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'The Duke of Northumberland offers to fight any one of them', 1897. Creator: John Leech.
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'The Duke of Northumberland offers to fight any one of them', 1897. Members of the legal profession look aghast at the Duke. (John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504-1553), was the architect and principal supporter of Lady Jane Grey's claim to the throne. He was tried executed). From "The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett, with satirical illustrations by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1897]
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Creator
- John Leech, attributed to: British; English: Artist, illustrator and printmaker
Subject
- John Dudley: English: Duke of Northumberland, nobleman, politician
People Related
- Gilbert Abbott A Beckett: British: Author, writer, journalist, lawyer, playwright
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3800x4387
File Size : 48,840kb
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- 2E
- 0580057318
- 2-703-952
- 2703952
- 2E