Christopher Wright Collection

Guy Fawkes and the conspirators, from a contemporary print (engraving)
3636282 Guy Fawkes and the conspirators, from a contemporary print (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guy Fawkes and the conspirators)

Christopher Wright, one of the conspiritors in the Gunpowder Plot (engraving)
609099 Christopher Wright, one of the conspiritors in the Gunpowder Plot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christopher Wright)

The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, after a 1606 engraving (engraving)
489349 The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, after a 1606 engraving (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gunpowder Plot)

Conspirators in the Gun Powder Plot, 1794 (engraving)
2563369 Conspirators in the Gun Powder Plot, 1794 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Published 1st October 1794 by Herbert P)

The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, after a 1606 engraving (litho)
489348 The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, after a 1606 engraving (litho) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gunpowder Plot)

Guy Fawkes and the Conspirators, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Guy Fawkes and the Conspirators, (c1872). The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed assassination attempt against King James I

The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605, (1904). Artist: Crispijn de Passe I
The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605, (1904). From James I. and VI, by T. F. Henderson. [Goupil & Co. Paris, Edinburgh, New York, London, 1904]

The Gunpowder Plotters, early 17th century, (1910). The conspirators, from a picture painted in 1606: Robert Winter, Christopher Wright, John Wright, Thomas Percy, Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby

The Gunpowder Plotters. From Left To Right: Thomas Bates, Robert Winter, Christopher Wright, John Wright, Thomas Percy, Guido Or Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby And Thomas Winter

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Christopher Wright, a pivotal figure in the infamous Gunpowder Plot of 1606, is depicted in various historical illustrations throughout the centuries. From contemporary engravings like the one showing Guy Fawkes and the conspirators, to later renditions such as the 19th and early 20th-century lithographs and engravings, Wright's image has endured as a symbol of the conspiracy to assassinate King James I. The Gunpowder Plot, or the "Gunpowder Treason Plot," as it is also known, was a failed assassination attempt against the monarch and the entire English government. Wright, along with Robert Catesby, Thomas Percy, Thomas Winter, John Wright, Robert Winter, Thomas Bates, and Guy Fawkes, planned to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament on November 5, 1606. Although the plot was discovered and the conspirators were arrested, their plan has left a lasting impact on English history and popular culture, with Guy Fawkes becoming an iconic figure of rebellion and resistance.