The Duke of Clarence Asleep in the Tower, as Brackenbury Leaves (Shakespeare, Richard III, Act 1, Scene 4)
Gift of Harriet McDonald, 1941
Catalogue
- Year
- 1825
- Medium
- Etching and engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 3 7/16 × 2 9/16 in. (8.8 × 6.5 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Charles Rolls
Artist
Charles Stewart Rolls was a British motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with a powered aircraft, when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display in Bournemouth. He was aged 32.
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- Charles Rolls
- Year
- 1825
- Medium
- Etching and engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 3 7/16 × 2 9/16 in. (8.8 × 6.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1825-523491
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified