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Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
AFTER HIPPOLYTE PAUL DELAROCHE (1797-1856)
'Lord Strafford'
1857-58Albumen print? | RCIN 2160764
Photograph of a painting by Paul Delaroche, created in 1835 and first shown at the Paris salon of 1837. Probably inspired by a scene from Alfred de Vigny’s novel Cinq-Mars describing the execution of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford (1593-1641), the work depicts Strafford's final moments outside a cell in the Tower of London. He is shown genuflecting facing towards the cell’s iron-grilled window. The hands of his fellow-prisoner, Archbishop Laud (1573-1645), can be seen blessing Strafford through the window’s bars. A guard awaits in the foreground, to the left, whilst three men sand in the background, to the right.
Creator(s)
After Hippolyte Paul Delaroche (1797-1856) (artist)
Robert Jefferson Bingham (1825-70) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641)William Laud (1573-1648)- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Greater London [England]
- London [Greater London]
- Tower of London
- London [Greater London]
- Greater London [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
