CATHARINE OF ARRAGON, QUEEN OF K. HENRY VIII.
Date1744
Engraver
Jacobus Houbraken
1698-1780
After work by
Hans Holbein
1497 - 1543
Publisher
John & Paul Knapton (active 1735-1789)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving with etching
DimensionsOH: 18 7/8" x OW: 12 5/8"; Plate H: 14 5/8" x W: 9 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-438
DescriptionThe text within the oval surrounding the portrait reads: "CATHARINE OF ARRAGON,/ QUEEN OF K. HENRY VIII."The lower margin reads: "In the Collection of the Hon.ble Horace Walpole./ Holben pinxit/ J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1743./ Impensis I. & P. Knapton Londini 1744."ProvenanceBefore 1930, Robert Fridenberg (New York, NY); 1930-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
