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Object Type
Museum number: 1902,1011.6847
Description: Portraits of seven bishops, half length in ovals, arranged together within ornamental borders, with a mitre containing a candle at the top of each oval; above, an eye surrounded by stars and rays. c.1688/1700 Mezzotint
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School/style
Production date: 1688 (c.)
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Technique
Dimensions: Height: 190 millimetres; Width: 140 millimetres
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Curator's comments: This print may be that mentioned by Bromley, A Catalogue of English Engraved Portraits (1793), p. 176, as a mezzotint portrait of the seven bishops with candlesticks by John Smith.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: christian cleric; catholicism
Associated names: Portrait of: William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury; Portrait of: Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells; Portrait of: John Lake, Bishop of Chichester; Portrait of: William Lloyd, Bishop of Worcester; Portrait of: Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Bishop of Exeter and Winchester; Portrait of: Francis Turner, Bishop of Ely; Portrait of: Thomas White, Bishop of Peterborough
Associated events: Associated Event: Trial of the Seven Bishops 1688
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1902
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1902,1011.6847

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