Title

'King John signing Magna Charta, June 5

Caption

'King John signing Magna Charta, at the desire of the English Barons who took up Arms in the Cause of Liberty, in Runnemead Meadow, between Stains and Windsor, June 5, 1215', 1783. Engraving after a picture by Samuel Wale. From "New Complete and Authentic History of England", by Edward Barnard. [Alex Hogg, London, 1783]

Date

1783

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F25_318

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,0Mb (3,1Mb) / 12,5in x 18,9in / 3758 x 5676 (300dpi)

Keywords

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