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Print made by Anker Smith, 1759–1819, British, Edward V. and The Duke of York, Smothered in the Tower, 1810
- Title:
Edward V. and The Duke of York, Smothered in the Tower
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Illustrations from Camden's 'The imperial history of England'
- Date:
- 1810
- Medium:
- Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm), Plate: 11 3/4 × 7 5/8 inches (29.8 × 19.4 cm), Image: 10 1/8 × 6 1/8 inches (25.7 × 15.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "Whitlocke | facs p. 168 | 574"
Lettered within image, lower center: "Edward V. And The Duke Of York | Smothered in the Tower."; lower center: "Drawn by Smirke, Engraved by Anker Smith, & Published by J. Stratford, 112, Holborn Hill, August 25, 1810."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2014.26.14
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bed (furniture) | frame (furnishing) | historical subject | torch | tower (single built work)
- Associated People:
- Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, 1st Duke of Norfolk, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Earl Marshal
Edward V (1470–1483), king of England and lord of Ireland - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:70557
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