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'Alfred in the neatherd's cottage', c878 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle.

'Alfred in the neatherd's cottage', c878 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle.

2-653-394 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Alfred in the neatherd's cottage', 1864. King Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Here, sitting in a cottage he is interrupted by the neatherd's wife, who scolds the king for allowing cakes to burn on the hearth. From A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485 by James E. Doyle. [Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, London, 1864]

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Creator
  1. James William Edmund Doyle, attributed to: British: Artist
Subject
  1. King Alfred the Great: British, Saxon: King
People Related
  1. Longman & Co: : Publishers
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England

  1. 53 00 00 N , 002 00 00 W
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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4448x5216
File Size : 67,971kb

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  1. 0580044873
  1. 2-653-394
  1. 2653394
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