Caractacus. 1859 Size:Large: 7 x 5in Seated portrait of a well-to-do

Seated portrait of a well-to-do middle-aged man in an armchair

His other hand rests on a pile of books on the table

Ludgate Hill

wears clogs and has a ruddy face under a hat covered with a scarf

He has a moustache and is shown almost in profile

Caractacus. 1859 Size:Large: 7 x 5in Seated portrait of a well-to-doCaractacus. 1859. King of the British tribe of Trinovantes, and the son of Cunobelinus. Caratacus' kingdom, embracing the Atrebates of Hampshire and probably the Dobunni of Gloucestershire, lay in the west. At the time of the Roman invasion of Britain during the reign of Claudius, he led the native resistance against Aulus Plautius (ad 43 47) and, after being defeated, withdrew into south Wales.