Engraving of Lady Jane Grey seated at a table signing her death warrant. A religious figure is also seated at the table signing a letter, and the male ordering the warrant points to where she should sign. Mounted in a 3 in. wood and gilt frame.
prints (visual works)
engraving (printing process)
paper (fiber product)
deaths
Unidentified Paper
Stipple Engraved
Death
PICTURE, HISTORICAL
Printed beneath print: ""Painted by Daniel Huntington Engraved by Charles Burt, From the Original painting distributed by the American Art Union in 1848 Published Exclusively for the Members of that Year...""--see worksheet for further inscription. In the bottom right, it reads: ""Printed by J. Dalton.""
Grey, Lady Jane
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Huntington, Daniel (Painter)
Burt, Charles (Engraver)
Dalton, J. (Printer)
New York, NY, USA
26.625 x 29.375 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1349
New York state (United States)
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