Title
Bertholde, Prime Minister to Alboinus King of Lombardy', 1821.
Caption
'Bertholde, Prime Minister to Alboinus King of Lombardy', 1821. Portrait of a man named Bertholde who bore 'a greater resemblance to a bear half licked into form, than a human being', but who 'had a fund of wit'. From "Wonderful Characters: Comprising Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Most Remarkable Persons of Every Age and Nation", Vol. I, by Henry Wilson. [J. Robins and Co. Albion Press, London, 1821]
Date
1821
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Reference
HRM19F21_258
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
63,0Mb (7,0Mb) / 12,7in x 19,2in / 3820 x 5763 (300dpi)