shredsandpatches:Drawings of Richard II and Anne of Bohemia, after a lost altarpiece that once resid
shredsandpatches:Drawings of Richard II and Anne of Bohemia, after a lost altarpiece that once resided at the English College in Rome; the description that goes along with the engravings tells us that it depicted Richard and Anne being presented with the “pattern” of England by the Virgin Mary, in keeping with the English tradition of England as the Virgin Mary’s dowry. -- source link
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