Canute the Great Reproving his Courtiers for their Impious Flattery
Date1772
Mediumengraving
DimensionsSupport: 17 × 22 in. (43.2 × 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsGraphic
Credit LineGift of Dr. Kenneth M. Chapman, 1965
Object number1862.23G
DescriptionA man, the king in his regalia stands at the center of the image with one arm out stretched towards the turbulent sea. Behind him, a throne and a sceptre are partly submerged by the waters. He is looking to the left, at a group of men, his courtiers. One of his attendants is a solider in armor on a horse. There is text and a lion shield below the image.On View
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William Penhallow Henderson
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