Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) (after Isaac Oliver)
George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
342.5 x 222.5 mm
Order this imageCollection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 636852
Summary
Print, line engraving, Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) (after Isaac Oliver) by George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756). The Queen,half length,facing right holding sceptre,framed theatrically by columns surmounted by the royal supporters,with the Sword of Justice and the Bible on a cushion before,the whole being surmounted by a rising phoenix.
Provenance
1944, gifted to the National Trust by Field Marshal Sir Archibald and Lady Montgomery Massingberd.
Makers and roles
George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756), engraver (printmaker) after Isaac Oliver (Rouen c.1565 – London 1617), artist