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print
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illustrated book
Object Type
print
illustrated book
Museum number
1879,1011.201-234
Title
Object:
Chronyck van het leven en bedrijf van al de koninghen van Engelandt
Description
Cornelis Danckertsz, "Chronyck van het leven en bedrijf van al de koninghen van Engelandt van het beginsel der Romeynsche regeringe tot de doodt van Carel de Eerste" (Amsterdam, Cornelis Danckertz) 1649; containing 234 prints, including a scene of the nuns of Coldingham preserving their chastity by cutting off their noses and lips, 25 portraits of English kings, and scenes of English royal history, namely, the death of William the Conqueror, Henry II serving his son at dinner, Edward III and the Burghers of Calais, Richard II forbidding the combat between the Dukes of Norfolk and Hereford, Richard II surrendering his crown, marriage of Henry V, the murder of Prince Edward, murder of the young Princes in the Tower, execution of Anne Boleyn, and the execution of the Gunpowder Plotters. Printed with letterpress text and bound in half-vellum with embossed mottled boards. Etchings and engravings
Producer name
Published by:
Cornelis Danckerts I
After:
Anthony van Dyck
(portrait of Charles I, p. 177)
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1649
Production place
Published in:
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
letterpress
Dimensions
Height:
315 millimetres
(approx. sheet size of each page)
Width:
202 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Lacking title-page.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
king/queen
history
Associated names
Portrait of:
William I, King of England (William the Conqueror)
Portrait of:
William II, King of England
Portrait of:
Henry I, King of England
Portrait of:
Stephen, King of England
Portrait of:
Henry II, King of England
Portrait of:
Richard I, King of England, the Lionheart
Portrait of:
Henry III, King of England
Portrait of:
Edward I, King of England and Duke of Aquitaine
Portrait of:
Edward II, King of England and Duke of Aquitaine
Portrait of:
Edward III, King of England and Duke of Aquitaine
Portrait of:
Richard II, King of England
Portrait of:
Henry IV, King of England
Portrait of:
Henry V, King of England
Portrait of:
Henry VI, King of England
Portrait of:
Edward IV, King of England
Portrait of:
Edward V, King of England
Portrait of:
Richard III, King of England
Portrait of:
Henry VII, King of England
Portrait of:
Henry VIII, King of England
Representation of:
Anne Boleyn
Portrait of:
Edward VI, King of England
Portrait of:
Mary I, Queen of England
Portrait of:
Elizabeth I, Queen of England
Portrait of:
James I, King of England (James VI of Scotland)
Portrait of:
Charles I, King of England
Associated with:
Sir Richard Baker
(author)
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Chronyck van het leven en bedrijf van al de koninghen van Engelandt
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
John Buttler
Acquisition date
1879
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1879,1011.201-234