King Henry VI, with his hands clasped above Eton College chapel. Mezzotint by W. Pether after J. Bacon.

  • Bacon, John, 1740-1799.
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[1788]
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570444i
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King Henry VI, with his hands clasped above Eton College chapel. Mezzotint by W. Pether after J. Bacon. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Henry VI as founder of Eton College. His attributes include the college chapel, the charter with a seal, a book and paired shields of arms

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1788]

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1 print : mezzotint ; image 56.4 x 33.2 cm

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Henricus Sextus ; Engraved by Wm. Pether from a statue erected in the chapel of Eton ...

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Domenika Cora, 'New light on the life and work of the mezzotint engraver William Pether (1739-1821)', Print quarterly, 2021, 38: 289-301, p. 301, no. 63

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Wellcome Collection 570444i

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