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Cardinal Beaufort’s Death Bed

Print
01/08/1792 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting King Henry, Salisbury, and Warwick entering the Cardinal's bedchamber. The Cardinal is in bed, clutching at the sheets.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCardinal Beaufort’s Death Bed (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stipple engraving on paper
Brief description
Cardinal Beaufort’s Death Bed from the Second Part of Henry VI, Act II, Scene iii. Stipple engraving by Caroline Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds (PRA), 1792.
Physical description
Print depicting King Henry, Salisbury, and Warwick entering the Cardinal's bedchamber. The Cardinal is in bed, clutching at the sheets.
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
From John Boydell's large Shakespeare folio.
Subjects depicted
Literary reference<i>Henry VI<i> by William Shakespeare
Bibliographic reference
DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874.
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.2944

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Record createdApril 23, 2010
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