Old Masters, British, European Paintings & Portrait Miniatures - 15th March 2017
Lot 249
Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905) The ring Signed and dated 1841 Watercolour 29.5 x 21cm; 11½ x...
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Description
Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905)
The ring
Signed and dated 1841
Watercolour
29.5 x 21cm; 11½ x 8¼in
This is the original artwork used to illustrate 'The Ring' published within the 1842 edition of 'The Keepsake' and depicts Sir Robert Carey asleep in an inn as a young Scottish girl steals the ring that he was to present to James I as evidence that Queen Elizabeth had died