection of portraits, many printed on toned paper, with letterpress commentaries on the subjects' lives. Plates are mostly printed on pink paper as issued.
- Published
- London: Printed by William Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Printing-Office, 1828
- References
- Abbey Life 205; cf. Lowndes Ip.405; Bobins II 667; Prideaux p.56
- Plates
- 83
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: Printed by William Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Printing-Office, 1828
- Ref
- 460
3rd edition. 4to. Eighty-three hand-coloured plates blank edges of plates oxidised as often (chemicals in paper used). Contemporary 1/2 red morocco over marbled boards; spine in gilt compartments, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, rubbed, folio. Holbein's portraits of the court of Henry VIII is a series 80 exquisitely beautiful plates engraved by Bartolozzi Cooper and others and printed on tinted paper in imitation of the original highly-finished drawings preserved in the royal collection at Windsor. Historical and biographical letter-press by Edmund Lodge Esq. Norroy King of Arms F.S.A. etc., published by John Chamberlaine Esq. Late Keeper of the Royal Collection of drawings and medals imperial. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontispiece. Portrait of Hans Holbein, at Kensington Palace. 2. Frontispiece. Portrait of Holbein's Wife, at Kensington Palace. 3-14. A series of 12 anonymous portraits in His Majesty's Collection. 15. The Lady Audley. 16. The Lady Barkley. 17. Anna Bollein, Queen. 18. Nicholas Borbonius. 19. The Lady Borow. [Borough] 20. The Lady Butts. 21. S.G. Carow, Knight. [Carew] 22. Gawain Carow, Knight. [Carew] 23. Ann of Cleve. 24. [Lord] Clinton. 25. Brooke, Lord Cobham. 26. John Colet, Dean of St.Paul's. 27. Edward Stanley, Earle of Darbey. 28. The Lady Marchioness of Dorset. 29. Edward, Prince. 30. Edward, Prince of Wales. 31. Edward VI. 32. Thomas Eliott, Knight. 33. The Lady Eliot. 34. [Sir John] Gage. 35. S. George of Cornwall. 36. Sir John Godsalve. 37. Harry Guldeford, Knight. 38. The Lady Henegham. 39. Phillip Hobbie, Knight. 40. The Lady Hobbei. 41. Queen Catherine Howard. 42. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. 43. Mother Jak. 44. The Lady Lister. 45. The lady Mary after Queen. 46. Philip Melanchthon. 47. The Lady Meutas. 48. The Lady Monteagle. 49. Judge [John] More, Sir Thomas More's Father. 50. Thomas Moor, Lord Chancelour. 51. John More, Sir Thomas More's Son. 52. Ormond. 53. William Par, Marquess of Northampton. 54. The Lady Parker. 55. Thomas Parrie. 56. N. Poines, Knight. 57. N. Poines, Knight. 58. John Poines. 59. The Lady Ratclif. 60. Reskemeer, a Cornish Gentleman. 61. [Lord] Rich, Lord Chancelor. 62. The Lady Rich. 63. The Lady of Richmond. 64. The Bishop of Rochester. 65. J. Russell, Lord Privy Seal, with one eye. 66. Francis Russell, Earl of Bedford, sometime after. [Queen Jane Seymour] an uncoloured engraving. 67. William Sharinton. 68. Thomas Strange, Knight. 69. M. Souch. 70. Fitz Williams, Earl of Southampton. 71. [Sir Richard] Southwell, Knight. 72. [plate not captioned]. 73. Henry, Eldest Son of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. 74. Charles, Second Son of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. 75. The Dutchess of Suffolk. 76. Thomas, Earl of Surry. 77. The Lady Surry. 78. The Lord Vaux. 79. The Lady Vaux. 80. Warham, Bishop of Canterbury. 81. Lord Wentworth. 82. Charles Winfield, Knight. 83. Thomas Wiatt, Knight.
