Křivoklát (Pürglitz) castle, Czech republic. Coloured lithograph.

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15749i
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Sir Edward Kelly was an assistant to Dr John Dee (1527-1608). Both travelled to Prague where Kelly was imprisoned twice by Emperor Rudolph II; first in 1589 and later in 1595, when he died trying to escape. Some sources say he was imprisoned in a place called Most, while the present print shows Burg Pürglitz, which is the German name for the Czech Hrad Křivoklát

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1 print : lithograph, with coloured crayon ; image 9.3 x 16.6 cm

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Bürglitz im Rakonitzer Kreis. ... Lettering continues in pencil: 'Edward Kelley was imprisoned in that castle for some time'

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Wellcome Collection 15749i

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