King Richard II
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
King Richard II
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, 16th century
23 3/4 in. x 18 in. (603 mm x 457 mm)
Transferred from The British Museum, London, 1879
Primary Collection
NPG 565
Linked publicationsback to top
- Cooper, Tarnya, Searching for Shakespeare, 2006 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 2 March - 29 May 2006), p. 160
- Cooper, Tarnya, Searching for Shakespeare (hardback), 2006 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 2 March - 29 May 2006), p. 160
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 519
- Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 260
Events of 1500back to top
Current affairs
Henry VII meets Philip the Fair of Burgundy at Calais to confirm the resolution of trade disputes with the Netherlands and to discuss dynastic marriages for Prince Henry, later Henry VIII, and Princess Mary, later Queen of France.Art and science
Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sail to Brazil, and claims the land for Portugal.William Caxton's successor, Wynkyn de Worde, establishes a printing press in Fleet Street, London. The area becomes synonymous with printing.
International
Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples between them at the Treaty of GranadaComments back to top
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