Earl Rivers and Caxton presenting their book and printer to King Edward IV. The Dictes and Sayinges of the Philosphers, 1477


Earl Rivers and Caxton presenting their book and printer to King Edward IV. Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, – 1483. English nobleman, courtier, bibliophile and writer. William Caxton, – English merchant, diplomat, and writer. Engraved by Birrel from the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume II published 1806


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