Sujet
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1895. Creator: George Meisenbach.
Légende
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1895. 'The commemoration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the execution of Archbishop Laud, which took place on Jan. 10 on Tower Hill and in the adjoining church and school-room of Allhallows, Barking, was in many ways a notable event. A long-delayed posthumous honour to a great man, the scheme was conceived and carried out in a spirit of simplicity which greatly enhanced its value. Historically, the public in general ought to be grateful to the committee for the opportunity of inspecting the highly interesting exhibition of Laudian relics, pictures, engravings, and literature, which has been arranged in the school-room of Allhallows, Barking...Portraits of Laud, and there are many in the exhibition, do not bear out the commonly received impression that he was a man of unpleasant aspect...Laud's stature was not great, as we learn from quite early references to him. The celebrated "grace" of Archie Armstrong points to the fact that jests at the expense of Lund's personal appearance found favour even at Court'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM26A07_250
Model release
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Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
8,0Mo (1,3Mo) / 12,6cm x 15,9cm / 1487 x 1880 (300dpi)