Engraving: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

1941.03.0012

Thumbnail of Engraving: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1941.03.0012)

Basic Information

Artifact Identification Engraving: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester   (1941.03.0012)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Documentary Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Graphic Documents
Artist/Maker Engraved by Jacobus Houbraken 1698-1780 Kingdom of the Netherlands George Vertue 1684-1756 Printed by J. & P. Knapton, London, 1742 - Printed on artifact
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1747 CE
Culture British, English

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 36.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 22.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) <0.1 cm
Weight 12 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Paper, Pigment--Ink
Manufacturing Processes Printed, Engraved
Munsell Color Information waived

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Birch, Thomas. The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain. John and Paul Knapton, London: 1747. Engravings by Jacobus Houbraken. Bridgewater, William, and Seymour Kurtz, eds. The Columbia Encyclopedia. Third Edition. New York: Columbia University Press, 1963.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Henry V. Putzel
Reproduction no
Reproduction Information N/A

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