'Charles the Great', c1930. Creator: Unknown.

'Charles the Great', c1930. Creator: Unknown.

2-708-543 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Charles the Great', c1930. Portrait of Charlemagne, or Charles the Great (742- 814), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774 and Emperor of the Romans from 800. Likeness after a reliquary bust made c1350, which is supposed to contain Charlemagne's skullcap. The reliquary is kept in the Aachen Cathedral Treasury which also houses the king's remains. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown:
Subject
  1. Charlemagne: Frankish: King
People Related
  1. TC and EC Jack: British: Publisher, publishers, publishing company
  2. Elizabeth O'Neill: British: Writer, author, translator

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

Artistic Representations Portraits

History & Politics Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3857x5340
File Size : 60,341kb


Aliases

  1. 0580049704
  1. 2-708-543
  1. 2708543

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