Alfred Inciting the Saxons to Prevent the Landing of the Danes, from "Illustrated London News"
Artwork Details
- Title: Alfred Inciting the Saxons to Prevent the Landing of the Danes, from "Illustrated London News"
- Engraver: William James Linton (British, London 1812–1897 New Haven, Connecticut)
- Artist: After George Frederic Watts (British, London 1817–1904 London)
- Subject: Relates to Alfred the Great (848/849–899)
- Publisher: Illustrated London News (British, established 1842)
- Date: July 17, 1847
- Medium: Wood engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 3/4 × 9 7/16 in. (14.6 × 24 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of E. Weyhe, 1921
- Object Number: 21.95.39
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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