Sujet

King Henry VIII, act II, scene iv', c1820. Artist: JL Marks

Légende

'King Henry VIII, act II, scene iv', c1820. A performance of the play. George IV, as Henry VIII, sits on the dais under a canopy; two cardinals gape at Queen Caroline who, as Catherine of Aragon, stands next to Alderman Wood on the left. The cartoon refers to George's attempt to dissolve his marriage.

Date

1820

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19B00_321

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

20,4Mo (1,4Mo) / 26,9cm x 19,0cm / 3179 x 2243 (300dpi)

Mots clés

England female women woman people male interior indoors man men religious country play religion law monarch guy costume British English color colour queen royal Christianity dress drama parallel location Catholic Catholicism century Roman Catholic trial judge Britain inside witness royalty lady georgian cartoon cardinal allegory 19th century Roman Catholicism 16th century nineteenth century sixteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery artistic school Henry VIII queen consort Shakespearean Shakespearian sovereign Caroline Caroline of Brunswick King George IV King of Great Britain etching caricature satire Princess of Wales Prince Queen Consort of George IV George IV Queen Caroline Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick JL Marks JL Marks;Marks JL Marks JL