Clerical Robes Collection

John Henry Newman, after 1874 (oil on canvas)
MAN276855 John Henry Newman, after 1874 (oil on canvas) by Roden, William Thomas (1817-92); 127x101.3 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Statue of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in clerical robes. Found in Monte Celio near the L'acquedotto Claudio
FLO4997390 Statue of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in clerical robes. Found in Monte Celio near the L'acquedotto Claudio. Copperplate engraving by Giacomo Bossi after an illustration by D. A

Warden Henry W. Bigg (oil on canvas)
NCO292161 Warden Henry W. Bigg (oil on canvas) by Gibson, Thomas (c.1680-1751); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: Henry W)

Warden John W. Oglander (oil on canvas)
NCO292160 Warden John W. Oglander (oil on canvas) by Romney, George (1734-1802); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: John W)

William White (1748-1836) aged 85, engraved by Thomas B. Welch (1814-74) (engraving)
STC186042 William White (1748-1836) aged 85, engraved by Thomas B. Welch (1814-74) (engraving) by Longacre, James Barton (1794-1869) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

St. Vincent and a Donor (oil on panel)
SCP36935 St. Vincent and a Donor (oil on panel) by Master of Archbishop Dalmau of Mur, (15th century); 185x117 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Cardinal Mazarin (from a portrait in the Gallery of Versailles)
621371 Cardinal Mazarin (from a portrait in the Gallery of Versailles), illustration from The History of Protestantism by James Aitken Wylie (1808-1890), pub

Portrait of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) (oil on canvas)
HSP198118 Portrait of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) (oil on canvas) by Bindon, Francis (c.1690-1765); Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, UK; (add.info.: copy made by the artist; ); English, out of copyright

George Whitefield (1714-70) (litho)
PNP268192 George Whitefield (1714-70) (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: one of the leaders of the Methodist movement; English minister; preacher in colonial)

Nyphon, Metropolitan of Wallachia (engraving)
1618771 Nyphon, Metropolitan of Wallachia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nyphon, Metropolitan of Wallachia)

The Archbishop of Syra and Tenos (engraving)
1057104 The Archbishop of Syra and Tenos (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Archbishop of Syra and Tenos)

The Bishops of the Five Dioceses of the United Church of England and Ireland in Canada (engraving)
1587973 The Bishops of the Five Dioceses of the United Church of England and Ireland in Canada (engraving) by English School

Revd. Samuel Crowther (oil on panel)
NCO292155 Revd. Samuel Crowther (oil on panel) by Corbet, Philip (1801-77); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: Reverend Samuel Crowther, Fellow of New College)

Doctor Juxon, attributed to H. Gaunier, engraved by de Langlume (engraving)
476869 Doctor Juxon, attributed to H. Gaunier, engraved by de Langlume (engraving) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info.: William Juxon (1582-1663)

Coronation of Edward VII (b / w photo)
1629850 Coronation of Edward VII (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coronation of Edward VII)

George Whitefield (1714-70) (litho)
PNP268195 George Whitefield (1714-70) (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: one of the leaders of the Methodist movement; English minister; preacher in colonial)

The Cardinal Infante, 1639 (oil on canvas)
SCP36921 The Cardinal Infante, 1639 (oil on canvas) by Crayer, Gaspar de (1584-1669); 219x125 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Flemish, out of copyright

Democratic Levelling: Alliance a la Francaise, or The Union of the Coronet
NCO193103 Democratic Levelling: Alliance a la Francaise, or The Union of the Coronet and the Clyster-Pipe, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Archbishop Gregoris, Prelate of the Armenian Church in Persia, China, Japan, India, Java, and Burmah (engraving)
1061431 Archbishop Gregoris, Prelate of the Armenian Church in Persia, China, Japan, India, Java, and Burmah (engraving) by English School

Benjamin Hoadly, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451212 Benjamin Hoadly, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Benjamin Hoadly, engraved by Benjamin Holl (1808-84) from The Works of Hogarth
KW281844 Benjamin Hoadly, engraved by Benjamin Holl (1808-84) from The Works of Hogarth, published 1833 (litho) by Hogarth

Portrait of Pope Pius VII (miniature)
XIR900625 Portrait of Pope Pius VII (miniature) by Mengs, Anton Raphael (1728-79); Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Portrait du pape Pie VII (miniature)); German, out of copyright

Fausto Sozzini (engraving)
XJF394216 Fausto Sozzini (engraving) by Italian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fausto Sozzini (1539-1604)

Cardinal Jules Mazarin, engraved 1656, from Memoires de Charles de Batz-Castelmore
KW342851 Cardinal Jules Mazarin, engraved 1656, from Memoires de Charles de Batz-Castelmore Comte d Artagnan, published 1928 (litho) by Nanteuil

Jacques Benigne Bossuet, engraved by Pierre Imbert Drevet, from The Print-Collector s
KW342805 Jacques Benigne Bossuet, engraved by Pierre Imbert Drevet, from The Print-Collectors Handbook by Alfred Whitman, published by George Bell & Sons, 1901 (litho) by Rigaud

Thomas Chalmers, from The National and Domestic History of England by William
KW341462 Thomas Chalmers, from The National and Domestic History of England by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858-1916) published London, c.1890 (litho) by English School

Thomas Burnet, from The National and Domestic History of England by William
KW329990 Thomas Burnet, from The National and Domestic History of England by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858-1916) published London, c.1890 (litho) by English School

King Henry VIII of England dismisses Cardinal Wolsey in 1529, from The National
KW322666 King Henry VIII of England dismisses Cardinal Wolsey in 1529, from The National and Domestic History of England by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858-1916) published London

The Legend of St. Nicholas, from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages
KW315636 The Legend of St. Nicholas, from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix (1806-84) published London 1878 (litho) by French School

William Beveridge, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825
KW312763 William Beveridge, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Beveridge (1637-1708); Bishop of St

William Warburton, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825
KW312762 William Warburton, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thomas Burnet, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW312755 Thomas Burnet, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Edward Stillingfleet, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825
KW312752 Edward Stillingfleet, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Robert Lowth, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW312728 Robert Lowth, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Lowth (1710-87); Anglican Bishop

John Potter, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW312724 John Potter, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, engraved by H. Robinson (engraving)
XJF311679 Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, engraved by H. Robinson (engraving) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715)

Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester (engraving)
XJF311675 Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester (engraving) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Atterbury (1662-1732), Bishop of Rochester

William Juxon, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW310261 William Juxon, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Joseph Hall, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW310257 Joseph Hall, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Hall (1574-1656); English bishop

Brian Walton, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho)
KW309119 Brian Walton, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jacques Benigne Bossuet, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825
KW309117 Jacques Benigne Bossuet, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bossuet (1627-1704); French theologian

Francis Atterbury, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825
KW309111 Francis Atterbury, from Crabbs Historical Dictionary, published 1825 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Atterbury (1663-1732); Bishop of Rochester

William of Wykeham, from Old Englands Worthies by Lord Brougham and others
KW306213 William of Wykeham, from Old Englands Worthies by Lord Brougham and others, published London, c.1880s (litho) by English School

Portrait of Cardinal Manning, from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine
KW293350 Portrait of Cardinal Manning, from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, May to October, 1883 (litho) by American School

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"Clerical Robes: A Glimpse into the Ecclesiastical Attire Through Art" From the dignified portrait of John Henry Newman, painted after 1874, to the intricate details in "The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" from the Ghent Altarpiece dating back to 1432, they have long been a symbol of religious authority and devotion. In Reverend Beilby Porteus' engraved image, we witness a glimpse into the past as it captures a moment frozen in time around 1835. The lithograph showcases an era when clergymen donned their distinctive attire with pride and reverence. However, not all depictions are serene; history reminds us that even during times of great turmoil like "The Famine in Russia, " these garments remained steadfast symbols of faith amidst adversity. Tragic moments are also etched within our collective memory through powerful images such as Cardinal John Fisher leaving the Bell Tower on his way to execution. This lithograph from William Hickman Smith Aubrey's publication serves as a poignant reminder of sacrifice and unwavering commitment. Yet beyond individual portraits lie stories tied to specific institutions. Warden Henry W. Bigg and Warden John W. Oglander's oil paintings offer glimpses into their respective roles within their communities—robes serving as visual markers for leadership and guidance. Even royalty was not exempt from this tradition; Prince Henry, Cardinal York's regal portrait showcases how clerical robes could elevate one's status both spiritually and socially. Through engravings like William White at age 85 or St. Vincent with his donor depicted on panel, we see how art immortalizes individuals who wore these robes throughout different periods in history—a testament to their enduring significance. Not limited by borders or time periods, clerical robes extend beyond England’s shores too; Cardinal Mazarin’s portrait displayed at Versailles demonstrates how this attire transcends national boundaries, representing a universal symbol of religious authority.