Sanctuary (painting)

{{Short description|Painting by Richard Burchett}}

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| artist= Richard Burchett

| year= 1867

| type=Oil on canvas, history painting

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Sanctuary or Edward IV and Lancastrian Fugitives at Tewkesbury Abbey is an 1867 history painting by the British artist Richard Burchett depicting a scene from the War of the Roses.Kendall p.146 It portrays the aftermath of the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471 when fugitives of the defeated Lancastrians attempted to seek safety in Tewkesbury Abbey from their Yorkist enemies. The Yorkist king Edward IV is shown with his followers checked at the door by priests upholding the tradition of sanctuary on church property.

Burchett produced a number of works in the style of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.Yeldham p.24 It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1867. Today it is in the collection of the Guildhall Art Gallery in the City of London, having been acquired in 1895.{{cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sanctuary-edward-iv-and-lancastrian-fugitives-at-tewkesbury-abbey-51033|title=Sanctuary (Edward IV and Lancastrian Fugitives at Tewkesbury Abbey)|website=Art UK|access-date=2024-12-31}}Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in the City of London. Public Catalogue Foundation, 2009. p.40