Plate [86] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Illustration to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; in council before Henry VII, Clifford kneeling at right points to Stanley sitting at right, accusing him of complicity in the plot to recognise Perkin Warbeck as King, who bows his head, to the shock of all those present."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [86] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509, and Warbeck, Perkin, 1474-1499,
Manuscript, in Louis XVI's hand, of his translation of Walpole's Historic doubts into French. Walpole's work focuses on the crimes supposed to have been committed by Richard III, in particular the murders of Henry VI; Henry VI's son Edward; his brother George, duke of Clarence; Edward V and his brother Richard; his own queen, and others; and examines, and in some cases invalidates, the evidence for these accusations. Louis XVI's translation contains numerous corrections, made during the last years of his life
Alternative Title:
Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard the Third
Description:
In French., Title from first page., Written on flyleaf: Manuscrit. Ecrit en entier De la main De Louis XVI., Binding: paper, stitched., and For further information, consult Library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Edward V, King of England, 1470-1483., Henry VI, King of England, 1421-1471., Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Warbeck, Perkin, 1474-1499., and Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793.
Subject (Topic):
Translating and interpreting, Kings and rulers, and Politics and government
Opposite page 86. Historic doubts, on the life and reign of King Richard the Third.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Portrait of Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne; half-length, head turned slightly left; wearing a feathered hat and a fur-lined coat; in an oval within a rectangle
Description:
Title written in ink below image., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date of production based on publication date of the extra-illustrated volume into which this drawing was inserted., and Tipped in opposite page 86 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. Historic doubts, on the life and reign of King Richard the Third. London : W. and S. Wybrow [etc.], 1822.
