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The Romance of the Rose.

RCIN 680362

Description

Title-page to the book of the Romance of the Rose, featuring Henry VIII on top of the page, also various Tudor kings, queens and personalities.

Provenance

Mounted in a volume of prints relating to Henry VIII previously owned (and probably compiled) by Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley (1825-1889); purchased 1919.
People involved

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page King George V, King of the United Kingdom (1865-1936)

Subject(s)

Search the collection View the person page Henry VIII, King of England (1491-1547)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

woodcut
Groupings
Category
Portrait Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
History
History of Europe
History of England & Great Britain
England & Great Britain-History (House of Tudor 1485-1603)

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