"Thus plated in habiliments of war" : the armor and arms in Francis Wheatley's The death of Richard II

Author

Karcheski, Walter J.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Porticus. 1987, Vol. 10-11, p. 46-51, 7 ill.

ISSN

8755-2035

Abstract (en)

Discusses Wheatley's painting of 1792-1793 (Rochester, Memorial Art Gallery), demonstrating that the armor and arms are an anachronistic compilation of actual objects ca.16th-18th cs., virtually none being contemporary with Richard II's death in 1400.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United Kingdom
• Wheatley, Francis, 1747-1801
• Painting
• Death of Richard II
• University of Rochester, Memorial Art Gallery||Rochester (NY, USA)
• Great Britain
• 1700-1800
• Richard II, king of England, 1367-1400
• Representation
• Armor
• Weapons
• Antiquarianism
• History painting

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Royaume-Uni
• Wheatley, Francis, 1747-1801
• Peinture
• Mort de Richard II
• University of Rochester, Memorial Art Gallery||Rochester (NY, USA)
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1800
• Richard II, roi d'Angleterre, 1367-1400
• Représentation
• Armure
• Arme
• Antiquarianisme
• Peinture d'histoire

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00419744

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