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A shield and weapons lie in the foreground and an armoured soldier searches in an opened chest.\r\n\r\nThe design is laid, next to a similar design by George Michael Moser E.637-1998, onto a nineteenth century backing sheet inscribed 'Moser'.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Moser, George Michael","id":"A8677"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"laid paper","id":"AAT14184"}],"techniques":[{"text":"drawing","id":"AAT54196"},{"text":"painting","id":"AAT54216"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Pen and grey ink and brown wash on laid paper.","categories":[{"text":"Designs","id":"THES48968"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":[],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLC (VA)","id":"THES49171"},"free":"","case":"M","shelf":"39","box":"I"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"designs","id":"AAT102051"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"Late 1750s - early 1760s","earliest":"1755-01-01","latest":"1765-12-31"},"association":{"text":"designed","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"9","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Height of piece of paper within which is the circular design","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"9.1","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Width of piece of paper within which is the circular design.","note":""},{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"6.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"Circular design","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'After the defeat of Rd: 3d at Bosworthfield by Henry Earl of Richmond; the Ld. Hanly finding among ye plunder of ye Usurper's Camp ye regalia, took ye Crown & fixed it on ye head of Earl of Rich= =mond, who was thereby proclaimed King of England by ye title of Henry ye 7th: Richard's dead Body Stript naked, was carried on a horse's bak [sic] to Bosworth.'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"English","medium":"ink","method":"pen","position":"Between the bottom of the circular design and the bottom edge of the piece of paper on which the design is drawn.","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"Unknown","note":"Unknown; English; Between the bottom of the circular design and the bottom edge of the piece of paper on which the design is drawn.; pen; ink"},{"content":"'After ye defeat of Rd: 3d at Bosworthfield by Henry Earl of Richmond; the Ld: Hanly finding among ye plunder of ye Marper's (sic) Camp of ye Rigalia (sic),  took ye Crown & fixed it on ye head of Earl of Richmond, who was thereby proclaimed King of England by ye title of Henry ye 7th: Richard's dead Body Stript naked, was carried on a horse's bak (sic) to Bosworth.","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"English","medium":"ink","method":"","position":"At the bottom of the square border, beneath the circular design.","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"English; At the bottom of the square border, beneath the circular design.; ink; Unknown"}],"objectHistory":"Bought at Sotheby's, 34-35 New Bond St., London WIA 2AA,  8 April, 1998, lot 24.\n\nHistorical significance: This and E.637-1998  are the only examples in Moser's work (graphic or executed) of British historical scenes.","historicalContext":"The subject of this design, Henry VII being crowned king after the Battle of Bosworth Field, concerns kingship suggesting that it was made in the late 1750s or early 1760s when the accession of George III (1760 - 1820) was inspiring great interest.","briefDescription":"Circular design, in pen and ink and wash on laid paper, for gold chasing or enamel painting by George Michael Moser, late 1750s or early 1760s.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[{"text":"Richard III (King)","id":"N690"},{"text":"Henry VII (King of England and Lord of Ireland)","id":"N889"}],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[{"text":"Battle of Bosworth","id":"V25"}],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"body armour","id":"AAT36746"},{"text":"tents","id":"AAT5694"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["E.636-1998"],"accessionNumberNum":"636","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":1998,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-05-09","recordCreationDate":"1999-05-14","availableToBook":false}}