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Frontispiece of Bede's Life of St Cuthbert, showing King Æthelstan (924–39) presenting a copy of the book to the saint himself. 29.2 x 20cm (11 1/2 x 7 7/8"). Originally from MS 183, f.1v at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Date
circa 930
Source
The National Portrait Gallery History of the Kings and Queens of England by David Williamson, 1998
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