Picture No | 10069845 |
Date | 1474 |
Description | CAXTON / FIRST PAWN |
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THE FIRST PAWN - representing the common man and labourer without whose work the nobles cannot rule. He stands on the board before the Rook (officer of the king) whom he serves.
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Source | Reproduction of a woodcut from Caxton's 'Game of the Chesse' 1474 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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