'Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamond', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.
/2651951.jpg "'Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamond', c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech.")
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'Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamond', c1860, (c1860). Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamund is an English folktale that depicts the encounter of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204), wife of Henry II and his mistress Rosamund Clifford (c1150-c1176). Eleanor forces Rosamund to choose between a dagger and poison, Rosamund choses the poison and reportedly dies. From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A'Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., London]
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- John Leech: British: Artist, illustrator and printmaker
Subject
- Eleanor of Aquitaine: French: wife of Louis VII of France, then Henry II of England
- Rosamund Clifford: British:
People Related
- Bradbury, Agnew & Co: British: Publisher
- Gilbert Abbott A Beckett: British: Author, writer, journalist, lawyer, playwright
Category Hierarchy
Society & Culture Art & Literature
Artistic Representations Satires
Artistic Representations Caricatures
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4728x5471
File Size : 75,782kb
Aliases
- 0580040929
- 2-651-951
- 2651951
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