Title

'William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury', 19th century. Artist: Henry Thomas Ryall

Caption

'William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury', 19th century. Laud (1573-1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury and a fervent supporter of King Charles I of England, whom he encouraged to believe in divine right. His support for Charles, absolute monarchy, and his persecuting of opposing views led to his beheading in the midst of the English Civil War.
The Print Collector collection

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C08_223

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (3,5Mb) / 12,4in x 15,6in / 3733 x 4670 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people male man men religious country religion guy English Christianity location century concept Tudor B&W bishop MONOCHROME 17th century 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century Stewart Stuart seventeenth century The Print Collector archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury monarchism monarchist William Laud engraving portrait William Henry Thomas Ryall HT Ryall Laud Ryall Henry Thomas Ryall HT engraving portrait