Thomas More in Prison, Visited by His Wife and Daughter explained

Image Upright:1.2
Wikidata:Q17278700
Thomas More, Lord High Chancellor of England
Other Language 1:French
Other Title 1:Thomas More, grand chancelier d'Angleterre.
Artist:Claudius Jacquand
Subject:Thomas More
Year:1828
Medium:Oil on canvas
Height Metric:120.5
Width Metric:95.5
Height Imperial:47.4
Width Imperial:37.5
Museum:Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
City:Lyon

Thomas More in Prison, Visited by His Wife and Daughter or Thomas More en prison (and various other titles) is a history painting of 1828 by Claudius Jacquand. It depicts Thomas More in prison, with his wife and daughter. It has been in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon since soon after its completion.[1] [2] [3] [4]

In 2014 it formed part of the exhibition L'invention du Passé. Histoires de cœur et d'épée 1802-1850.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acquisitions 2015 - Musée des Beaux Arts de Lyon. Mba-lyon.fr. 21 September 2018.
  2. Book: Achille Raverat. Notre vieux Lyon: promenades historiques et artistiques dans les quartiers de la rive droite de la Saône. 1881. Meton. 82–.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=MLBbAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA7 Notice des tableaux du Musée de la Ville de Lyon
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=K6sCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA427 Archives historiques et statistiques du département du Rhone, Volumes 7-8