Queen Catherine (of Braganza) (1638-1705) (after David van der Plas)
Abraham de Blois (fl.1679-1720)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, wood and glass
Measurements
562 x 450 mm
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 22685
Summary
Print, line engraving, Queen Catherine (of Braganza) (1638-1705) (after David van der Plas) by Abraham de Blois (fl.1679-1720)Engraving of Queen Catherine after D. A. Plaats, by A. De Blois. Label on back reads; ALFRED DAVIS, ESTABLISHED 1860 / DEALER IN OLD ENGRAVINGS / 17 KINGS ROAD SLOANE Square . Script printed below the picture reads; CATHARINA QUEEN OF / ENGLAND, SCOTLAND FRANCE and IRELAND / Daughter to John IV and sister to Adolphus / the VI Kings of Portugall etc. There is a coat of arms in the centre which has the following scripts; D. a Plaats Pinx. A. de Blois sculp. / att Amsteldam by Nicholaus Visscher with Priviledge of ye High and Mighty States Generall
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters
Marks and inscriptions
CATHARINA QUEEN OF / ENGLAND, SCOTLAND FRANCE and IRELAND / Daughter to John IV and sister to Adolphus / the VI Kings of Portugall etc. /. There is a coat of arms in the centre which has the following scripts / D. a Plaats Pinx. A. de Blois sculp. / att Amsteldam by Nicholaus Visscher with Priviledge of ye High and Mighty States Generall
Makers and roles
Abraham de Blois (fl.1679-1720), engraver (printmaker) David van der Plas (1647-1704), artist