A drawing in pen and ink of George Gascoigne with sword and pen and attire half military, half scholarly, and a laurel wreath floating over his head, presenting his book to Queen Elizabeth I; and other emblematical drawings (with verses in the case of the Italian and French). George Gascoigne (c. 1535 – 7 October 1577) was an English poet, soldier and courtier. At Woodstock in 1575 he delivered a prose speech before Elizabeth. 'THE TALE of Hemetes the heremyte pronownced before the Q. Maiesty att Woodstocke, 1575', by George Gascoigne (d. 1577), in Euphuistic prose. 1575. Source: Royal 18 A.XLVIII f.1.
A drawing in pen and ink of George Gascoigne with sword and pen and attire half military, half scholarly, and a laurel wreath floating over his head, presenting his book to Queen Elizabeth I; and other emblematical drawings (with verses in the case of the Italian and French). George Gascoigne (c. 1535 – 7 October 1577) was an English poet, soldier and courtier. At Woodstock in 1575 he delivered a prose speech before Elizabeth. 'THE TALE of Hemetes the heremyte pronownced before the Q. Maiesty att Woodstocke, 1575', by George Gascoigne (d. 1577), in Euphuistic prose. 1575. Source: Royal 18 A.XLVIII f.1.