Title

'Alfred the Great', (c847-899), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Alfred the Great', (c847-899), 1830.Alfred the Great (c847-899) King of Wessex from 871-c886, King of the Anglo-Saxons c886-899, beat the Vikings at the Battle of Edington in 878 and had a reputation as a learned and merciful man. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]

Date

1830

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F35_362

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64,9Mb (4,3Mb) / 14,0in x 18,0in / 4213 x 5385 (300dpi)

Keywords

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