Sujet

'Harley receiving the Legion's Memorial', 18th century (19th century).Artist: W Thomas

Légende

'Harley receiving the 'Legion' memorial' 18th century (late 19th century). Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (1661-1724), was an English statesman of the Stuart and early Georgian periods. The 'Legion?s Memorial' was a document written by author Daniel Defoe and was intended to remind the Commons that 'Englishmen are no more to be slaves to Parliament than to a King'. Print taken from Cassell's Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co. (London, Paris and New York, 19th century).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1800

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C44_469

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (7,7Mo) / 30,3cm x 41,3cm / 3581 x 4874 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Londres la politique pays Britannique Anglais Le Parlement endroit Victorian siècle La Grande-Bretagne donner document concept B&W réception scène de rue MONOCHROME politicien 17e siècle gravure publication 19e siècle noir et blanc noir et blanc B W dix-neuvie siècle histoire The Print Collector Robert Harley Daniel Earl of Oxford engraving Cassell's Illustrated History of England Robert Earl of Daniel Defoe Defoe Earl of Oxford Oxford 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer W Thomas Thomas W engraving