K. CANUTE the Great. c.1743-47

Engraving | 18.0 x 10.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 600050

George Vertue (1684-1756)

K. CANUTE the Great c.1743-47

Description

Engraving of Canute, King of England. Bust length in profile left with short hair, beard, headdress, armour, and mantle, holding a sceptre in left hand. Within an oval border, with title below. Plate from Paul de Rapin and Nicolas Tindal's History of England (1743-47).
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection George Vertue (1684-1756)
(engraver)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Canute, King of England and King of Denmark (990-1035)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Engraving

engraving

Measurements

18.0 x 10.8 cm (whole object)

16.6 x 10.0 cm (platemark)

16.0 x 9.3 cm (image)
Groupings
Category
Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
References

Other number(s)

O'D : O'Donoghue, F., 1908. Engraved British Portraits Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Volume I-V, London – O'D (Canute) 5