The Marriage of Henry the VIIth and Elizabeth of York
Medium
Etching and engraving on chine collé
Dimensions
sheet: 7 1/2 x 11 in. (19 x 28 cm) plate: 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (13.7 x 21.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.1483
Tags
Art Historical Context
This etching and engraving captures the historic union of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York on January 18, 1486, an event that symbolically ended the Wars of the Roses and established the Tudor dynasty. By uniting the rival houses of Lancaster and York, the marriage brought stability to England after decades of civil conflict and laid the foundation for the reign of their son, Henry VIII. Created in 1826 by John Major after an earlier composition associated with Jan Gossart (called Mabuse), the print employs the refined technique of etching and engraving on chine collé. This method, popular in ...
About the Artist
John Major|Jan Gossart (called Mabuse)|H. Cook|Henry VII, King of England and Lord of Ireland|Elizabeth of York, Queen of England (British|Netherlandish|British|British|British) · 1800 |1478 |1800 |1457 |1466 –1850 |1532 |1850 |1509 |1503
London|Netherlandish, Maubeuge ca. 1478–1532 Antwerp (?)|British, active 1826|British, Pembrokeshire, Wales 1457–1509 Richmond|1466–1503