The Queen Dowager of England, Widow of Edward the IVth, delivering her Son and the Duke of York to the Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury
Maker
John Francis Rigaud
(French, 1742 - 1810)
Collections
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Dateca. 1786
Mediumoil on copper
Dimensions12 x 15 1/4 in. (30.5 x 38.7 cm.)
DescriptionIn this oil painting on copper, Elizabeth Woodville, Queen dowager of England, hugs her young son, Edward V, in front of Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England, and other members of the royal court.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Browning Memorial Art Fund
Status
On viewObject number2008.14
Thomas Rowlandson
n.d.
Object number: Sessler85Bverso
Arthur Rothstein
1937
Object number: 86.1.6
