Northcote, James
The Princes in the Tower and Lady Jane Grey are among the dramatic scenes in these prints after James Northcote (1746–1831),...
Read moreThe Princes in the Tower and Lady Jane Grey are among the dramatic scenes in these prints after James Northcote (1746–1831), the history painter who was a pupil and biographer of Joshua Reynolds. They are steel engravings after his paintings, published in 1853 for Thomas Gaspey's History of England by J. & F. Tallis, some framed with decorative borders and vignettes. Prince Arthur and Hubert, the death of Wat Tyler, the landing of William of Orange and the death of Roger Mortimer complete the sequence.
The Princes in the Tower and Lady Jane Grey are among the dramatic scenes in these prints after James Northcote (1746–1831), the history painter who was a pupil and biographer of Joshua Reynolds. They are steel engravings after his paintings, published in 1853 for Thomas Gaspey's History of England by J. & F. Tallis, some framed with decorative borders and vignettes. Prince Arthur and Hubert, the death of Wat Tyler, the landing of William of Orange and the death of Roger Mortimer complete the sequence.