Portrait of King Henry II of England. On horseback in chainmail armor and plate helmet with sword and shield. Emblems indicating the archbishop of Canterbury, the conquest of Ireland, capture of King William of Scotland and rebellion of the princes. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Mary Ann Rundall from A Symbolical History of England, from Early Times to the Reign of William IV, Truchy, Paris, 1839. Mary Ann Rundall was a teacher of young ladies in Bath, and published her book of mnemonic emblems in 1815.

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Size: 6271px × 4625px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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