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246 cm × 297 cm (97 in × 117 in) Location. National Gallery, London. The Execution of Lady Jane Grey is an oil painting by Paul Delaroche, completed in 1833, which is now in the National Gallery in London. It was enormously popular in the decades after it was painted, but in the 20th century realist historical paintings fell from critical ...
- 246 cm × 297 cm (97 in × 117 in)
- Paul Delaroche
- 1833
Apr 16, 2024 · The execution of the sentence was suspended, but the participation of her father, in early February 1554, in Sir Thomas Wyatt’s rebellion sealed her fate. She and her husband were beheaded on February 12, 1554; her father was executed 11 days later. John S. Morrill. Home World History Historic Nobility.
- What was Lady Jane Grey’s childhood like?Lady Jane Grey received an excellent education and could speak and write Greek and Latin at an early age. Grandniece of Henry VIII, at age nine she...
- How did Lady Jane Grey become queen of England?Lady Jane Grey was a cousin of Edward VI, king of England from 1547 to 1553. Before Edward died, John Dudley, duke of Northumberland, persuaded him...
- How long was Lady Jane Grey queen of England?Lady Jane Grey reigned as queen for nine days in 1553. The English people, however, largely supported Edward VI’s half sister Mary Tudor, the right...
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, by the French painter Paul Delaroche, 1833. National Gallery. Jane is often called the Nine-Day Queen, although if her reign is dated from the moment of Edward's death on 6 July 1553, her reign could have been a few days longer.
- 10 July 1553 – 19 July 1553
- Lady Frances Brandon
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May 2, 2024 · Completed in 1833, this monumental canvas transports us back to the tragic events of February 12, 1554, when the 17-year-old Lady Jane Grey was beheaded after a mere nine-day reign as Queen of England. Delaroche’s composition is a study in restraint and emotional intensity.
Execution. An account of Lady Jane Grey’s execution on February 12 1554 was recorded by an eye witness. This account can be found in the following: Child-Life and Girlhood of Remarkable Women by W H D Adams. Life of Lady Jane Grey and of Guildford Dudley her husband by Edward Baldwin.
Paul Delaroche, The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1833. Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.
Oct 20, 2012 · October 20, 2012 by Natalie. Lady Jane Grey, engraving published 1620. On the morning of 12 February 1554, a petite girl of seventeen, with sandy-red hair and intelligent, sparkling brown eyes, stood awaiting her death on a scaffold by the White Tower in the Tower of London. Her ladies, Mistress Allan and Elizabeth Tilney, wept by her side but ...
