A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Manfred depicted full-length on the right, facing left with his arms out in front of him, a horrified expression on his face. He's watching six servants on the left h...
Se vend à Paris chez Helman, Graveur de Madame, Rue St. Honoré, vis-à-vis l'Hotel de Noailles, No. 315 and Chez Ponce, Graveur de Mgr. Comte d'Artois, Rue St. Hiacinte, No. 19.
Subject (Topic):
Upas, Criminals, Plant toxins, Death, Trees, Harvesting, and Dead persons
Anatomy, Comparative, Human dissection, Memento mori, Science museums, Medical tools & equipment, Surgical instruments, Dead persons, Skeletons, and Spectators
Plate [79] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Chapter title-page to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; Edward V and Duke of York dead and lying in the centre, their heads to left; Duke of Gloucester and another man putting a cover over the boys' bodies; headpiece with plaque below ...
Alternative Title:
Murder of Edward the Fifth and of the Duke of York
Description:
Title from text above image.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Edward V, King of England, 1470-1483,, Richard, Duke of York, 1472-1483,, and Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485,
"Men with a plague-cart burying victims at night in a field, one to left using a long hooked pole to pull the corpses from the cart into a pit; in a neo-classical frame; illustration to Barnard's 'History of England'." -- from British Museum online ca...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Plague, Mass burials, Dead persons, Night, Pipe smoking, Grave digging, Horses, and Carts & wagons