Original 1793 burin engraving with the double portrait of Richard II (1367-1400) and Henry IV (1367-1413), the protagonists of the dynastic change of 1399: Richard, the last direct Plantagenet, was deposed by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, who founded the house of Lancaster. At the head, Engraved for Ashburton's History of England.
Original 1793 burin engraving with the double portrait of Richard II (1367-1400) and Henry IV (1367-1413), the protagonists of the dynastic change of 1399: Richard, the last direct Plantagenet, was deposed by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, who founded the house of Lancaster. At the head, 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 12.4 in (21 x 31.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition. Slight toning of the paper along the upper edge and a small foxing spot in the lower margin, visible in the photograph. No tears, creases or losses.