A thorough, accurate, and historical description of the birth, life, and death of Charles, the most luminous and powerful King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the first of this name

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A thorough, accurate, and historical description of the birth, life, and death of Charles, the most luminous and powerful King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the first of this name

Gründliche warhafftige und historische Beschreibung der Geburt, Leben und Sterben deß durchleuchtigsten und großmächtigsten Königs von Engellandt, Schottlandt und Irrlandt Caroli des Ersten dieses Nahmens

Unidentified artist, German, 17th century

German

1649

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving; letterpress

Credit Line Bequest of Charles Sumner

Accession NumberM56

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsPrints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné VD17 1:620689E

DescriptionA three-column broadside describing the life, trial, and execution of King Charles I of England. The image (printed separately) shows the moment of execution itself, in front of the Banqueting Hall, at Whitehall. The image is closely related to one on a broadside in the British Museum, though the MFA's version shows no angelic intercession. Other examples of the broadside are held by the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin (Einbl. YA 8188 m) and the Universitätsbibliothek in Munich (0014/W 4 Hist. 1188).