The Three Children of King Christian II of Denmark (after Jan Gossaert, Mabuse)
George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1742
Materials
Paper
Measurements
470 x 555 mm
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Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 353599.4
Summary
Print, line engraving. The Three Children of King Christian II of Denmark (after Jan Gossaert, Mabuse) by George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756).1742. Prince John, Prince of Denmark (1518 - c.1532), his sisters Princess Dorothea, Princess of Denmark and Norway, Electress Palatine (1520-1580) and Christina, Princess of Denmark and Norway, Duchess of Milan (1521/22 – 1590). Inscribed incorrectly as 'The Three children of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, his Queen - 1. Prince Arthur, 2. Prince Henry and 3. Princess Margaret. From the Royal Collection at Kensington Palace. Inscribed to Thomas, Duke of Leeds. By Geo. Vertue'. Framed and glazed.
Provenance
Part of the Lothian Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust by Philip, 11th Marquess of Lothian (1882-1940).
Makers and roles
George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756), engraver (printmaker) after Jan Gossaert (c.1472 - 1532), artist