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Object Type
print
Museum number
O,7.2
Title
Object:
The Monarchs of England
Description
A series of portraits from Ecgberht, King of Wessex to William III and Mary II, taken from medals and paintings, in 4 lines each with 12 bust portraits in ovals Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
William Elder
School/style
British
Production date
1690
(circa)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
421 millimetres
(sheet)
Width:
846 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
O'Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(p. 64)
(Groups)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Representation of:
Ecgberht, King of Wessex
Representation of:
Ethelwulf, King of Wessex
Representation of:
Æthelbald, King of Wessex
Representation of:
Æthelberht, King of Kent, King of Wessex
Representation of:
Æthelred I, King of Wessex
Representation of:
Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, King of the Anglo-Saxons
Representation of:
Edward the Elder, King of the Anglo-Saxons
Representation of:
Athelstan, King of England
Representation of:
Edmund I, 'the Magnificent', King of England
Representation of:
Eadred, King of England
Representation of:
Edwy or Edwig All-fair, King of England
Representation of:
Eadgar the Peaceful, King of England
Representation of:
Edward the Martyr, King of England
Representation of:
Æthelred II, 'the Unready', King of England
Representation of:
Edmund Ironside, King of England
Representation of:
Cnut the Great, King of England, Denmark and Norway
Representation of:
Harold I, 'Harefoot', King of England
Representation of:
Harthacnut, King of England and Denmark
Representation of:
Edward the Confessor, King of England
Representation of:
Harold II, King of England
Representation of:
William I, King of England (William the Conqueror)
Representation of:
William II, King of England
Representation of:
Henry I, King of England
Representation of:
Stephen, King of England
Representation of:
Henry II, King of England
Representation of:
Richard I, King of England, the Lionheart
Representation of:
John, King of England
Representation of:
Henry III, King of England
Representation of:
Edward I, King of England and Duke of Aquitaine
Representation of:
Edward II, King of England and Duke of Aquitaine
Representation of:
Edward III, King of England and Duke of Aquitaine
Representation of:
Richard II, King of England
Representation of:
Henry IV, King of England
Representation of:
Henry V, King of England
Representation of:
Henry VI, King of England
Representation of:
Edward IV, King of England
Representation of:
Edward V, King of England
Representation of:
Richard III, King of England
Representation of:
Henry VII, King of England
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:
Charles II, King of England
Representation of:
James II, King of England
Representation of:
Mary II, Queen of England
Representation of:
William III, King of England
Associated with:
Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield
Associated with:
Guy Miege
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Hans Sloane
(with the Sloane stamp applied in the 1870s (Lugt 2292))
Acquisition date
1753
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
O,7.2
