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)

Mots clés

santé musique arts pays la mort endroit siècle peste tombe cimetière la maladie concept B&W MONOCHROME 17e siècle 19e siècle noir et blanc noir et blanc B W ballade dix-neuvie siècle The Print Collector landscape Mary Bell Gray C J Smith CJ Smith Mary Gray Bessie Bell Bessie Bessy Bell Bessy Smith C J Smith CJ landscape