Queen Elizabeth I stands before her throne on the dais under a canopy as she slaps Essex on his left cheek as he reaches for his sword. An elder statesman stretches out his hand to stop Essex as two other courtiers look on in horror. The scene of Essex's "ear boxing" occurred in 1594
Description:
Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. and Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601.
Title engraved below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Image within an ornamental frame., Book illustration; placement instructions above image: Vol. VIII, p. 204., and Temporary local subject terms: Historical illustrations: Essex's ear boxing, 1594 -- Arms: Royal Arms -- Leaded casement windows.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs, 1 Aug. 1774, by J. Johnson, St. Pauls Church Yd.
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. and Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601.