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Set of Four Stipple Engravings from "Drawings by Hans Holbein" /// Henry VIII1812
1812
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Artist: (after) Hans Holbein (the Younger) (German-Swiss, c. 1497-1543)
Title: "Catherine Howard Queen", "Jane Seymour Queen", "Anna Bollein Queen", and "The Lady Mary after Queen"
Portfolio: Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, in the Collection of His Majesty, for the Portraits of Illustrious Persons of the Court of Henry VIII. With Biographical Tracts
Year: 1812 (First quarto edition)
Medium: Set of Four Original Stipple Engravings printed in colors on heavy pink wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: William Bulmer and Co., London, UK
Publisher: John Chamberlaine, London, UK
Reference: "Life" - Abbey No. 205; Brunet III, No. 260; Lowndes No. 1381; Lowndes II page 405
Sheet size (each): approx. 13.75" x 9.88"
Image size (each): approx. 7.25" x 4.75"
Condition: All four engravings have some light scattered discoloration at edges in margins. "The Lady Mary after Queen" also has a few small light spots of discoloration to its image's edge lower right. Have been professionally stored away for decades. They are all otherwise strong impressions in excellent condition
Notes:
These four works were engraved by English artist Thomas Cheesman (1760-1834), Flemish artist Anthony Cardon (the Younger) (1772-1813), Italian-English artist James Anthony Minasi (1776-1865), and English artist Henry Hoppner Meyer (1780-1847) respectively, after drawings by German-Swiss artist Hans Holbein (the Younger) (c. 1497-1543). Comes from Chamberlaine's one volume "Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, in the Collection of His Majesty, for the Portraits of Illustrious Persons of the Court of Henry VIII. With Biographical Tracts", (1812) (First quarto edition), which consists of 84 stipple engravings printed in colors. There were biographical texts for each portrait by Sir Edmund Lodge. Gold gilded edges as issued. The (First folio edition) was published 1792-1800. There was also a final (Second quarto edition) published in 1828.
Biography:
Hans Holbein the Younger (German: c. 1497-1543) was a German-Swiss painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire, and Reformation propaganda, and he made a significant contribution to the history of book design. He is called "the Younger" to distinguish him from his father Hans Holbein the Elder, an accomplished painter of the Late Gothic school.
Holbein was born in Augsburg but worked mainly in Basel as a young artist. At first, he painted murals and religious works, and designed stained glass windows and illustrations for books from the printer Johann Froben. He also painted an occasional portrait, making his international mark with portraits of humanist Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. When the Reformation reached Basel, Holbein worked for reformist clients while continuing to serve traditional religious patrons. His Late Gothic style was enriched by artistic trends in Italy, France, and the Netherlands, as well as by Renaissance humanism. The result was a combined aesthetic uniquely his own.
Holbein traveled to England in 1526 in search of work with a recommendation from Erasmus. He was welcomed into the humanist circle of Thomas More, where he quickly built a high reputation. He returned to Basel for four years, then resumed his career in England in 1532 under the patronage of Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell. By 1535, he was King's Painter to Henry VIII of England. In this role, he produced portraits and festive decorations, as well as designs for jewellery, plate, and other precious objects. His portraits of the royal family and nobles are a record of the court in the years when Henry was asserting his supremacy over the Church of England.
- Creation Year:1812
- Dimensions:Height: 13.75 in (34.93 cm)Width: 9.88 in (25.1 cm)
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- After:Hans Holbein (1497 - 1543, German)
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- Gallery Location:Saint Augustine, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU121214818292
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