The murder of Archbishop Sharp: he is lying on the ground before his coach, his daughter is restrained from attending him as one of the surrounding men draws his sword. Line engraving by H. Bourne after W. Allan.

  • Allan, William, 1782-1850.
Reference:
42837i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Available online

view The murder of Archbishop Sharp: he is lying on the ground before his coach, his daughter is restrained from attending him as one of the surrounding men draws his sword. Line engraving by H. Bourne after W. Allan.

Public Domain Mark

You can use this work for any purpose without restriction under copyright law. Read more about this licence.

Credit

The murder of Archbishop Sharp: he is lying on the ground before his coach, his daughter is restrained from attending him as one of the surrounding men draws his sword. Line engraving by H. Bourne after W. Allan. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Description

Some of the surrounding assassins are rummaging through open coffers and chests. Sharp, Archbishop of St Andrews in Scotland, was assassinated in 1679 by Covenanters (anti-episcopalians) outside St Andrews,

Publication/Creation

London : James S. Virtue

Physical description

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; image 12.2 x 17.4 cm

Lettering

Murder of Archbishop Sharpe. William Allan, R.A. ; H. Bourne

Reference

Wellcome Collection 42837i

Type/Technique

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link