Print made by Anker Smith, 1759–1819, British, The Burning of Archbishop Cranmer, 1811
- Title:
- The Burning of Archbishop Cranmer
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Illustrations from Camden's 'The imperial history of England'
- Date:
- 1811
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 × 8 7/8 inches (35.6 × 22.5 cm), Plate: 11 7/8 × 7 1/2 inches (30.2 × 19.1 cm), Image: 10 1/8 × 6 1/8 inches (25.7 × 15.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "Whitlocke | facs p. 218"
Lettered within image: "The | Burning of the Archbishop Cranmer."; below, center: "Drawn by R. Smirke, Engraved by A. Smith, & Published by J. Stratford, 112, Holborn Hill. June 15th. 1811."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2014.26.12
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- burning | fire | frame (furnishing) | historical subject | smoke
- Associated People:
- Cranmer, Thomas (1489–1556), archbishop of Canterbury
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:70555
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