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Object Type
print
Museum number
1848,0212.76
Description
James VI and I, and Anne of Denmark, standing whole length within arches; family tree in centre, beneath medallion with portrait of Prince Henry. Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1603-1612
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
200 millimetres
Width:
274 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Based on an engraving by Nicolaas de Bruyn used to illustrate a broadside of 1604, see 1974,1207.6. Another impression of the present print, 1848,0911.272, is lettered at bottom centre, 'G. Ens lud.'
Bibliographic references
O'Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(75)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
2012 Apr-Oct BM, G69a Shakespeare's Money and Medals
Associated names
Portrait of:
James I, King of England (James VI of Scotland)
Portrait of:
Anne of Denmark, Queen of James VI and I
Portrait of:
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Henry Graves & Co
Acquisition date
1848
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1848,0212.76
Conservation
Treatment
: 30 Jan 2012
Treatment
: 30 Jan 2012