Caractacus. 1859 Size:Large: 7 x 5in A scene of drunkenness and

A scene of drunkenness and excess

Ships ride at anchor in the dock

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

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

Caractacus. 1859 Size:Large: 7 x 5in A scene of drunkenness andCaractacus. 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.