The British Valhalla -- King Canute (Cnut) the Great
The British Valhalla -- King Canute (Cnut) the Great, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. Shown here on the river at Ely, and reproving his flatterers by demonstrating that he cannot control the tides
Picture No
12547611
Media ID
47675969
Size
4098px x 5478px
(4.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by Jackson after Harvey in The Penny Magazine', 26 April 1845, page 161
Date
11th century
