Funeral Monument of John Hacket, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (from " A Century of Sermons upon several remarkable subjects preached by the Right Reverend Father in God, John Hacket, late Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry," published by Thomas Plume, D.D., London.)
A bishop lies with his head to the left on a tomb seen behind iron railings. Above, in the center of the arch, in a cartouche with a coat of arms parted per pale with the arms of Hacket and the see of Lichfield. The cartouche is surmounted by a mitre.
Artwork Details
- Title: Funeral Monument of John Hacket, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield (from " A Century of Sermons upon several remarkable subjects preached by the Right Reverend Father in God, John Hacket, late Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry," published by Thomas Plume, D.D., London.)
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Author: Related author John Hacket (British, 1592–1670)
- Publisher: Thomas Plume (British, 1630–1704)
- Subject: Related person John Hacket (British, 1592–1670)
- Date: 1674
- Medium: Etching. second state of two (NH)
- Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (32.4 × 20.9 cm)
cut outside the borderlines but within the platemark - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.81.3.291
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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