© Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery
Wall tile
Artist: attributed to Jan Ariensz Van Hamme (1636 - 1679/80)
Location: Curtis Museum and Allen Gallery
Date: 1679 - 1680
Materials: tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions: 12 x 12 x 1 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £757 (Total: £3,025)
Vendor: Jonathan Horne Ltd
Review number: 3749 (1992)
Provenance:
Christie's 1991; Jonathan Horne.
Description:
Depicts 'Pickering Executed' painted in cobalt blue. Sir EB Godfrey falsely implicated Pickering in attempting to kill Charles II. Depicts the executioner about to desembowel his body and burn the entrails after the public hanging on 25 May 1679.
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