The martyrdom of Saint Thomas of Canterbury. Coloured etching by J. Carter, 1786.

The murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. Engrav'd by J. Carter from his restor'd drawing of the defac'd parts of the original painting on board, hung against the columns at the head of the tomb of Henry IV in Canterbury Cathedral, copied by him in its present state in a former drawing, both of which are now in the possession of R.d Bull Esq.r.

West.r [Westminster] (Wood St.) : J. Carter, July 1t. 1786.

1 print : etching, with watercolour

'An account of the murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. By the Rev. Mr Milner, of St Peter's House, Winchester', in John Carter, Specimens of the ancient sculpture and painting, vol. I, London: John Carter, 1780 [-1786], pp. 57-58

Wellcome Collection 7281i