Sujet
The execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1554 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Légende
The execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1554 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Jane was proclaimed queen on Edward VI's death in 1553 in an attempt to secure a Protestant succession. Only a few days later Henry's eldest daughter, the Catholic Mary Tudor, claimed the throne. Jane was deposed and executed for high treason, at the age of 16, on Tower Hill on 12th February 1554. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1840
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C47_107
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,2Mo (6,0Mo) / 31,3cm x 40,1cm / 3699 x 4739 (300dpi)