Caption

A historical depiction of a dignitary of the Confrérie de la Charité de Vernon, the figure is wearing a ceremonial, traditional brotherhood robe (talar), as well as a ruff and a distinctive headdress. He is holding a crown on an elaborately decorated cushion. The Confréries de la Charité are traditional lay brotherhoods that have existed, particularly in Normandy, since the Middle Ages. Their main task was, and remains, the organisation of funerals and the provision of support to those in need, 1860, France, authentic, high-resolution reproduction of a 19th-century original, exact date of the depiction unknown, historical

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26I65_131

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

73.3Mb (24.4Mb) / 14.5in x 19.6in / 4360 x 5880 (300dpi)

Keywords

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