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Object Type
Museum number: 1973,0512.3.25
Title: Series: Ecclesiae Anglicanae Trophaea (The Victories of the Anglican Church)
Description: Plate 25: the martyrdom of St Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury, the saint kneeling before the altar, about to be martyred by a group of soldiers with swords; scene separated from the background by a balustrade with balusters; St Thomas named archbisop by Henry II at far left; saint kneeling before Pope Alexander III seated on a throne, accompanied by two male attendants at far right Etching
Producer name: Print made by: Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri; After: Niccolò Circignani; Published by: Giovanni Antonio de Paoli (in 1608)
School/style
Production date: 1584
Production place: Published in: Rome (city)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 240 millimetres; Width: 178 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: For a comment on the series see 1973,0512.3.1
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: St Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury; Representation of: Henry II, King of England; Representation of: Pope Alexander III
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1973
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1973,0512.3.25

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