print; broadside

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Object Type: print; broadside
Museum number: 1848,0911.451
Title: Object: Eigentliche Abbildung wie ettlich englische Edelleut einen Raht schließen den König sampt dem gantzen Parlament mit Pulfer zuvertilgen
Description: A broadside on the Gunpowder Plot and the Guy Fawkes conspiracy; with four engraved scenes, depicting a group of English noblemen and their execution on 31 January 1606, and with engraved text. (n.p.: 1606)
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Production date: 1606
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Dimensions: Height: 264 millimetres; Width: 313 millimetres
Curator's comments: This sheet is from Hogenberg's historical series. It was probably printed in Cologne. For a duplicate print, see 1868-8-8-3207. Ref.: Not in Paas Hellwig facsimile, no.385
Bibliographic references: Paas 1985-2017 / The German political broadsheet,1600-1700 (P75-P78, PA21) (cf); BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (71)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: 2012 London, BM, Shakespeare
Associated names: Portrait of: Guy Fawkes; Portrait of: Thomas Bates; Portrait of: Robert Catesby
Associated events: Associated Event: Gunpowder Plot 5 November 1605
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Acquisition date: 1848
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1848,0911.451
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Free entry