The Departure of King Henry VIII from Calais on 25th July 1544 (after Samuel Hieronymus Grimm)
James Basire the elder (London 1730 – London 1802)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1788
Materials
Paper, Wood
Measurements
650 mm (H)985 mm (W)690 mm (H)1027 mm (W)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk
NT 1209624
Summary
Print, engraving, The Departure of King Henry VIII from Calais on 25th July 1544 (after Samuel Hieronymus Grimm) by James Basire the elder (London 1730 – London 1802) . The 'Departure of King Henry VIII from Calais, July XXV MDXLIV'. Subtitled 'The Meting of the Kinge by S'r Antony Brown Upon the Hill Betweene Callis and Morguison'. An C18 English. 'Engraved from a coeval painting at Cowdray in Sussex, the seat of Lord Viscount Montague'. 'Drawn from the original by S.H. Grimm'. 'Engraved by James Basire'. 'Published by Act of Parliament, May 1788'. Black frame, glazed. Water damaged.The original was destroyed in the 1793 fire at Cowdray Park.
Provenance
Brought to Oxburgh by Mary Browne, daughter of Viscount Montague of Cowdray Park, on her marriage to Richard, 4th Baronet Bedingfeld
Marks and inscriptions
The departure of King Henry VIII from Calais on 25th July 1544 Engraved from an original coeval painting at Cowdray Park in Sussex, the seat of Lord Viscount Montague
Makers and roles
James Basire the elder (London 1730 – London 1802) , engraver (printmaker) Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (Burgdorf 1733 – London 1794), artist