Sujet

'Wolsey surrendering the Great Seal', 1897. Creator: John Leech.

Légende

'Wolsey surrendering the Great Seal', 1897. Wolsey cries into his handkerchief as he hands over the Great Seal. (The Seal was used to confirm formal documents and great power was associated with having control over it. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1475-1530) fell out of favour with King Henry VIII in 1529). From "The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, with satirical illustrations by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1897]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1897

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D54_317

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,7Mo (3,1Mo) / 36,0cm x 32,5cm / 4250 x 3840 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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