King Alfred the Great (849-899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899 and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England

Description

Drawn and engraved by George Vertue (1684-1756) for ‘The Heads of the Kings of England Proper for Mr. Rapin’s History of England’. Printed for James, John and Paul Knapton, London 1736.

Copper engraving
1736
Digital image size 4208 x 5878 px
23.8 cm x 33.2 cm (300 dpi)