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Object Type
Museum number: 1872,0608.551
Description: The Seven Bishops sent by James II to the Tower; portraits, each half-length in ovals with palms and mitres, wearing bands and episcopal robes; lower margin with inscription cut. Engraving
Producer name
School/style
Production date: 1688 (c.)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 351 millimetres (trimmed); Width: 277 millimetres (trimmed)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: For another impression (with inscription in lower margin) see 1864,1114.445.
Bibliographic references: Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (6); O'Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (2) (Groups)
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
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1872
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1872,0608.551

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