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'Edward II. and his Favourite, Piers Gaveston', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.

'Edward II. and his Favourite, Piers Gaveston', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.

2-651-751 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Edward II. and his Favourite, Piers Gaveston', c1860, (c1860). Edward II (1284-1327) had a close and controversial relationship with Piers Gaveston (c1284-1312), Edward was forced to exile him, upon his return the barons pressured the King into agreeing to wide-ranging reforms called the Ordinances of 1311. From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A'Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., London]

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. John Leech, attributed to: British: Artist, illustrator and printmaker
Subject
  1. King Edward II: British: King
  2. Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall: French:
People Related
  1. Bradbury, Agnew & Co: British: Publisher
  2. Gilbert Abbott A Beckett: British: Author, writer, journalist, lawyer, playwright
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire
Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

People Famous People

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5040x4720
File Size : 69,694kb

Aliases

  1. 0580040953
  1. 2-651-751
  1. 2651751
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