King Canute failing to hold back the waves mb-height 15536 Inscribed with publication and plate

Inscribed with publication and plate details and a pencil note upper left '

'The Country in the Future'

The encounter between Hernando Cortes and Montezuma II

The racing drivers Albert Divo and Edmond Bourlier stand to the left of Benoist

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King Canute failing to hold back the waves mb-height 15536 Inscribed with publication and plateKing Canute failing to hold back the waves, early 11th century (c1900). Canute (Sveinsson Knut) (d1035) was King of England from 1016, Denmark from 1018 and Norway from 1030. He is shown on the famous occasion when he demonstrated to flattering courtiers that God alone can command the tides. From Peeps into the Past, published c1900.