"The Coronation of Charlemagne" by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, brown ink over graphite, 1840. The drawing depicts Pope Leo III crowning Charlemagne (Charles the Great) the first Holy Roman Emperor in Rome in the year 800.

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Image digitally retouched

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Size: 4652px × 2726px
Location: Getty Collection, Los Angeles, USA
Photo credit: © IanDagnall Computing / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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