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Object Type
print
Museum number
1880,1113.3504
Description
View of the Seven Bishops, sent by James II to the Tower, standing outside their prison surrounded by jubilant spectators, some men and women kneel to be blessed, a few guards look on with guns over their shoulders in the left foreground; proof before letter. Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1800
(c.)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
etching
Dimensions
Height:
165 millimetres
Width:
208 millimetres
(trimmed)
Bibliographic references
Crace 1878 / A Catalogue of Maps, Plans and Views of London, Westminster and Southwark, collected and arranged by Frederick Crace
(XX.183)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
catholicism
Associated names
Portrait of:
William Lloyd, Bishop of Worcester
Portrait of:
Francis Turner, Bishop of Ely
Portrait of:
John Lake, Bishop of Chichester
Portrait of:
William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury
Portrait of:
Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells
Portrait of:
Thomas White, Bishop of Peterborough
Portrait of:
Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Bishop of Exeter and Winchester
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
London
Associated events
Associated Event:
Imprisonment of the Seven Bishops 1688
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
John Gregory Crace
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Frederick Crace
Acquisition date
1880
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1880,1113.3504