George Holmes. Etching by G. Vertue, 1749, after R. van Bleeck, 1743.

  • Bleeck, Richard van, 1670-approximately 1748?
Date:
1749
Reference:
20416i
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Archivist responsible for the State records at the Tower of London; numismatist; member of the Society of Antiquaries. Below the portrait, a view of an archive with the archivists's table and the archivist trying to retrieve a document from the upper shelf of a cabinet filled with rolled-up documents

Publication/Creation

[London] : Societas Antiquariorum Londini [Society of Antiquaries], 1749.

Physical description

1 print : etching ; sheet 33.2 x 21.6 cm

Lettering

Vera effigies Georgii Holmes, generosi, R.S.S. et tabularii publici in Turre Londinensi vicecustodis ... R. van Bleeck p. 1743 ; G. Vertue del. & sculp.

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Wellcome Collection 20416i

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