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The fall of Wolsey
The fall of Wolsey

The fall of Wolsey

Artist (British, 1882 - 1940)
Date1937; pub. 1939
Mediumwood engraving
DimensionsImage: 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 15 cm) Sheet: 12 1/8 × 8 1/4 in. (30.8 × 21 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Hillary Hanson
CultureBritish
Inscribedl.r. on sheet in pencil: 2016-88
PortfolioShakespeare's The History of King Henry VIII
Catalogue raisonnéJ.P. 928
Object numberPC2016.14.88
ClassificationsPrint Collection
Descriptionvegetal curving shapes wrapping around central figure man; man falling upside-down, holding black cloth bag with right hand, bag has hole in bottom with small black almond-like shapes falling out of it; man holding string with three tassels with left hand, string attached to large-brimmed hat; man naked but wearing black shoes and beret-like hat

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