Genre: Etchings England London 1774 / Subject (Name): Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601.

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Published / Created:: [1774?]
Call Number:: 774.00.00.27
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: 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.
Subject (Topic):: Anger and Historical reenactments
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Queen Elizabeth striking the Earl of Essex [graphic].

Creator:: Collyer, Joseph, 1748-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:: [1 August 1774]
Call Number:: 774.08.01.02
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Description:: 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.
Subject (Topic):: Windows and Coats of arms
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The Earl of Essex receiving a box of the ear from Queen Elizabeth [graphic]