[Execution of Charles I] c.1649-1700
Engraving | 12.0 x 13.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 601942
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Engraving of the execution of Charles I. A view of an executioner holding the severed head of Charles I beside the still bleeding body of the King. To the left of the executioner, Bishop Juxon, Mathew Tomlinson, and Francis Hacker stand, the former two holding the King's robes. Surrounding the scaffold, a very large crowd of men and women are gathered to witness the execution, and more crowds are depicted watching from the roof of Whitehall itself. With 'WHITE HALL' and 'Fol: 116' engraved above. Plate from an unknown text.
Not in O'Donoghue -
Medium and techniques
Engraving
Measurements
12.0 x 13.6 cm (sheet of paper)
10.1 x 11.8 cm (image)