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Artist

Richard Burchett (1815–75)[1] Title

Sanctuary — Edward IV and Lancastrian Fugitives at Tewkesbury Abbey aka Edward IV Withheld by Ecclesiastics from Pursuing Lancastrian Fugitives into a Church Description

King Edward IV and his Yorkist troops are beseeched by a priest to stop the pursuit of their Lancastrian foes who have requested sanctuary from the abbey. Date

1867 Medium

oil on canvas Dimensions

61 × 108 in (154.9 × 274.3 cm) Current location

Guildhall Art Gallery

London Accession number

600 Object history

Bequeathed to the City of London in 1895 by E. J. Brett, Esquire. Notes

Brett has earlier permitted a lithograph to be produced of this painting.[2] References

Knight, Vivien (1986) The Works of Art of the Corporation of London: A Catalogue of Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture Cambridge, United Kingdom: Woodhead-Faulkner, pp. p. 38 ISBN: 0859413799. Source/Photographer

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