Arthur and Hubert
Maker
(artist)
1746-1831
Robert Thew (engraver)
1758-1802
1746-1831
Robert Thew (engraver)
1758-1802
Title
Arthur and Hubert
Date of Production
(c.) 1795 - 1800
Medium
line engraving
printed in black
printed in black
Dimensions
Height: 10.7 cm
Width: 8.3 cm
Width: 8.3 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.7844
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
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: recto: lower left: Northcote pinx.
Inscription: recto: lower right: 999.
Inscription: recto: lower centre: ARTHUR & HUBERT.
recto: lower centre, pasted on mount: NORTHCOTE. / ARTHUR AND HUBERT. / THE detestable conduct of King John towards his nephew, / Arthur, Duke of Bretagne, has stamped his name with / everlasting infamy, Shakspeare who for dramatic effect has / availed himself of a poet's privilege, and drawn the odious / tyrant less vicious, and less contemptible, than he appears / from historical records, represents Arthur in prison, and about to be deprived of his eyes, when Hubert de Burgh,/ the minister of his uncle's villany, is overcome by the / pathetic entreaties and remonstrances of the unfortunate / prince, and saves him form the cruel sentence [...]
recto: centre right, on mount, stamped: WITT / LIBRARY
recto: lower right, on mount, stamped in blue: M
Inscription: recto: lower right: 999.
Inscription: recto: lower centre: ARTHUR & HUBERT.
recto: lower centre, pasted on mount: NORTHCOTE. / ARTHUR AND HUBERT. / THE detestable conduct of King John towards his nephew, / Arthur, Duke of Bretagne, has stamped his name with / everlasting infamy, Shakspeare who for dramatic effect has / availed himself of a poet's privilege, and drawn the odious / tyrant less vicious, and less contemptible, than he appears / from historical records, represents Arthur in prison, and about to be deprived of his eyes, when Hubert de Burgh,/ the minister of his uncle's villany, is overcome by the / pathetic entreaties and remonstrances of the unfortunate / prince, and saves him form the cruel sentence [...]
recto: centre right, on mount, stamped: WITT / LIBRARY
recto: lower right, on mount, stamped in blue: M
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