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'Wolsey surrendering the Great Seal', 1897. Creator: John Leech.
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'Wolsey surrendering the Great Seal', 1897. Wolsey cries into his handkerchief as he hands over the Great Seal. (The Seal was used to confirm formal documents and great power was associated with having control over it. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1475-1530) fell out of favour with King Henry VIII in 1529). 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: Artist, illustrator and printmaker
Subject
- Cardinal Thomas Wolsey: British; English: Cardinal, Archbishop of York
People Related
- Gilbert Abbott A Beckett: British: Author, writer, journalist, lawyer, playwright
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4250x3840
File Size : 47,813kb
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- 2E
- 0580057307
- 2-703-941
- 2703941
- 2E