King Charles II taking refuge in Boscobel. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy and R. Rhodes, 1800, after J. Farington and R. Smirke.

Date:
April 1800
Reference:
2042941i
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Description

Charles II stands in front of the oak tree at Boscobel, Shropshire, where he took refuge after losing the Battle of Worcester in 1651. An old man takes him by the hand. Three other men alert him to danger. In the foreground, a wood-cutter

Publication/Creation

London (Historic Gallery, Pall Mall) : R. Bowyer, April 1800.

Physical description

1 print : engraving, with etching ; image and border 32 x 22.2 cm

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Charles II in the forest of Boscobel. Painted by Farington & Smirke R.A.s. Engraved by Pouncey and Rhodes

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2042941i

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