Print made by Anker Smith, 1759–1819, British, Becket Assassinated, 1811
- Title:
- Becket Assassinated
- 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 3/4 × 7 3/4 inches (29.8 × 19.7 cm), Image: 10 1/4 × 6 1/4 inches (26 × 15.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "Whitlocke | facs p. 52 | 212"
Lettered within image, lower center: "Becket Assassinated."; below image, lower center: "Drawn by R. Smirke, Engraved by A. Smith, & Published by J. Stratford, 112, Holborn Hill, Febry. 2d. 1811."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James Wilson, YCBA Docent
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2014.26.22
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- assassination | crucifixes | frame (furnishing) | historical subject
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:70565
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