The Burial of King Harold (after Frederick Richard Pickersgill)
Frederick Bacon (London 1803 - California 1887)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1851
Materials
paper
Measurements
490 x 560 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286715
Summary
Engraving, The Burial of King Harold (after Frederick Richard Pickersgill) by Frederick Bacon (London 1803 - California 1887). Published by he Art Union of London, 1851 and printed by Mcqueen. A tragic dramatic scene is shown with the body of a young man about to be lowered into a crypt. At his head is a man wearing chain mail and a woman kissing the body. A priest says prayers over him, and a young woman swoons at his feet. In the background are mourning soldiers.
Makers and roles
Frederick Bacon (London 1803 - California 1887), engraver (printmaker) Frederick Richard Pickersgill (London 1820 - Isle of Wight 1900), artist Art Union of London., engraver and publisher