The Spirited Behaviour of Margaret of Anjou, Wife of Henry the 6th King of England, to the Robber When Attacked in a Wood

Engraver Victor Marie Picot French
Etcher Thomas Letton British
1780
Not on view

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  • Title: The Spirited Behaviour of Margaret of Anjou, Wife of Henry the 6th King of England, to the Robber When Attacked in a Wood
  • Artist: After John James Barralet (Irish, Dublin ca. 1747–1815 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Engraver: Victor Marie Picot (French, Monthières 1744–1802 Amiens)
  • Etcher: Thomas Letton (British, active 1780–84)
  • Date: 1780
  • Medium: Etching, engraving and stipple engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 16 1/2 × 19 3/4 in. (41.9 × 50.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.600.730
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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