Sujet

Terrific combat between Richard Coeur de Lion and Saladin, 1850. Creators: John Leech, Gilbert Abbott A Beckett.

Légende

Terrific combat between Richard Coeur de Lion and Saladin, 1850. A satirical illustration of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in battle. Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199) was the eldest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and second Angevin (Plantagenet) king of England, (1189-1199). During the Third Crusade (1189-1192) Richard led the crusaders against the great Muslim leader, Saladin. After capturing Acre Richard led his army of 30,000 towards Jaffa (Joppa), on the way defeating the Saracens at Arsuf, 30 miles from Jaffa. From "The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A. Beckett, illustrated by John Leech [Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London, 1850.]

Date

1850

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C65_080

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

26,5Mo (2,2Mo) / 31,3cm x 21,2cm / 3692 x 2509 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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