The Marriage of Henry the VIIth and Elizabeth of York

The Marriage of Henry the VIIth and Elizabeth of York

Jan Gossart (called Mabuse)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In the interior of a church, King Henry VII of England stands with a cleric at right, opposite his bride, Elizabeth of York, who stands with a male attendant at left. The print was created as an illustration to Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting in England, with additions by the Rev James Dallaway (London: 1826), Vol 1. p. 94.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Marriage of Henry the VIIth and Elizabeth of YorkThe Marriage of Henry the VIIth and Elizabeth of YorkThe Marriage of Henry the VIIth and Elizabeth of YorkThe Marriage of Henry the VIIth and Elizabeth of YorkThe Marriage of Henry the VIIth and Elizabeth of York

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