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The true maner of the execution of Thomas Earle of Strafford, Lord lieutenant of Ireland, upon Tower Hill, the 12th of May, 1641

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814312


Item data

Title

The true maner of the execution of Thomas Earle of Strafford, Lord lieutenant of Ireland, upon Tower Hill, the 12th of May, 1641

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Punishments -- Beheading

Names

Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1881 - 1890

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC PUNI-Beh

Subjects

Punishment & torture
Decapitations
Executions -- England -- London -- 1640-1649
Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1593-1641
Castles & palaces -- England -- London -- 1640-1649
Spectators -- England -- London -- 1640-1649

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Printed on border: "A. Doctor Usher, Lord Primat of Ireland ; B. the Sherifes of London ; C. the Earle of Strafford ; D. his kindred and friends." Includes additional text in German.
Source Note: Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten. (Leipzig : Hirth, 1881-1890) Hirth, Georg (1841-1916), Editor.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17252184
Barcode: 33333159444443
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 023b4a40-c562-012f-ca54-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1881

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The true maner of the execution of Thomas Earle of Strafford, Lord lieutenant of Ireland, upon Tower Hill, the 12th of May, 1641" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881 - 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/023b4a40-c562-012f-ca54-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1881 - 1890). The true maner of the execution of Thomas Earle of Strafford, Lord lieutenant of Ireland, upon Tower Hill, the 12th of May, 1641 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/023b4a40-c562-012f-ca54-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The true maner of the execution of Thomas Earle of Strafford, Lord lieutenant of Ireland, upon Tower Hill, the 12th of May, 1641" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/023b4a40-c562-012f-ca54-58d385a7bc34

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