The Murder of Rutland by Lord Clifford

The Murder of Rutland by Lord Clifford is an 1815 history painting by the British-American artist Charles Robert Leslie. ^[1] It depicts a scene from the Wars of the Roses, inspired by William Shakespeare's play Henry VI, Part 3 in which the young Earl of Rutland is killed by the Lord Clifford in the aftermath of the Battle of Wakefield.^[2]

The Murder of Rutland by Lord Clifford
Artist	Charles Robert Leslie
Year	1815
Type	Oil on canvas, history painting
Dimensions	245.7 cm × 202 cm (96.7 in × 80 in)
Location	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

Leslie got his friend Edwin Landseer, then a student at the Royal Academy Schools, to model the role of Rutland with Landseer later fondly remembering the experience ^[3] Today the painting is in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. ^[4]