The Earl of Shrewsbury presenting his book to Queen Margaret Finish:Stretched by Henry Bond (London

by Henry Bond (London

submits to Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482)

The author explained that this print was intended to be viewed alongside plate 3 in his book ['A balloon prospect from above the clouds'] since it 'elucidates the former by giving the names of the principal places mentioned in the excursion

representing the synthesis of masculine and feminine energies

Watercolour and bodycolour on paper

The Earl of Shrewsbury presenting his book to Queen Margaret Finish:Stretched by Henry Bond (LondonJohn Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, presenting his book to Queen Margaret, c1445, (1843). John Talbot presents Margaret of Anjou with an illuminated book (The Shrewsbury Book), which he had had made for her. The book was written in French for her instruction and entertainment, that she might not forget her native tongue. The contents consist chiefly of romances of Chivalrie. Margaret sits beside her husband, King Henry VI. Illustration from Dresses and