Title

'James I on his way to England', 1897. Creator: John Leech.

Caption

'James I on his way to England', 1897. King James travels from Scotland to accede to the English throne. (James (1566-1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 1567, and ruled as King James I of England and Ireland from 1603, (date of the union of the Scottish and English crowns), until his death in 1625). 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_343

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48,1Mb (3,4Mb) / 12,7in x 14,7in / 3800 x 4422 (300dpi)

Keywords

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