FDA-E.3221-2023
Parts
Object number
FDA-E.3221-2023
Object type
Identification
Title
King Henry VI: 'Henricus VI Ffundator'
Title Type
Common name
Description
Printed portrait of a young king, full-length, standing, facing to the right, within a gothic arch; wearing crown, robes and fur-lined cloak; holding an orb and sceptre
Comments
Amis’s devotion to his old school is demonstrated by his acquisition of this portrait print of the founder of Eton College, King Henry VI (reigned 1422–61 & 1470–71), which he displayed at his home. Henry stands beneath a Gothic arch, holding his orb and sceptre. This etching was published with a similar print of former Archbishop of Canterbury Henry Chichele (c.1362–1443).
Chichele and Henry VI were co-founders of All Souls College, Oxford, and the two prints are based on drawings of stainedglass panels from the north window of the antechapel in the chapel at All Souls. The stained-glass panel was made during the reign Henry VI. In Bartolozzi and his Works (Andrew White Tuer, London 1881) this print is described as ‘very fine and scarce’.
This portrait print of Henry VI is derived from a window of All Souls College in Oxford.
Chichele and Henry VI were co-founders of All Souls College, Oxford, and the two prints are based on drawings of stainedglass panels from the north window of the antechapel in the chapel at All Souls. The stained-glass panel was made during the reign Henry VI. In Bartolozzi and his Works (Andrew White Tuer, London 1881) this print is described as ‘very fine and scarce’.
This portrait print of Henry VI is derived from a window of All Souls College in Oxford.
Description
Content (person)
Dimensions
height (actual size): 457mm
width (actual size): 250mm
width (actual size): 250mm
Inscription
Lettered within image, lower centre: 'Henricus VI Fundator.'; below image, left hand side: 'Drawn by J. K. Sherwin from an ancient Window in All Soul's College. 1773.', and below image, right hand side: 'Engraved by F. Bartolozzi.'
Materials & techniques note
Etching, with engraving
Production
Person
Date
c.1773
Technique
etched
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Richard Henry Allen Amis (K.S. 1945-50; 1932-2018); by whom bequeathed to Eton College
Exhibited: 'An Etonian Collector: The Richard Amis Bequest', The Verey Gallery, Eton College, 16 November 2023 to 24 March 2024
Exhibited: 'An Etonian Collector: The Richard Amis Bequest', The Verey Gallery, Eton College, 16 November 2023 to 24 March 2024
