"For know thou art imperial Richard's son" (from "Richard Plantagenet, A Legendary Tale")
This print shows Richard III in his tent before the Battle of Bosworth talking to a youth whom he reveals to be his son. Frontispiece to Thomas Hull's "Richard Plantagenet, A Legendary Tale," 1784, XLI-XLII:
"Wonder no more why thou art hither brought,
The secret of thy birth shall now be shown;
With glorious ardour be thy bosom fraught,
For know, thou art–Imperial Richard's Son.
Thy Father I, who fold thee in my arms
Thou royal issue of Plantagenet"
"Wonder no more why thou art hither brought,
The secret of thy birth shall now be shown;
With glorious ardour be thy bosom fraught,
For know, thou art–Imperial Richard's Son.
Thy Father I, who fold thee in my arms
Thou royal issue of Plantagenet"
Artwork Details
- Title: "For know thou art imperial Richard's son" (from "Richard Plantagenet, A Legendary Tale")
- Artist: John Keyse Sherwin (British, East Dean, Sussex 1751–1790 London)
- Author: Related editor Thomas Hull (British, 1728–1808)
- Subject: Richard Plantagenet (British, (?)1469–1550)
- Date: 1784
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 4 3/16 × 3 3/8 in. (10.6 × 8.6 cm)
Sheet (clipped, inlaid): 6 3/4 × 5 3/16 in. (17.1 × 13.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.1466
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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