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Engraving of a formal council in a stone hall, with a crowned figure, seated clergy, a guard, and a scribe.

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The Council of Whitby - William Henry Margetson, William Henry Margetson (1898), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This black and white engraved print shows a formal assembly in a stone hall, with a crowned figure standing beside seated robed dignitaries, an armored guard at the left, and a scribe recording at a desk in the foreground. Several figures raise their hands or gesture toward a standing cleric at the right, while staffs and robes fill the composition. The work is titled The Council of Whitby, created by William Henry Margetson in 1898, and is held by Wikimedia Commons.

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