Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Robert Thew, 1758–1802, British

after James Northcote, 1746–1831, British
Title:
King Henry VI, Part I: Act II, Scene V, A Room in the Tower (The Death of Mortimer)
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving, etching, and aquatint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 29 3/8 × 20 1/16 inches (74.6 × 51 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "60"; inscribed on verso, lower left: "Henry VI part I"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.20020
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
literary theme | chains | cross (object) | lantern | shackles | scroll (information artifact) | Henry VI, part I by William Shakespeare
Associated Places:
Tower of London
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46680