Sujet

'St. Edward's Crown', 1911. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'St. Edward's Crown', 1911. The official coronation crown of British monarchs and part of the Crown Jewels. It was made for Charles II after Oliver Cromwell had the crown destroyed during the Civil War. Its design is said to be a copy of the crown of Edward the Confessor. The piece (1661) is part of the Royal Collection at the Tower of London. From "The Book of the Coronation". [Cassell and Company, Ltd., London, 1911]

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A58_427

Model release

NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

64,3Mo (2,0Mo) / 35,7cm x 45,1cm / 4222 x 5324 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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