Sujet
The Earl of Essex, 16th century, (1896).Artist: Isaac Oliver I
Légende
The Earl of Essex, 16th century, (1896). Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1566-1601), was an English courtier and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. In 1599, he requested that he be made lord lieutenant of Ireland, and went to Ireland to quell the rebellion of the Earl of Tyrone. He made an unauthorized truce with Tyrone and returned to England, where he was tried for disobedience, deprived of his offices, and banned from the court. He planned a coup that would get rid of his enemies around the queen and establish those in favour of him around her. However the queen's government was more than prepared, and he was arrested. With great reluctance Elizabeth I signed his death warrant, and Essex was executed. Illustration after a miniature in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle, from a work published by Boussod, Valadon & Co, (1896).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1896
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C15_180
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (4,3Mo) / 43,8cm x 28,6cm / 5176 x 3379 (300dpi)