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King Henry the Eighth and Anna Bullen

ca. 1728
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: King Henry the Eighth and Anna Bullen
  • Artist: William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London)
  • Sitter: Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland (British, London 1491–1547 London)
  • Sitter: Anne Boleyn (British, ca. 1500–1536)
  • Sitter: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (British, 1471/1475–1530)
  • Subject: William Shakespeare (British, Stratford-upon-Avon 1564–1616 Stratford-upon-Avon)
  • Date: ca. 1728
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: sheet: 18 9/16 x 14 11/16 in. (47.1 x 37.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
  • Object Number: 32.35(52)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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