George Vertue
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, 1545 - 1567. Consort of Mary, Queen of Scots. "The Darnley Memorial Picture" (with figures of James VI and I, Earl of...
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artist:George Vertue (1684 - 1756) English
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title:Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, 1545 - 1567. Consort of Mary, Queen of Scots. "The Darnley Memorial Picture" (with figures of James VI and I, Earl of Countess of Lennox, and Lord Charles Stewart) - GROU
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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measurements:42.24 x 54.94 cm
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credit line:Given by Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson
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accession number:SPL 30.2
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George Vertue
George Vertue
George Vertue was an engraver and antiquarian, and served as the first official engraver to the Society of Antiquities of London from its revival in 1717. He was responsible for the engraving and printing of all the images published by the society in its journal Vetusta Monumenta, as well as...