
Sujet
'Wolsey surrendering the Great Seal', 1897. Creator: John Leech.
Légende
'Wolsey surrendering the Great Seal', 1897. Wolsey cries into his handkerchief as he hands over the Great Seal. (The Seal was used to confirm formal documents and great power was associated with having control over it. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1475-1530) fell out of favour with King Henry VIII in 1529). From "The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, with satirical illustrations by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1897]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1897
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D54_317
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
46,7Mo (3,1Mo) / 36,0cm x 32,5cm / 4250 x 3840 (300dpi)