Earl Rivers Presents His Book To King
by Print Collector
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Earl Rivers Presents His Book To King
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Print Collector
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Drawing - Illustration
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Earl Rivers presenting his translation of the Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers to King Edward IV and his family, c1477 (late 18th or early 19th century(?)). Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers was the king's brother-in-law. His book was printed by William Caxton at Westminster in 1477. The man in the cap and robe is thought to be Richard, Duke of Gloucester, the king's brother. After an illuminated manuscript in the library of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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January 29th, 2021
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