[King Henry the Eighth and Anne Boleyn] [graphic].

Edition:

[State 1].

Published/Created:

[London]
[Wm. Hogarth]
[between 1728 and 1729]

Physical Description:

1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 495 x 377 mm

Related Links:

Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 113
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), no. 116

Notes:

Title from Paulson: King Henry the Eighth and Anne Bullen.
Added title from the first two lines from first of the seven couplets in three columns below image.
Printmaker, publisher, state, and date from Paulson.
Imperfect impresson; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text and image along right side.
The subject alludes to the perceived threat to the political supremacy of Robert Walpole (here represented by Wolsey) at the accession of George II. The composition echoes the traditional iconography of the popular story of Fair Rosamond and Henry II. See O'Connell, S. The popular print in England, 1999, p. 20.
Purchased from John Grant, Ltd., Edinburgh; August 1940; £20 Kinnaird lot. With Kinnaird bookplate; disbound at Yale.
Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826).

Abstract:

King Henry VIII leads Anne Boleyn towards the throne. A melancholy Cardinal Wolsey leans his head in his hand as he glances sideways toward the couple. In the background Katherine of Aragon sitting in another throne, turns away from the couple to converse with Anne's former lover, Lord Percy. A young page carries the train of Anne's dress as she enters the palace.

Variant Titles:

Here struts old pious Harry, once the great reformer of the English church and state

Associated Names:

Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 [Printmaker]
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 [Artist]

Topics:

Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536
Cardinals
Castles & palaces
Ceremonial rooms
Children
Couples
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
Kings
Nobility
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530

Topics:

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1727-1760

Topics:

Ramsay, Allan, 1686-1758

Language:

English

Genre:

Engravings -- England -- London -- 1728
Etchings -- England -- London -- 1728
Historical reenactments
Portraits

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html

Call Number:

Kinnaird 71K Box 320

Orbis Record:

11315862

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr22323

OID:

16030648

PID:

digcoll:2807165