Fallen amongst Thieves · At the 1884 Whitechapel Exhibition

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Title: Fallen amongst Thieves
Actual Title: The dismissal of Cardinal Wolsey before Henry VIII and his Council
Artist: L. J. Pott
Artist Full Name: Laslett John Pott (1837-1898)
Date (Painted or Exhibited): 1874
Type: oil on canvas
Size (HxW mm): 700 x 1505
Current Location: Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Merthyr Tydfil: 230.99
Lent By: S.G. Holland, Esq.
Catalog Number: 170
Catalog Page: 21
Curators Notes: The painting is an alternate. It has been chosen as an example of the artist's style because the date aligns with the Exhibition.
Alt-Text: A historical scene in a garden with a richly dressed man and a cardinal in deep conversation, surrounded by courtiers, women in gowns, and attendants, with a castle visible in the background under a cloudy sky.
Image Credit: Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Merthyr Tydfil. Shared under a CC BY-NC license.