print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1858,1009.258
Title: Object: Richard I, leaving Cyprus; Series: Bowyer's History of England
Description: Titlepage for Chapter X; Richard I in armour, descending steps towards a waiting galley, leading his sister Joan and fiancé Berengaria away from their captivity following shipwreck there, with the 'damsel of Cyprus' daughter of Isaac Komnenos and a page; a descriptive plaque below; after Tresham. 1794 Etching and engraving
Producer name: After: Henry Tresham; Print made by: James Fittler; Published by: Robert Bowyer
School/style
Production date: 1794
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; engraving
Dimensions: Height: 320 millimetres (image); Height: 470 millimetres (sheet); Width: 221 millimetres (image); Width: 334 millimetres (sheet)
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Location: Not on display
Associated names: Illustration to: David Hume; Representation of: Richard I, King of England, the Lionheart; Representation of: Berengaria of Navarre, Queen of Richard I
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1858
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1858,1009.258

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