Sujet
'King Canute the Dane', 1732. Creator: George Vertue.
Légende
'King Canutethe Dane', 1732. Portrait of Cnut the Great in an oval frame surmounted by a coat of arms, with runes, flaming torches, swords, arrows and coins. Below is a vignette illustrating Cnut sitting in his throne as the tide comes in. He supposedly demonstrated to flattering courtiers that being a mere human, the sea would not obey him, and God alone can command the tides. Cnut (c995-1035), also known as Canute, King of Denmark, England and Norway.
Date
1732
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F35_114
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,9Mo (5,7Mo) / 31,6cm x 48,3cm / 3736 x 5700 (300dpi)