Edward VI presenting the Charter of Bridewell and Bethlehem Hospitals to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London
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Title: Edward VI presenting the Charter of Bridewell and Bethlehem Hospitals to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London
Series/Portfolio: Historical Portraitures
Engraver:
George Vertue (British, London 1684–1756 London)
Artist:
After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
Sitter:
Sir George Barnes (British, active 1552)
Sitter:
Edward VI, King of England and Ireland (British, Hampton Court Palace 1537–1553 Greenwich)
Sitter:
Thomas Goodricke (British, died 1554)
Sitter:
Sir Robert Bowes (British, ca. 1495–1554)
Sitter:
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (British, 1507–1570)
Sitter:
Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
Date: February 16, 1750
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 19 in. × 22 7/16 in. (48.3 × 57 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.2197
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