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Design for an Ornamental Cartouche: Engraved Portrait of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex (1485?-1540)

Hubert-François Gravelotundated

Yale Center for British Art

Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT, United States

  • Title: Design for an Ornamental Cartouche: Engraved Portrait of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex (1485?-1540)
  • Creator: Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
  • Creator Lifespan: 1699/1773
  • Creator Nationality: French, active in Britain (1733–45)
  • Creator Gender: male
  • Date Created: undated
  • Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/8 x 8 7/8 inches (36.5 x 22.5 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: key, crown, figures (illustrations), men, standing (posture in worship), Chair - Arm, genre subject, sword, portrait, seated, Cartouche, Order of the Garter, ornament
  • External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
  • Medium: Gray wash with pen in gray, black and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, white, wove paper
  • Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
  • Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Yale Center for British Art

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