
Sujet
The assassination of the Duke of Buckingham, c1902. Artist: Unknown
Légende
The assassination of Lord Buckingham, c1902. George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham, was stabbed to death by John Felton in Portsmouth on 23 August 1628. Felton, a disgruntled soldier, was a member of one of Buckingham's unsuccessful expeditions - this time against France. Although Felton was a hero in the public's eyes for having killed the hated royal favourite, he was condemned to death and hanged at Tyburn on 29 November 1628.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1902
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C42_446
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
51,4Mo (7,3Mo) / 31,4cm x 40,9cm / 3714 x 4834 (300dpi)