The Surrender of Calais: Queen Philippa Pleading for the Burgesses (after Henry Courtney Selous)
John Henry Robinson (Bolton 1796 - West Sussex 1871)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper
Measurements
570 x 700 mm; 610 mm (Height); 800 mm (Width)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286695
Summary
Engraving, The Surrender of Calais: Queen Philippa Pleading for the Burgesses (after Henry Courtney Selous) by John Henry Robinson (Bolton 1796 - West Sussex 1871). Published by the Art Union of London. A crowded interior where the burghers of Calais, with ropes around their necks, kneel on the left, the foremost gesturing to the keys of the town on a cushion on the floor, in front of the throne where Edward III sits with his chin on his hands thoughtfully, listening as Queen Philippa pleads for their lives, on the right. Print has rounded upper corners.
Makers and roles
John Henry Robinson (Bolton 1796 - West Sussex 1871), engraver (printmaker) after Henry Courtney Selous (Deptford 1811 - Beaworthy 1890), artist Art Union of London., engraver and publisher