Sujet
Charles the Great', c1930.
Légende
'Charles the Great', c1930. Portrait of Charlemagne, or Charles the Great (742- 814), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774 and Emperor of the Romans from 800. Likeness after a reliquary bust made c1350, which is supposed to contain Charlemagne's skullcap. The reliquary is kept in the Aachen Cathedral Treasury which also houses the king's remains. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]
Date
1930
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F10_141
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
58,9Mo (1,9Mo) / 32,7cm x 45,2cm / 3857 x 5340 (300dpi)