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'Vortigern King of Britain espouses Rowena a Saxon Lady... ', mid 18th century. Creator: Unknown.

'Vortigern King of Britain espouses Rowena a Saxon Lady, which occasioned the Settlement of the Saxons in Britain', mid 18th century. King Vortigern offers wine to Rowena at al fresco wedding feast. Rowena is depicted in British legends as the daughter of the Anglo-Saxon chief Hengist and a wife of Vortigern, 5th century warlord and possibly a king of the Britons. Rowena is presented as a beautiful femme fatale, who won her people the Kingdom of Kent through her treacherous seduction of Vortigern.

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'Vortigern King of Britain espouses Rowena a Saxon Lady... ', mid 18th century. Creator: Unknown.

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'Vortigern King of Britain espouses Rowena a Saxon Lady, which occasioned the Settlement of the Saxons in Britain', mid 18th century. King Vortigern offers wine to Rowena at al fresco wedding feast. Rowena is depicted in British legends as the daughter of the Anglo-Saxon chief Hengist and a wife of Vortigern, 5th century warlord and possibly a king of the Britons. Rowena is presented as a beautiful femme fatale, who won her people the Kingdom of Kent through her treacherous seduction of Vortigern.

Personnalités:

ANTHONY WALKER • KING VORTIGERN • ROWENA

Technique/matériel:

engraving

Crédit:

Album / The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Autorisations:

Modèle: Non - Propriété: Non
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Taille de l'image:

3880 x 5549 px | 61.6 MB

Taille d'impression:

32.9 x 47.0 cm | 12.9 x 18.5 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés:

ALCOOL • ANGLETERRE • ANTHONY WALKER • BONHOMME • FEMME FATALE • FESTIN • HOMME • KING VORTIGERN • MEUBLE TABLE • MOBILIER: TABLES • NOIR ET BLANC • ROI • ROWENA • ROYAUTÉ • TABLE • TABLES • TABLES, MOBILIER