Sujet

'Gaveston's head shown to the Earl of Lancaster', 1312 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle.

Légende

'Gaveston's head shown to the Earl of Lancaster', 1864. Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c1284-1312) was an English nobleman and a favourite of King Edward II of England. In 1312 he was condemned to death in Warwick for violating the terms of the Ordinances. Two Welshmen ran him through with a sword, before beheading him. From A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485 by James E. Doyle. [Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, London, 1864]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1864

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D09_378

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57,3Mo (3,6Mo) / 42,0cm x 34,2cm / 4956 x 4044 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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