The last sleep of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (1629-1685) (after Edward Matthew Ward)
Goupil & Cie
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gilt, Glass, Ink, Paper, Wood
Measurements
54 x 62 cm
Order this imageCollection
Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 457102.2
Summary
Print, photo-engraved. The last sleep of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (1629-1685) (after Edward Matthew Ward). One of 6 black and white prints depicting moments in English history - 'The last sleep of Argyll.' Black frame with gilt mounts. Inscribed: 'E.M. Ward R.A. photo-engraved. by Goupil Co'.Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll lying asleep on a bed in a vaulted cell, his ankles manacled, watched by a jailor and a gentleman in 16th century dress standing by the door on the right; with a large book and clock on the chair beside him, a paper by the bed lettered 'On my attempte though Providence / did frowne / Thys oppressed People God at lengthe / Shall cure / Another hand by more Successive Speede / Shall raise the Remnante bruise the Serpents head / Written this laste night of my mortal lyfe / Argyll / 2nd June 1985';
Provenance
An item from the Llanerchaeron collection, left to the National Trust in the will of John Powell Ponsonby Lewes in 1989
Marks and inscriptions
E.M. Ward R.A. photo-engraved. by Goupil Co.
Makers and roles
Goupil & Cie, engraver (printmaker) after Edward Matthew Ward, RA (Pimlico 1816 - Slough 1879), artist