The true maner [sic] of the execution of Thomas Earle of Strafford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, upon Towerhill, the 12th of May 1641 [graphic] : Execution des Grafen Thomae von Stafford [sic] Statthalters in Irland auf de Tawersplatz in Londen, 12 Mai, 1641 / W.H.
1643
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Reproduction of Folger ART 230- 514 no.1
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Reproduction of Folger ART 264- 809 (size S)
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Title
The true maner [sic] of the execution of Thomas Earle of Strafford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, upon Towerhill, the 12th of May 1641 [graphic] : Execution des Grafen Thomae von Stafford [sic] Statthalters in Irland auf de Tawersplatz in Londen, 12 Mai, 1641 / W.H.
Variant title
Pennington title: Execution of Strafford
Edition
[State 2 of 3].
Created/published
[Frankfurt am Main] : [Wolfgang Hoffmann], [1643]
Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 187 x 261 mm
Associated name
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, printmaker.
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, artist.
Hoffmann, Wolfgang, active 1624-1647, publisher.
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, artist.
Hoffmann, Wolfgang, active 1624-1647, publisher.
Material base
paper
Summary
Crowds of spectators are standing in wooden stands (one of which has collapsed) or on the ground round a raised platform in center on which are Bishop Usher, the Lord Mayor, Strafford, and his family and friends - their identification is written in the sky. --Pennington.
Note
State from Pennington.
According to Pennington, this state used in v. 4 of the Theatrum Europaeum of J.P. Abelin and others (Frankfurt am Main : Wolfgang Hoffmann, 1643).
According to Pennington, this state used in v. 4 of the Theatrum Europaeum of J.P. Abelin and others (Frankfurt am Main : Wolfgang Hoffmann, 1643).
Exhibited
Folger ART 230- 514.1 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1997. Impressions of Wenceslaus Hollar (no. 47)
Folger ART 264- 809 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2013. Nobility and newcomers in Renaissance Ireland (p. 102)
Folger ART 264- 809 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2013. Nobility and newcomers in Renaissance Ireland (p. 102)
Cited/described in
Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar, 552
New Hollstein German etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700, 331
New Hollstein German etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700, 331
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Reproduction of Folger ART 230- 514 no.1
Reproduction of Folger ART 264- 809 (size S)
Reproduction of Folger ART 264- 809 (size S)
Genre/form
Prints.
Place of creation/publication
Germany -- Frankfurt am Main.
Item Details
Call number
ART 230- 514 no.1 (size S)
Folger-specific note
Trimmed to plate mark
Folger accession
230514.1
Call number
ART 264- 809 (size S)
Folger-specific note
Trimmed below image so only the top of the "M" in "Maj" is visible.
Folger accession
264809