Usher [sic] Archbishop of Armagh

Petrus Lely Eques Pinxit. ; G. Verture Sculp. 1738.
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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Vertue, George, 1684-1756, engraver.
Contributors: Joly, Jaspar Robert, 1819-1892, donor
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Summary:James Ussher, D.D., Archbishop of Armagh; (1581-1656): Head and shoulders, directed and looking to right, in black skull cap, from under which hair shows, ruff and black gown, slight beard and moustache; oval frame with emblems, books, scrolls, etc., and figures of ladies teaching letters to a child in rectangular frame.
Format: Prints & Drawings
Language:English
Published / Created: [s.l. : s.n. , s.d.]
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Notes:Printed below image: 'In the possession of General Tyrrel at Shotover in Oxfordshire.' General Tyrrel was descended from Sir Timothy Tyrrel, who married Ussher's only daughter.

Plate to Birch's "Heads" 1747

One of three impressions. For details of the other impressions see EP USSH-JA (1A) I and EP USSH-JA (1A) I

Physical description: 1 print : line ; image 35.2 x 22.2 36.5 23.7 49 33.8.

Citations/References: Catalogue of Engraved Irish Portraits and Original Drawings / Rosalind M. Elmes. - Dublin : Stationery Office, [1938], p. 207

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EP USSH (1B) III
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