John Bourchier (regicide) John Bourchier (regicide) Sir John Bourchier or Bourcher (c. 1595 – August 1660) was an English parliamentarian, Puritan and one of the regicides of King Charles I. John Bourchier was the son of William Bourchier of Beningbrough and grandson of Sir Ralph Bourchier. He was probably educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, and was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1609/10. He was knighted in 1619. In 1625, Bourchier was appointed as a Justice of the Peace for the three Yorkshire Ridings. When Charles dissolved Parliament and sought to raise money through the forced loans in 1627, Sir John was one of
Killing a Deer Killing a Deer Killing a Deer or A Deer Hunt - The Kill ("L'Hallali du cerf" in French), is a very large picture (355 by 505 cm), representing a hunting scene, painted in 1867 by Gustave Courbet. The picture is currently on display in the Musée d'Orsay of Paris. The painting was done during the winter of 1866-1867. It is in the large format newly adopted by Courbet, as also in "A Burial at Ornans" and "The Artist's Studio". The work was exhibited at the French art salons and academies of 1869. The picture caused some scandal, major formats being