King James I of England and VI of Scotland. Engraving by J. Heath after P. van Somer and T. Stothard, 1788.
- Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834.
- Date:
- Jan.y 1st 1788
- Reference:
- 2047182i
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About this work
Description
Half length to right in trompe l'oeil oval frame decorated with thistles and oak leaves. Below, possibly two princes (Henry Frederick and Charles?), with a jousting scene between them
Publication/Creation
[London] (Strand) : Published as the Act directs by T. Cadell, Jan.y 1st 1788.
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 25 x 16.3 cm
Lettering
James I. Heath sculp.t
Creator/production credits
According to the British Museum catalogue (loc. cit.), the allegory was designed by Stothard
References note
Freeman O'Donoghue, Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, London 1910, vol. 2, p. 616, no. 21 (as plate to: David Hume, History of England, London: T. Cadell, 1789: not confirmed)
John Heath, The Heath family engravers 1779-1878, Aldershot 1993, vol. 1, pp. 104-105, no. 1788.3 (as one of four plates by Heath to Hume's History of England, published by T. Cadell in 1788)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2047182i
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Location Status Access Closed stores