Sujet

'Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamond', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.

Légende

'Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamond', c1860, (c1860). Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamund is an English folktale that depicts the encounter of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204), wife of Henry II and his mistress Rosamund Clifford (c1150-c1176). Eleanor forces Rosamund to choose between a dagger and poison, Rosamund choses the poison and reportedly dies. From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A'Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., London]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1860

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D06_355

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

74,0Mo (4,1Mo) / 40,0cm x 46,3cm / 4728 x 5471 (300dpi)

Mots clés

femelle The Comic History of England Gilbert a Beckett femmes femme personnes gens historique réunion arts pays mariage monarque arme armes Anglais humeur comique poison reine royal guerre comique endroit siècle littérature redevance folklore dame concept B&W poignard MONOCHROME maîtresse caricature guerre gravure publication 19e siècle noir et blanc noir et blanc B W armements empoisonné conte folklorique dix-neuvie siècle satire histoire The Print Collector Eleanor of Aquitaine caricature satire engraving Eleanor of Beckett Clifford Aquitaine Queen Eleanor Co John Leech Gilbert Abbott A Beckett A Beckett Gilbert Abbott Gilbert Abbott A G A (Gilbert Abbott) GA (Gilbert Abbott) Leech John Rosamund Clifford Rosamund Fair Rosamund Bradbury Bradbury Agnew & Co engraving caricature satire