Bishop Of Rochester Collection

Cardinal Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, 1532-1534 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Cardinal Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, 1532-1534 (1945). John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 - 22 June 1535), venerated by Roman Catholics as Saint John Fisher

Danbury Palace, Essex, home of the Bishop of Rochester, c1880. The house was built in 1832. It was acquired by the Church of England in 1845 and became the residence of the Bishop of Rochester

John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester (1469-1535). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans
FLO4645979 John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester (1469-1535). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein from Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, Hamilton

Portrait of Walker King, D.D. Bishop of Rochester, 1821. Creator: Francis Legatt Chantrey
Portrait of Walker King, D.D. Bishop of Rochester, 1821

The Ancient Episcopal Palace of Bromley, belonging to the See of Rochester, 1777-1790. Creator: John Bayly
The Ancient Episcopal Palace of Bromley, belonging to the See of Rochester, taken before the year 1756, from Edward Hasted s, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, vols

John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, beheaded in the reign of King Henry VIII (engraving)
964877 John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, beheaded in the reign of King Henry VIII (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Fisher)

The Archbishop of Canterbury delivering Judgment on the Bishop of Lincoln (engraving)
1596887 The Archbishop of Canterbury delivering Judgment on the Bishop of Lincoln (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Church and State, King Edward VII receiving an Address from the Convocation of Canterbury at St Jamess Palace
1593411 Church and State, King Edward VII receiving an Address from the Convocation of Canterbury at St Jamess Palace, 12 March (litho) by Wilson

The Coronation Clergy, the Archbishops and Bench of Bishops (litho)
1629871 The Coronation Clergy, the Archbishops and Bench of Bishops (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Coronation Clergy)

The Convocation of Canterbury at the Church House, Westminster, the Bishop of Worcester speaking in the Upper House
1615833 The Convocation of Canterbury at the Church House, Westminster, the Bishop of Worcester speaking in the Upper House (litho) by Begg

The Ritual Trial at Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury offering up the Opening Prayer (litho)
1598826 The Ritual Trial at Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury offering up the Opening Prayer (litho) by Wilson

The Opening of Parliament by the King, 16 January (litho)
1629243 The Opening of Parliament by the King, 16 January (litho) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Opening of Parliament by the King, 16 January)

Monument of Walter de Merton, founder of Merton College, Oxford, in Rochester Cathedral (engraving)
3626737 Monument of Walter de Merton, founder of Merton College, Oxford, in Rochester Cathedral (engraving) by English School

Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester (coloured engraving)
3622553 Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester (coloured engraving) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Atterbury (1662-1732), Bishop of Rochester

The Education Bill in the House of Lords, a Pathetic Incident (litho)
1040839 The Education Bill in the House of Lords, a Pathetic Incident (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Education Bill in the House of Lords)

Francis Atterbury, Lord Bishop of Rochester (engraving)
964860 Francis Atterbury, Lord Bishop of Rochester (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Atterbury, Lord Bishop of Rochester)

The New Bishop of Rochester, the Reverend Es Talbot, DD (b / w photo)
1100128 The New Bishop of Rochester, the Reverend Es Talbot, DD (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Bishop of Rochester)

John Warner (oil on canvas)
3035870 John Warner (oil on canvas) by Taylor, John (fl.1669) (after); 171x81 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: John Warner (1581 - 14 October 1666), fellow of Magdalen College

Danbury Palace
LLM457664 Danbury Palace by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Danbury Palace. Illustration for Pictureque Views of Seats by F O Morris (William Mackenzie)

Portrait of Thomas Sprat and son (engraving)
820150 Portrait of Thomas Sprat and son (engraving) by Dahl, Michael (1656-1743) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Sprat (right), Bishop of Rochester, in a high-backed chair

Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester (engraving)
666513 Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester)

The Church Congress at Shrewsbury (b / w photo)
1605864 The Church Congress at Shrewsbury (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Church Congress at Shrewsbury)

The Church Congress at Sheffield, Some of the Principal Members (engraving)
1060078 The Church Congress at Sheffield, Some of the Principal Members (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Church Congress at Sheffield)

A Momento of Her Majestys Jubilee Year, 1887 (engraving)
1046432 A Momento of Her Majestys Jubilee Year, 1887 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Momento of Her Majestys Jubilee Year, 1887)

Francis Atterbury (Bp: of Rochester) (engraving)
978327 Francis Atterbury (Bp: of Rochester) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Atterbury (Bp: of Rochester)

John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester (aquatint)
726813 John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester (aquatint) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester)

Walter de Merton (d. 1277), after a painting in the Bodleian Gallery (colour litho)
STC188618 Walter de Merton (d.1277), after a painting in the Bodleian Gallery (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thomas Spratt, Bishop of Rochester (engraving)
964830 Thomas Spratt, Bishop of Rochester (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Spratt, Bishop of Rochester (1635 - 20 May 1713)

Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of England (engraving)
1061937 Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of England)

John Warner (oil on canvas)
3035863 John Warner (oil on canvas) by Taylor, John (fl.1669); 119.5x94 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: John Warner (1581 - 14 October 1666), fellow of Magdalen College

The Haunted House in Homer Street, Lambeth, Tudor House, shortly to be pulled down (engraving)
1629592 The Haunted House in Homer Street, Lambeth, Tudor House, shortly to be pulled down (engraving) by Holland Tringham

Dr Es Talbot (engraving)
1056471 Dr Es Talbot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Es Talbot, New Bishop of Rochester)

Saint John Fisher, 1469-1535, English Catholic bishop
6040040 Saint John Fisher, 1469-1535, English Catholic bishop. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint John Fisher, 1469-1535, English Catholic Bishop of Rochester)

The New Bishop of Rochester, the Very Reverend R T Davidson, DD (b / w photo)
1596808 The New Bishop of Rochester, the Very Reverend R T Davidson, DD (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Bishop of Rochester)

The Right Reverend T L Claughton, DD, the New Bishop of Rochester (engraving)
1611148 The Right Reverend T L Claughton, DD, the New Bishop of Rochester (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Reverend T L Claughton, DD)

The Education Bill Agitation, the Albert Hall Meeting (litho)
1601273 The Education Bill Agitation, the Albert Hall Meeting (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Education Bill Agitation, the Albert Hall Meeting)

Joseph Wilcocks (oil on canvas)
3035884 Joseph Wilcocks (oil on canvas) by Vanderbank, John (1694-1739) (circle of); 124.5x99 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Joseph Wilcocks (19 December 1673 - 28 February 1756)

Portrait Of Dr John Thomas, Bishop Of Rochester, 1782. Creator: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Portrait Of Dr John Thomas, Bishop Of Rochester, 1782

Atterbury, (1663-1732), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Atterbury, (1663-1732), 1830. Francis Atterbury (1663-1732) English man of letters, politician and bishop. As a Tory and Jacobite he gained patronage under Queen Anne

Atterbury, c1800. Creator: Andrew Birrell
Atterbury, c1800. Portrait of Francis Atterbury (1663-1732), English man of letters and politician, and Bishop of Rochester

Bishop Fisher, (1909). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Bishop Fisher, (1909). Saint John Fisher, English Catholic bishop, cardinal and martyr (1469-1535), protested against King Henry VIIIs intention to divorce Catherine of Aragon

Letters from Potter, Bishop of Oxford, to Atterbury and Atterbury to Trelawney, 1722, (1840). Artist: Francis Atterbury
Part of a letter from John Potter, Bishop of Oxford, to Francis Atterbury and from Atterbury to Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet, 1722, (1840)

Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, 18th century. Artist: J Chapman
Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, 18th century. Atterbury (1663-1732) was a man of letters and politician as well as a bishop

Francis Atterbury, English man of letters, politician and bishop, 1798. Artist: J Chapman
Francis Atterbury, English man of letters, politician and bishop, 1798

Right Reverend Anthony Wilson Thorold, Bishop of Rochester, 1881. Thorold (1825-1895) was Bishop of Rochester 1877-1891, then Bishop of Winchester 1891-1895

Episcopal Declaration of Archbishop Crammer and seven other English bishops, c1537. Artist: Thomas Cranmer
Episcopal Declaration of Archbishop Crammer and seven other English bishops, c1537. Declaration recognizing the authority of Christian Princes in ecclesiastical matters, signed by: Thomas Crammer

Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, (1831). Artist: Henry Thomas Ryall
Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, (1831). Atterbury (1663-1732) was a man of letters and politician as well as a bishop

Francis Atterbury (1663-1732) English prelate, polemical writer and orator, 1732. Atterbury became Bishop of Rochester in 1713

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"The Bishop of Rochester: A Historical Figure and Symbol of Faith" The portrait of Cardinal Fisher, Bishop of Rochester from 1532 to 1534, painted by the renowned artist Hans Holbein the Younger in 1945, captures the essence of a man deeply committed to his faith. Known for his unwavering loyalty to Catholicism during the tumultuous reign of King Henry VIII, Fisher's steadfastness ultimately led to his tragic fate - he was beheaded for refusing to acknowledge the king as head of the Church. Danbury Palace in Essex stands as a testament to the grandeur and influence held by the Bishop of Rochester. This magnificent residence served as a home for many bishops throughout history, including those who succeeded Fisher. Its walls witnessed both joyous celebrations and somber contemplations on matters that shaped England's religious landscape. Another significant location associated with this esteemed position is The Ancient Episcopal Palace in Bromley. Built between 1777 and 1790, it represented not only an architectural marvel but also symbolized power and authority belonging to the See of Rochester. In times when societal change was at hand, such as after "the loss of the Slave Bill" in 1796, philanthropic consolations emerged. Hand-colored engravings depicted scenes where individuals sought solace through acts aimed at improving society's moral fabric. These images serve as reminders that even amidst adversity, compassion can prevail. The role played by bishops extended beyond spiritual matters; they often found themselves entwined with political affairs too. Engravings depicting events like "The Archbishop of Canterbury delivering Judgment on the Bishop Lincoln" or "Church and State, " where King Edward VII received an address from Convocation at St James's Palace in March (litho), highlight their involvement in shaping governance structures. Convocations were gatherings where important decisions were made collectively within ecclesiastical bodies like The Convocation Canterbury or The Convocation of Worcester.