Jacobus Gramius Marggraf von Montrosse, Graf von Kinckardin, Carol I wie auch Carol, 2. Koninge von Engel: Schott: Irrland und Franckreich, General Leütenant zu wasser und landr. wurdt zu Edenburg den 29 May 1650. Hingerichtet. = James Graham Marquis of Montrose, servant of Kings Charles I and Charles II Kings of England, Scotland, Ireland and France, General Lieutenant of water and land, was in Edinburgh on 29th May 1650 executed.
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| Summary: | Portrait of James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, (1612-1650), half-length, turned slighty to left, looking straight ahead, in armour. He was commander of the Royalist forces in Scotland during the Enligish Civil War. In 1650 he was captured and then sentenced to death. He was executed in on the 21st May, 1650, at the Market Cross of Edinburgh, Scotland, by hanging and quartering. In the background of the print to Montrose's right, one can see his execution being carried out. He was given a state funeral by Charles II of England. |
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| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | German |
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[ca. 1650].
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| Notes: | Inscribed in pencil on sheet on which this print is pasted: "Marquis of Montrose". Physical description: 1 print : engraving ; image 12.5 x 11.5 cm., sheet 15.6 x 11.8 cm., cropped within plate mark. more |
