Title

The murder of the Princes in the Tower, (late 18th-early 19th century). Creator: James Northcote.

Caption

The murder of the Princes in the Tower, (late 18th-early 19th century). A scene depicting the possible disposal of the bodies of Edward V of England (1470-1483?) and his brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York (1473-1483?) who were allegedly murdered in the Tower of London by their uncle, Richard Duke of Gloucester.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1766

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D55_274

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

166,0Mb (10,1Mb) / 21,8in x 29,6in / 6525 x 8891 (300dpi)

Keywords

building England people male boy boys child children interior man men country tower body bodies law guy crime British English castle royal death medieval fortification location century Britain inside criminal murder royalty concept killing Tower of London B&W slaughter MONOCHROME assassin assassination prince 19th century Indoors black & white black and white B W Duke Middle Ages nineteenth century 15th century The Print Collector fifteenth century murdering slaughtering the body King Edward V Richard of Shrewsbury King of England Richard Duke of York engraving Richard York Richard of York Edward V Duke of York Shrewsbury Richard of Richard Duke of York James Northcote Northcote James engraving