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Harry Guldeford, Knight (Sir Henry Guildford)

December 1, 1792
Not on view
This is one of a series of prints that Bartolozzi based on Holbein drawings in the collection of George III (now Royal Collection, Windsor). The original drawing was made in 1527 and relates to a painted portrait also in the Royal Collection. Sir Henry Guildford was elected to the Order of the Garter in 1526 and appointed Controller of the Household. by Henry VIII. As Master of Revels, he organized ceremonies at Greenwich in 1527 to receive an embassy sent by Francis I to mark a peace accord between France and England (for Wenceslaus Hollar's 1647 etched portrait of Guildford based on the painting at Windsor, see 20.81.3.192).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Harry Guldeford, Knight (Sir Henry Guildford)
  • Series/Portfolio: Imitations of Original Drawings by Holbein, in the Collection of His Majesty, for the Portraits of Illustrious Persons in the Court of Henry VIII, plate 37
  • Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Artist: After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
  • Publisher: John Chamberlaine (British, ca. 1745–1812 London)
  • Sitter: Sir Henry Guildford (British, 1489–1532)
  • Date: December 1, 1792
  • Medium: Etching and stipple engraving, printed in color on pink paper; second state
  • Dimensions: plate: 17 5/8 x 13 in. (44.8 x 33 cm)
    sheet: 19 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (49.5 x 35.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Thomas T. Gaunt, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.66.37
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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