Office of Works, Plans and Drawings, Hollebone Collection, Engraving of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset

Date: 1738 Reference: WORK 30/271 Creator: Successive Works departments, and the Ancient Monuments Boards and Inspectorate Catalogue context: Oval, quarter-length portrait of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, with (underneath on the same plate), a picture of the knighting of King Edward VI at his coronation. Original painted by [Hans] Holbein [the Younger], this engraving by J Houbraken, [?Amsterdam]; published by J and P Knapton, London, 1738. Inscribed: 'In the collection of the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Hertford'. Mounted on the same backing sheet: (i) coats of arms of Renold de Mohum, Lord of Dunster and Earl of Somerset; John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset; Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Somerset; Edward Semer, Duke of Somerset; Ralph Nevile; John Duke of Somerset. (ii) Sketch in brown ink of Somerset House from the River Thames, inscribed 'From a drawing by Hollar in the Pepysian Library the same size P.128'. ORDER THIS DOCUMENT AS WORK 30/269 . Categories: Buildings and architecture Subjects: Ancient Monuments and Historical Buildings; Events and exhibitions; Maps and plans; Royalty Topics: Arts and culture; British state and citizens; Land and buildings Period: Early Modern Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf