A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
VAT included (see terms) | Exclude VAT
Catherine Fitz-Gerald (the long lived) Countess of Desmond. From an Original Family Picture if the same size Painted on Board, in the Possession of The Right Honourable Maurice Fitz-Gerald, Knight of Kerry &c. &c. &c. To whom this Plate is most respectfully Dedicated by his very obedient and much obliged humble servant. Henry Pelham. This illustrious Lady was born about 1464, was married in the Reign of Edward IV, lived during the entire Reigns of Edward V, Richard III, Henry VII, Henry VIIII, Edward VI, Mary & Elizabeth. and died in the latter ed of James I. or the begining of Charles I.sts Reigns at the great Age (as is generally supposed) of 162 years.
Engraved in Cork by N. Grogan.
Published as the act directs at Bear Island June 4 1806 by Henry Pelham Esq.r.
Very rare mezzotint. Sheet: 345 x 215mm (13½ x 8½''). Trimmed.
A portrait of Katherine FitzGerald (c. 1504-1604) as an old woman. In 1529 she became the second wife of Thomas FitzGerald (1454-1534), 11th Earl of Desmond, producing a daughter (also Katherine). The earl's will granted her a life tenancy in Inchiquin Castle: when the 14th earl was attaindered in 1582 his land was granted to Walter Raleigh, who let her keep her tenancy, but suprised him by lasting longer than he expected. Raleigh helped popularise the nickname of 'the old Countess of Desmond' as a nickname for her, thus helping to creat her legend. Henry Pelham (c.1748 – 1806) was an American painter, engraver, and cartographer, son of Peter Pelham (c.1697–1751) and half-brother of John Singleton Copley (1738–1815).
[Ref: 64740] £420.00
Engraved in Cork by N. Grogan.
Published as the act directs at Bear Island June 4 1806 by Henry Pelham Esq.r.
Very rare mezzotint. Sheet: 345 x 215mm (13½ x 8½''). Trimmed.
A portrait of Katherine FitzGerald (c. 1504-1604) as an old woman. In 1529 she became the second wife of Thomas FitzGerald (1454-1534), 11th Earl of Desmond, producing a daughter (also Katherine). The earl's will granted her a life tenancy in Inchiquin Castle: when the 14th earl was attaindered in 1582 his land was granted to Walter Raleigh, who let her keep her tenancy, but suprised him by lasting longer than he expected. Raleigh helped popularise the nickname of 'the old Countess of Desmond' as a nickname for her, thus helping to creat her legend. Henry Pelham (c.1748 – 1806) was an American painter, engraver, and cartographer, son of Peter Pelham (c.1697–1751) and half-brother of John Singleton Copley (1738–1815).
[Ref: 64740] £420.00