Original 1793 burin engraving with the double portrait of Edward V (1470-1483), the elder of the Princes in the Tower, and of his uncle Richard III (1452-1485), last king of the house of York and the last English sovereign to die in battle. At the head, the caption Engraved for Ashburton's History of England.
Original 1793 burin engraving with the double portrait of Edward V (1470-1483), the elder of the Princes in the Tower, and of his uncle Richard III (1452-1485), last king of the house of York and the last English sovereign to die in battle. At the head, the caption Engraved for Ashburton's History of England.
Medium: Copper engraving (burin) on laid paper.
Engraver: Pass.
Date: 1793.
Source: Charles Alfred Ashburton, A New and Complete History of England, London.
Dimensions: Plate mark 8.3 x 12.6 in (21 x 32 cm).
Condition: Good condition. General toning of the paper, more marked along the upper band, and light foxing spots scattered in the margins. No tears or losses; the image keeps its blacks well.