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Canute the Great Attempts to Command the Waves to Recede
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Canute the Great Attempts to Command the Waves to Recede

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1786 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Canute the Great, King of England, Denmark and Norway, in vain attempts to make the waves recede, to show that the elements are more powerful than he.

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Credit lineKnoet de Grote probeert de golven te laten wijken. 1786. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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