[Elizabeth I] c.1629

Woodcut | 16.8 x 11.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 601234

Description

Woodcut of Elizabeth I, Queen of England. Whole length with curled hair, crown, open ruff, pearl necklace, gown, jewelled bodice, and ermine mantle. Seated on a throne below a canopy, holding orb in left hand and sceptre in right. With Latin inscription below and printed text on verso. Cut down. Plate from Gregorio Leti's Historia o vera Vita di Elizabetta Regina d'Inghilterra (1693). Plate to Abraham Darcie's edition of William Canden's Tomus Alter, & Idem Or the Historie of the Life and Reigne of that Famous Princesse Elizabeth (1629).
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Subject(s)

Search the collection View the person page Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Woodcut

woodcut

Measurements

16.8 x 11.3 cm (sheet of paper)

11.0 x 6.9 cm (image)
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Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
References

Other number(s)

O'D Queen Elizabeth (1894) : O'Donoghue, F., 1894. A Descriptive and Classified Catalogue of Portraits of Queen Elizabeth, London – O'D Queen Elizabeth (1894) 225

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