Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, murdered
Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, c.1119-1170. Bishop murdered by knights of Henry the Young King. Curious full-length portrait of the bishop in ecclesiastical robes with halo, mitre and cross, a sword embedded in his head. S. Thomas Cantvariensis. Fol. 279. Copperplate engraving from Samuel Woodburn's Gallery of Rare Portraits Consisting of Original Plates, George Jones, 102 St Martin's Lane, London, 1816
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14017314
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46691281
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5114px x 6705px
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