Richard Lovelace in prison
(1617-1657) English Royalist and poet. This is an artist's impression of Lovelace imagining his poem To Althea, from Prison which he wrote in 1642 to encourage the Clergy Act 1640 to be annulled, whilst imprisoned in Gatehouse Prison adjoining Westminster Abbey
Picture No
13127840
Media ID
45375896
Size
3499px x 5315px
(5.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter & Dawn Cope Collection
Source
Unattributed engraving
Date
17th century
