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Title(s):
A representation of the Popish Plott in 29 figures, in ye manner of killing Sr. Edmond bury Godfry, & their horrid designes to kill the King, and the manner of the plotters execution.
Published/Created:
[London] Sold by Robert Greene [1681?]
Physical Description:
broadside. col. ill. 42 x 33 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
GV1199 R4 Flat
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
[Request]
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BAC : Cf. W. Keller. Cary, ENG 76-81, for playing cards based on the same designs.
BAC : British Art Center copy cut into strips and made into a panorama (which winds into a wooden case) by a previous owner.
Dated 1678 in: British Museum. Dept. of Prints and Drawings. Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. I, no. 1067. However, the last illustration shows the beheading of Lord Stafford, which did not take place until Dec. 29, 1680.
Possibly after designs by Francis Barlow.--Cf. Wayland, Virginia. Francis Barlow's sketches. Pasadena, 1971, p. 2.
Subject Terms:
Great Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660–1688.
Popish Plot, 1678.
Contributors:
Barlow, Francis, 1622–1704.
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