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Henry Reynolds Steer:\’In Leicester\’s Cause\’
signed \’HRSTEER\’ (lower left); further signed, titled and inscribed
\’In Leicester\’s Cause
John of Gaunt, Earl of Lancaster, having displeased the people by the imposition of taxes, Wat Tyler & his followers, besides other destructive acts, burned his town residence The Savoy Place, etc: etc. They then threatened to destroy Leicester Castle and were said to be at \’Harbro\’. The Mayor & Burgesses of Leicester turned out, at sunrise: June. 1381. to defend the Town & Castle: but nothing further happened.
H.R.Steen R.I.\’ (on the artist\’s label attached to a key, separate from the work)
oil on canvas
71.5 x 107cm (28 1/8 x 42 1/8in).
亨利·雷诺斯·斯蒂尔 “莱斯特的事业”
