King James I of England and VI of Scotland: enthroned in the centre, he watches Peace and Plenty embrace each other, while Minerva and Mercury ward off discord; (left) Liberality trampling on Avarice; (right) Temperance trampling on Fury. Engraving by S. Gribelin, 1720, after Sir P.P. Rubens.

  • Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.
Date:
[1720]
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3063499i
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Description

King James I as depicted on the ceiling of the Banqueting House in Whitehall

Publication/Creation

[London] : [Sim. Gribelin ... et excudit], [1720]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; platemark 32.1 x 46. cm

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Notes

The lettering on Wellcome Library no. 2058866i describes three prints as a group: Wellcome Library nos. 2058866i, 3063498i and 3063499i (the present print)

References note

Not found in: Freeman O'Donoghue, Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, London 1910

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3063499i

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