Title

King John of England, (18th century). Artist: George Vertue

Caption

King John of England, (18th century). John, (c1166-1216) succeeded his elder brother Richard I (known as 'Richard the Lionheart') as King of England on April 6, 1199. He is best remembered for his power struggle with the barons that led to him being compelled to sign the Magna Carta in 1215.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1704

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C26_387

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (8,2Mb) / 11,3in x 17,2in / 3397 x 5149 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people male man men country body law monarch guy beard English color colour king royal medieval location century monarchy bearded royalty crown ruler legislation mediaeval Middle Ages Thirteenth Century 13th century The Print Collector 12th century Magna Carta Plantagenet sovereign the body King John King of England John engraving portrait John I George Vertue Great Charter Vertue George engraving portrait