Sujet
Grave of Bessy Bell and Mary Gray, near Perth, 1840.Artist: C J Smith
Légende
Grave of Bessy Bell and Mary Gray, near Perth, 1840. According to a ballad, in 1666 Betsy and Mary built themselves a bower to avoid catching the plague. A lad brought them food but caught the plague and gave it to them, and all three died. Illustration from Historical and Literary Curiosities consisting of Fac-similies of Original Documents, by Charles John Smith, (Henry G Bohn, London, 1840).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1840
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C30_367
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (6,3Mo) / 40,6cm x 30,9cm / 4791 x 3655 (300dpi)