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ILLUSTRISSIMUS & EXCELLENTISSUMUS DOMINUS THOMAS HOWARDUS HOWARDORUM PRIMUS COMES ARUNDELLIAE, ET SURRIAE PRIMUS COMES & COMES MARESCALLUS ANGILIAE.
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ILLUSTRISSIMUS & EXCELLENTISSUMUS DOMINUS THOMAS HOWARDUS HOWARDORUM PRIMUS COMES ARUNDELLIAE, ET SURRIAE PRIMUS COMES & COMES MARESCALLUS ANGILIAE.
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1651
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15,5 x 11,0
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Copper engraving of Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, Surrey and Norfolk (1585-1646). Published by Baltazar Moncornet (ca. 1600-1668), in 1651. Signed and dated in print. Thomas Howard was an important politician under James I and Charles I, but was best known as a collector. Much of his collection of antique sculptures came into the possession of the University of Oxford and is known as the Arundel marbles. Source: Stanford University Libraries, 2014.
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Kopergravure van Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, Surrey and Norfolk (1585-1646). Uitgegeven door Baltazar Moncornet (ca. 1600-1668), in 1651. Gesigneerd en gedateerd in druk.
Thomas Howard was een belangrijk politicus onder James I en Charles I, maar was vooral bekend als verzamelaar. Een groot gedeelte van zijn collectie antieke sculpturen kwam in het bezit van de Universiteit van Oxford en staat bekend als de Arundel marbles.
Bron: Stanford University Libraries, 2014.