'Pickerin Executed' (Thomas Pickering) Portrait Print

'Pickerin Executed' (Thomas Pickering) NPG D23011(h)

after Francis Barlow

Pickering was a Benedictine monk who acted as a steward to Queen Catherine of Braganza after Catholic priests were banished in 1675. In 1678, Titus Oates accused Pickering of trying to shoot Charles II while he walked in St James's Park. The king's life was supposedly only saved by a faulty flintlock on Pickering's gun. The assassination attempt, as invented by Oates, and Pickering's subsequent execution are illustrated in the diamonds suit of the playing cards nearby (see knave and VI). Pickering... more

Extra small 102mm x 153mm £6.00

Small 297mm x 210mm £15.00

Medium 483mm x 329mm £30.00

Large 590mm x 432mm £45.00

Extra large: 840mm x 612mm £75.00

Medium Canvas Shortest edge 297mm £35.00

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border, on the paper of your choice. Please note that dimensions listed above are for the paper size only.

The Photo paper has a semi-gloss finish, ideally suited to reproductions of photographs, while the Art paper has a matt textured surface that works particularly well for reproductions of drawings, etchings and some paintings.

If selecting a frame for Photo paper small or medium, please note that the frame is black, made from solid sustainable wood in the UK, and the dimensions are:

Small: Depth 23mm / Height 332mm / Width 245mm

Medium: Depth 23mm / Height 517mm / Width 362mm