Elizabeth of York, Queen to Henry VII in 1490, Jefferys Costume Plate, 1757
€ 450
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1757
Mapmaker / artist
Published by Thomas Jefferys
Publisher
Thomas Jefferys, London
Technique
Copper Engraving
Coloring
Hand colored
Sheet size
32 × 25 cm (12.6 × 9.8 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14276-194
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light handling wear to the bottom left corner; edges straight and without nicks. Light, uneven toning, lightly soiled along the bottom, left, right and top edges. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
About this sheet
This is an original antique copper engraving with hand coloring, lettered in script "Habit of (Lady Elizabeth) Queen to King Henry VII. in 1490." The queen stands in three quarter view, her hands folded at her waist, wearing a gable hood with a dark veil falling behind and a jeweled pendant at her neck. Her golden gown is woven with a large scrolling pattern, cut square at the neck, tied with a pink sash, and trimmed with ermine at the cuffs and at a deep border near the hem. It is lifted to show a crimson underskirt.
The French caption below reads "Elizabeth Femme du Roi Henry VII.", meaning Elizabeth, wife of King Henry VII. The plate number 194 is engraved at lower right, and no artist or engraver is named.
The plate belongs to the second volume of Thomas Jefferys' A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern. Particularly Old English Dresses, published in London in 1757 by Jefferys, Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in the Strand. The title page states that the figures were taken after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, and the work carried a parallel French title, Recueil des Habillements de Différentes Nations, which explains the two languages on every plate. Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter of Edward IV, married Henry VII in 1486, uniting the houses of York and Lancaster. The gable hood she wears is typical of English dress around 1500.
A single standing figure on a generous margin, it suits a simple mount and frame and works well alone or in a group with other plates from the series.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
