Print made by Simon Gribelin, 1662–1733, French, active in Britain, The Ceiling in the Banqueting House at Whitehall, ca. 1720
- Title:
- The Ceiling in the Banqueting House at Whitehall
- Additional Title(s):
- The Apotheosis of James I with Putti and Garlands
- Date:
- ca. 1720
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving and etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 7/16 × 18 5/16 inches (31.6 × 46.5 cm), Image: 12 5/16 × 17 15/16 inches (31.2 × 45.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in black ink, within image, lower left, in border: "P. P. Rubens Pinx."; within image, lower right, in border: "S. Gribelin Sculp."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.10378
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- angels | apotheosis | architectural subject | birds | carriages | ceiling | clouds | cornucopia (motif) | crown | dogs (animals) | eagle | friezes | fruits | grapes | historical subject | horns | king (person) | lions | men | music | nude | orb | oval | putti | religious and mythological subject | scepter | spears | vines | wings | women | wreaths
- Associated Places:
- Banqueting House | England | Greater London | London | United Kingdom | Whitehall
- Associated People:
- James VI and I (1566–1625), king of Scotland, England, and Ireland
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26449
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