print; title-page

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Object Type: print; title-page
Museum number: 1868,0328.791
Title: Object: The History of the Defendors of the Catholique Faith
Description: Title-page to a history of the English Reformation by Christopher Lever, with architectural compartments arranged around a central tablet on which is engraved the title etc.; for full description, see 1895,1031.272. 1627 Engraving
Producer name: Print made by: Friedrich von Hulsen; Published by: Nicholas, Fussell; Published by: Humphrey Moseley
Production date: 1627
Production place: Published in: London (England)
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Dimensions: Height: 160 millimetres (cropped); Width: 122 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: The printmaker's name and other inscriptions have been cropped from the lower edge of the print. For a complete impression, see 1895,0328.791
Bibliographic references: BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (9); Hind 1952-64 / Engraving in England in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (III.214.4)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: catholicism; torture; execution; military/naval
Associated names: Representation of: Henry VIII, King of England; Representation of: Edward VI, King of England; Representation of: Mary I, Queen of England; Representation of: Elizabeth I, Queen of England; Representation of: James I, King of England (James VI of Scotland); Representation of: Charles I, King of England; Representation of: Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex; Representation of: Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury; Representation of: Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London; Representation of: Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester; Representation of: Guy Fawkes; Illustration to: Christopher Lever
Associated places: Associated with: Spain; Topographic representation of: London
Associated events: Associated Event: Spanish Armada 1588; Associated Event: Gunpowder Plot 1605
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Acquisition date: 1868
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1868,0328.791

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