Master John Crewe as Henry VIII: P.15080-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Master John Crewe as Henry VIII

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John Raphael
Publisher: Boydell, John
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

Entities

Description

After the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds (c.1775, exh. R.A. 1776, no. 239, 'Portrait of boy in the character of Harry the Eighth'; Mannings, 449; Private Collection, on long-term loan to Tate Britain). John Crewe, 2nd Baron Crewe of Crewe (1772 - 1835) as a young boy, full-length, wearing fancy-dress as Henry VIII, standing with his legs apart, hands on hips. Two spaniels at his feet and a view out to parkland through a window on the right.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay, 1912

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century#
Production date: 1776-01-23 AD 1776

Note

Mezzotint. Second published state of the plate (originally published 10th December 1775). Following slight reworking and darker printing, engraved in italics: 'Joshua Reynolds Eques Pinxit.'; 'J. Raphael Smith fecit.'; 'Published Jan.y 23.d 1776 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.'. An unidentified collector's mark stamped in black ink at the lower left corner; an 'E', 'L' or 'F' inside a small circle, 3mm diameter. Inscribed in graphite, lower right corner, '507'. Inscribed in graphite on the verso: 'CBM [Charles Brinsley Marlay]'; '21'; 'Master John Crewe'; 'J.C.S. [Chaloner Smith]. 47.III'. An impression of the Boydell published state of the plate was exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1776, no. 268 as 'Portrait of a Young Gentleman' (See Notes). P.168-1937 is an impression of the first published state (Russell, II/V).

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.15080-R
Primary reference Number: 240110
Hamilton: III (p.19)
Chaloner Smith: 47.III
Frankau: 100.III
Russell (Chaloner Smith): 47.IV/V
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