Sir William Waller, English soldier Size:XL: 100 x 80cm Assassination attempt against Queen Victoria

Assassination attempt against Queen Victoria

Brahe's face is bordered by a white ruff collar and he is dressed in a dark coat with gold buttons

and conspiring to bring about the death of King Henry VI (1421-1471) by magic

usually referred to as a 'polyp' was the subject of a major series of researches by the Swiss naturalist Abraham Trembley (1710-1784) whose work is cited in the letter accompanying this illustration

Sir William Waller, English soldier Size:XL: 100 x 80cm Assassination attempt against Queen VictoriaSir William Waller, English soldier, 17th century, (1899). Portrait of Waller (c1597 1668). Illustration from Samuel Rawson Gardiner's Oliver Cromwell, (Goupil & Co, London, Paris, New York, 1899).