Oil paint on canvas
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Sir Thomas More and his Daughter
Presented by Robert Vernon 1847
actions: processes and functions
adults
architecture
author
bed
clothing and personal items
crime and punishment
daughter
despair
emotions and human qualities
emotions, concepts and ideas
England
execution
family
father
features
friar / monk
furnishings
hat
headdress
history
humility
imprisonment
individuals: female
individuals: male
interiors
knight
literary
looking / watching
man
martyr
More, Thomas, Sir
named individuals
objects
people
places
politician - non-specific
portraits
prayer
prison
public and municipal
public service
religion and belief
religious
religious
Roper, Margaret
royalty and social rank
Saints
Sir Thomas More, against Church of England, 1535
society
St Thomas More
table
Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets, Tower of London
UK countries and regions
UK London
universal religious imagery
window
woman
work and occupations
<p>Sir Thomas More was imprisoned in the Tower of London and charged with treason for not acknowledging King Henry VIII as the supreme head of the Church. He was beheaded on Tower Hill on 6 July 1535. While in the Tower, More was visited by his daughter Margaret Roper. Looking out of his window, More saw a group of monks being led away for execution for refusing to take the oath of supremacy. In all humility, More instantly drew a comparison between their situation, going to their deaths happily following a life of religious devotion, and his own: for his life had been spent in 'pleasure and ease'.</p><p><em>Gallery label, March 1993</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
Sir Thomas More and his Daughter
support: 851 × 1105 mm
Presented by <a href="/search?gid=999999978" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Robert Vernon</a> 1847
<p>Sir Thomas More was imprisoned in the Tower of London and charged with treason for not acknowledging King Henry VIII as the supreme head of the Church. He was beheaded on Tower Hill on 6 July 1535. While in the Tower, More was visited by his daughter Margaret Roper. Looking out of his window, More saw a group of monks being led away for execution for refusing to take the oath of supremacy. In all humility, More instantly drew a comparison between their situation, going to their deaths happily following a life of religious devotion, and his own: for his life had been spent in 'pleasure and ease'.</p>
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