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Object Type
print
Museum number
1868,0822.2827
Title
Object:
Earl Rivers presenting his Book & Caxton his Printer to Edw. 4.
Description
Earl Rivers in a tunic decorated with heraldic emblems over armour, kneeling on the left with Caxton, in a fur-trimmed cape and gown, presenting a book to King Edward IV who sits with sceptre and orb, his wife standing behind him and Price Edward at his elbow, with a peer and three others standing nearby behind to left and a crowd in the adjoining room to left; in a brattished border with an explanatory plaque in a border below; from a manuscript belonging to the Archbishop of Lambeth; illustration to an unidentified publication. 1807 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Andrew Birrell
Published by:
J Scott
School/style
British
Production date
1807
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
246 millimetres
Width:
157 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Representation of:
Edward IV, King of England
Representation of:
Edward V, King of England
Representation of:
Elizabeth Woodville, Queen of Edward IV
Representation of:
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers
Representation of:
William Caxton
Representation of:
Richard III, King of England
(?)
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Felix Slade
Acquisition date
1868
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1868,0822.2827