Sujet

Letter from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, to William Cecil, 1st July 1596.Artist: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

Légende

Letter from Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, to William Cecil, 1st July 1596. Letter written from the port of Cadiz (which Essex refers to as 'Cales'), to William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer, on Essex's capture of Cadiz and destruction of the Spanish feet (21, 22nd June) and praying Burghley to plead for him until his return, lest he should be brought into the Queen's displeasure. From the fifth series of Facsimiles of royal, historical, literary and other autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Series I-V. (London, 1899).
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Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C17_285

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,8Mo (3,3Mo) / 31,2cm x 40,8cm / 3683 x 4820 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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