Title

'Canute the Great, at the request of his Sycophants and Flatterers, ridiculously Commanding the Sea Artist: John Hall.

Caption

'Canute the Great, at the request of his Sycophants and Flatterers, ridiculously Commanding the Sea to retire', 1783. After Edward Edwards (1738-1806). From New Complete and Authentic History of England, by Edward Barnard. [Alex Hogg, London, 1783]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1783

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C79_264

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67,5Mb (4,6Mb) / 13,9in x 18,8in / 4181 x 5644 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior sea Edwards Edward waves people male man men beach religious country power religion Denmark Danish monarch pointing guy geography action king decoration royal cliff cliffs Christianity location century royalty concept outside border B&W group of people MONOCHROME commanding engraving Sycophantic black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century The Print Collector 11th century courtier geographical feature sovereign sycophancy King Canute King of England Alexander engraving Eleventh Century King Edward Alex Edward Barnard Barnard Canute Canute I Cnut I King Cnut Cnut Knut Sveinsson Knut John Hall Hall John Alex Hogg Hogg Alexander Hogg His Majesty Edward Edwards Alexander Hogg Edward Barnard engraving