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Queen Mary surprising Courtenay and the Princess Elizabeth, 1553-1555 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
2-321-673 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images
Queen Mary surprising Courtenay and the Princess Elizabeth, 1553-1555 (1840). During Mary's reign her half-sister Elizabeth came under suspicion of plotting against her and desiring a return to Protestantism in England. The suspicions were encouraged by Mary's close confidant, Simon Renard, the Ambassador of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, depicted here lurking outside the door behind the Queen. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840).
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- George Cruikshank, attributed to: {British}: Artist, illustrator, painter, engraver, caricaturist, cartoonist
Subject
- Queen Elizabeth I: British: Queen
- Queen Mary I: British; English: Queen of England and Ireland
- Simon Renard: (French?): diplomat
People Related
- William Harrison Ainsworth: British: Author
Geographic Hierarchy
World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London
- 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3809x4600
File Size : 51,333kb
Aliases
- 0580019620
- 2-321-673
- 2321673