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Portrait of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury

Maker

(artist)
1500-1599

Remigius Hogenberg (engraver)
ca. 1536-ca. 1588 (Life dates)

Title

Portrait of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury

Date of Production

1572

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Height: 11.4 cm
Width: 9 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.3742

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: within image, on an oval band surrounding the portrait, printed: MVDVS TRANSIT ET CONCVPISCETIA EIVS ANNO DOMINI 1572 AETATIS SVA ANNO 69 DIE MENSIS AVGVSTI SEXTO.

Inscription: Recto: within image lower right, printed: RBerg.

Inscription: Recto: upper centre mount, handwritten in pencil: Parker Arch B of Canterbury.

Inscription: Recto: lower centre mount, handwritten in pencil: British School / Hogenburg Sculpsit

Stamp: Recto: upper right mount, stamped: WITT / LIBRARY

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