Chain Of Office Collection (#3)

George II (1683-1760) (oil on canvas)
HSC198852 George II (1683-1760) (oil on canvas) by Knapton, George (1698-1778); Bank of England, London, UK; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Count Antonio Porcia, 1535-40 (oil on canvas)
BEN85559 Portrait of Count Antonio Porcia, 1535-40 (oil on canvas) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

Carlos I (1500-58) and Felipe II (1527-99) (oil on canvas)
BBC186483 Carlos I (1500-58) and Felipe II (1527-99) (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (16th century); Universidad de Granada, Spain; (add.info.: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V; ); Spanish

Posthumous Portrait of Sir Paul Methuen K. B. (d. 1757) (oil on panel)
CRS225635 Posthumous Portrait of Sir Paul Methuen K.B. (d.1757) (oil on panel) by Carpentiers, Adrien (c.1713-78); Corsham Court, Wiltshire; English, out of copyright

Charles Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland (oil on canvas)
466003 Charles Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland (oil on canvas) by Grant, Francis (1803-78); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK; (add.info.: Charles Cecil John Manners)

Alderman William Smith, JP, 1908 (oil on canvas)
3822382 Alderman William Smith, JP, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Logsdail, William (1859-1944); 212.2x105 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire, UK; eCalderdale Borough Council; English

Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (engraving)
3639019 Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (c1527-1585)

James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran (engraving)
3639015 James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran (c1516-1575), regent for the infant Mary

Sir John Gage, English statesman and soldier (engraving)
3646380 Sir John Gage, English statesman and soldier (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir John Gage (1479-1556)

Gold Chain and Badge presented to the Mayor of Gateshead (engraving)
1625549 Gold Chain and Badge presented to the Mayor of Gateshead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Samuel Smith, Mayor Bradford, c. 1854 (oil on canvas)
1128542 Samuel Smith, Mayor Bradford, c.1854 (oil on canvas) by Gordon, John Watson (1788-1864); 109.5x84.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; (add.info.: Samuel Smith)

Alderman W. R. Barker, 1902 (oil on canvas)
2829477 Alderman W. R. Barker, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Vizard, Worthy (1848-1904); 91.3x70 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

King George V (1865-1936) Sovereign of the Order of the Garter
HJA248925 King George V (1865-1936) Sovereign of the Order of the Garter, from The Illustrated London News, 11th May 1935 (colour litho) by Lander, John St

Sir John Houblon (1632-1711) engraved by R. Williams (engraving)
HSC194656 Sir John Houblon (1632-1711) engraved by R. Williams (engraving) by Closterman, Johann (1660-1711) (after); Bank of England, London

The Polish Prometheus, 1831 (oil on canvas)
CHT169397 The Polish Prometheus, 1831 (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Emile Jean Horace (1789-1863); Bibliotheque Polonaise, Paris

Gold Chain of Office presented to the Mayor and Corporation of Portsmouth (engraving)
1098321 Gold Chain of Office presented to the Mayor and Corporation of Portsmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Badge and Chain for the Mayor of Coventry (engraving)
1623732 Badge and Chain for the Mayor of Coventry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Badge and Chain for the Mayor of Coventry)

Portrait of Richard Garbe, 1938 (oil on canvas)
5845888 Portrait of Richard Garbe, 1938 (oil on canvas) by Brown, Henry Harris (1864-1948); The Art Workers Guild Trustees Limited, London, UK; (add.info.: Richard Louis Garbe (1876-1957)

Herald, from Costume of Great Britain, published by William Miller
STC137327 Herald, from Costume of Great Britain, published by William Miller, 1805 (colour litho) by Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843); Private Collection; (add.info)

Richard Empson, Henry VII and Edmund Dudley (oil on canvas)
809157 Richard Empson, Henry VII and Edmund Dudley (oil on canvas) by English School, (15th century); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK; (add.info.: Sir Richard Empson (died 17 August 1510)

Portrait of Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester, illustration from
745972 Portrait of Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester, illustration from Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, pub

Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland (oil on canvas)
465907 Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK; (add.info.: Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland KG)

Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (oil on canvas)
DON279072 Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (oil on canvas) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543); 79.4x58.4 cm; His Grace The Duke of Norfolk

Official Gold Collar and Badge recently presented to the Mayor of Ripon by his Fellow-Citizens (engraving)
1098251 Official Gold Collar and Badge recently presented to the Mayor of Ripon by his Fellow-Citizens (engraving) by English School

Portrait of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector (c
BON142041 Portrait of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector (c.1500-52) (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 101x68.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London

Gold Chain and Badge for the Mayor of Sheffield (engraving)
1097582 Gold Chain and Badge for the Mayor of Sheffield (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold Chain and Badge for the Mayor of Sheffield)

City Waits Badge (chain of office in corporation processions)
2832544 City Waits Badge (chain of office in corporation processions), 1825 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Portrait of Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, M. P. (oil on canvas)
CH393589 Portrait of Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, M.P. (oil on canvas) by Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830); 142.2x112.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, c. 1675 (oil on canvas)
465967 Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, c.1675 (oil on canvas) by Eyden, Jeremias van der (d.1697); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK; (add.info.: Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland)

Portrait of Charles Howard (1536-1624) 2nd Baron of Effingham
STC146122 Portrait of Charles Howard (1536-1624) 2nd Baron of Effingham and 1st Earl of Nottingham from Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth

Portrait of King Edward II (1284-1327) Founder of Oriel College
STC144067 Portrait of King Edward II (1284-1327) Founder of Oriel College, after a painting in the Bodleian Library (colour engraving) by English School

Mr C. Kean as Gloster, Act I Scene 1, in Richard III, by William Shakespeare (1564-1616
STC134779 Mr C. Kean as Gloster, Act I Scene 1, in Richard III, by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (engraving) by Reid, Alexander (1747-1823) (after)

Portrait of Charles X (1757-1836) King of France (oil on canvas)
BRM174409 Portrait of Charles X (1757-1836) King of France (oil on canvas) by Rouget, Georges (1784-1869); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Henry V (1387-1422), after a painting in Kensington Palace (engraving)
STC188600 Henry V (1387-1422), after a painting in Kensington Palace (engraving) by Vertue, George (1684-1756); Private Collection; (add.info)

Badge and Chain of the Mayor of Salford (engraving)
1587628 Badge and Chain of the Mayor of Salford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Badge and Chain of the Mayor of Salford)

Badge and Chain of the Mayor of Hull (engraving)
1609253 Badge and Chain of the Mayor of Hull (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Badge and Chain of the Mayor of Hull)

Gold Chain and Badge for the Borough of Falmouth (engraving)
1604269 Gold Chain and Badge for the Borough of Falmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold Chain and Badge for the Borough of Falmouth)

Alderman Sir George Hussey, 1901 (oil on canvas)
3091093 Alderman Sir George Hussey, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Herkomer, Hubert von (1849-1914); 125.7x99 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire

Portrait of Count Wenzel Anton Kaunitz (pastel on vellum)
937868 Portrait of Count Wenzel Anton Kaunitz (pastel on vellum) by Liotard, Jean-Etienne (1702-89); 58.4x47 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Henry Grey (d. 1554) Duke of Suffolk from
STC146712 Portrait of Henry Grey (d.1554) Duke of Suffolk from Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, published in 1825 (w/c and gouache on paper) by Essex

G. Blackall-Simonds (First Master), with Gerald Horsley and Mervyn Macartney
AWG146013 G. Blackall-Simonds (First Master), with Gerald Horsley and Mervyn Macartney, Presiding over the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Art Workers Guild at Cliffords Inn Hall, Fleet Street

The Corporation of London (engraving)
1061612 The Corporation of London (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Corporation of London)

Royal Visit to Manchester (engraving)
1102345 Royal Visit to Manchester (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Visit to Manchester)

Badge and Chain of the Borough of Tynemouth (engraving)
1097002 Badge and Chain of the Borough of Tynemouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Badge and Chain of the Borough of Tynemouth)

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"The Chain of Office: A Symbol of Power and Prestige" The concept of the chain of office dates back centuries, representing authority and honor. In 1527, Sir Thomas More donned a magnificent chain as Lord Chancellor, showcasing his esteemed position in society. This intricate piece was captured by Hans Holbein the Younger in a stunning portrait that still captivates viewers today. Fast forward to 1902, when Alderman James Hellyer proudly wore the chain as Lord Mayor of Cardiff. His image immortalized this significant moment, highlighting the importance bestowed upon him by his community. In December 1993, Fowey Deputy Mayor proudly displayed their own unique chain during a memorable event in Cornwall. The charm and elegance exuded from this accessory added an air of distinction to the occasion. Chains were not limited to political figures alone; even football teams embraced their significance. A reunion held in October 1992 for a football team in Fowey saw players adorned with their cherished chains, symbolizing unity and shared achievements on the field. Mayoral ceremonies became synonymous with these prestigious chains. In May 1993, Fowey witnessed its mayor making ceremony where yet another deserving individual assumed leadership while wearing this emblematic adornment. Beyond politics and sports, organizations like Rotary Clubs also recognized outstanding individuals through the passing on of chains. Lostwithiel's Rotary Club Presidency Handover in July 1990 marked a transition filled with pride and responsibility. Looking further into history reveals notable figures who wore these remarkable accessories long ago. Sir Edward Coke's depiction from c1666 showcases his influence as an English lawyer and politician—a testament to how far back these traditions extend. Even mundane tasks took on grandeur when performed by those entrusted with power—such as Neath Book's Mayor starting a paper shredding machine while wearing their distinguished chain—an act that elevated ordinary actions into something extraordinary.