Queen Philippa Interceding for the Lives of the Burghers of Calais

Date1788

Object PlaceUnited States, North America

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions39½ x 52¼ in.
100.3 x 132.7 cm

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of James E. Scripps

Object number89.73

DescriptionAt right center, a female figure in a long white gown, wearing a crown, and a man in armor gesture toward a group of men with their hands bound behind their backs at left. Helmeted soldiers on either side. Seascape in background seen through heavy drapery which has been pulled back. Red, brown and blues.

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