Title

'The Duke of Buckingham suspects that he is watched', 1897. Creator: John Leech.

Caption

'The Duke of Buckingham suspects that he is watched', 1897. The Duke looks worried as he rides his horse. (Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478-1521), was suspected of potentially treasonous actions, and King Henry VIII personally examined witnesses against him. Buckingham was executed on Tower Hill). From "The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, with satirical illustrations by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1897]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1897

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D54_309

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,1Mb (3,1Mb) / 13,3in x 13,7in / 4000 x 4113 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal England people male man men animals horses horse riding rider country guy British English humour royal location Victorian century Britain worry worried royalty concept suspicion B&W suspicious distrust distrustful MONOCHROME publication 19th century black & white black and white B W Duke 16th century nineteenth century sixteenth century The Print Collector Duke of Buckingham Edward Stafford Duke of Buckingham satire Duke of Edward Beckett Buckingham Edward Stafford Duke of Buckingham Stafford John Leech Gilbert Abbott A Beckett A Beckett Leech John The Comic History of England Gilbert a Beckett Gilbert Abbott A Gilbert Abbott Gilbert Abbott à Beckett à Beckett Gilbert Abbott à G A (Gilbert Abbott) 3rd Duke of Buckingham Gilbert Abbott A Beckett satire