print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1853,0112.1822
Title: Object: Les Sept Evesques d'Angleterre qui furent mis dans la Tour par le Roy Jaques II
Description: The Seven Bishops; portraits, each half-length in ovals, wearing bands and episcopal robes; above, mitre and medals depicting the Tower and the scales of justice; illustration to an unidentified book. Etching
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Production date: 1688 (c.)
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Dimensions: Height: 146 millimetres (trimmed); Width: 83 millimetres (trimmed)
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Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Portrait of: William Lloyd, Bishop of Worcester; Portrait of: Francis Turner, Bishop of Ely; Portrait of: John Lake, Bishop of Chichester; Portrait of: William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury; Portrait of: Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells; Portrait of: Thomas White, Bishop of Peterborough; Portrait of: Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Bishop of Exeter and Winchester
Associated events: Associated Event: Imprisonment of the Seven Bishops 1688
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Acquisition date: 1853
Acquisition notes: 1853,0112.1338 to 2335 is a collection of engraved portraits of persons connected with Suffolk formed by David Elisha Davy, as part of his collections on the history of Suffolk which were purchased by the Department of Manuscripts in 1852. The portraits were transferred to the Department of Prints and Drawings in 1853.
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1853,0112.1822

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