Edward the Martyr

Andrea Casali Italian

Publisher John Boydell British

Subject Edward the Martyr, King of England British

1773

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King Edward the Martyr on horseback at the moment he is about to be murdered by the man behind him.

Artwork Details

Title: Edward the Martyr
Artist: Andrea Casali (Italian, 1705–1784)
Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
Subject: Edward the Martyr, King of England (British, ca. 962–978 Corfe Castle, Dorset)
Published in: London
Date: 1773
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 18 x 12 15/16 in. (45.7 x 32.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1961
Object Number: 61.663.69
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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