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title: Bust of Alfred the Great in the Temple of British Worthies
author: Philip Halling
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20640/bust-of-alfred-the-great-in-the-temple-of-british/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-06-26
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# Bust of Alfred the Great in the Temple of British Worthies

_Authored by Philip Halling_

## Image File

[![Bust of Alfred the Great in the Temple of British Worthies](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20640.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20640.jpg)

## Image Caption

Bust of [Alfred the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alfred_the_Great/) (r. 871-899) in the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of British Worthies, Stowe Gardens, Buckinghamshire. Designed by Flemish sculptor Peter Scheemakers.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Halling, P. (2025, June 26). Bust of Alfred the Great in the Temple of British Worthies. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20640/bust-of-alfred-the-great-in-the-temple-of-british/>
### Chicago
Halling, Philip. "Bust of Alfred the Great in the Temple of British Worthies." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 26, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20640/bust-of-alfred-the-great-in-the-temple-of-british/>.
### MLA
Halling, Philip. "Bust of Alfred the Great in the Temple of British Worthies." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Jun 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20640/bust-of-alfred-the-great-in-the-temple-of-british/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Temple_of_British_Worthies_King_Alfred.jpg) by [**Philip Halling**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Temple_of_British_Worthies_King_Alfred.jpg). Submitted by [Michael McComb](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/michaelmccomb/ "User Page: Michael McComb"), published on 26 June 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.