Title

Charles II knighting a loin of beef. Artist: Gilbert

Caption

Charles II knighting a loin of beef. According to legend, an English king - Henry VIII, James I or Charles II - was so fond of beef that he knighted it, giving it the name Sir Loin. However the word comes from the French and simply means above the loin.
The Print Collector collection

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C21_182

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (4,5Mb) / 11,4in x 17,1in / 3409 x 5139 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal England food female women woman people male job man men pet country dog monarch guy occupation meal weapon weapons English king royal war meat location century sword profession beef royalty swords lady concept legend B&W servant MONOCHROME sirloin warfare 17th century black & white black and white B W weaponry legendary seventeenth century The Print Collector knighting sovereign King Charles II engraving King of Great Britain and Ireland Charles II Gilbert engraving