Sujet

Legend of the Four Blood Bars, 9th century, (1890). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Legend of the Four Blood Bars, 9th century, (1890). As Wilfred the Hairy (840-897) lay dying, the French King Charles the Bald (823-877) offered him a coat of arms in gratitude for his services. The king doused one of his hands in Wilfred's blood and ran four fingers over the count's golden shield, forming the four bars. From "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain), Vol II, published in Barcelona, 1890.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/LTL

Notre référence

HRM26A06_128

Model release

NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,0Mo (9,3Mo) / 44,9cm x 30,1cm / 5300 x 3559 (300dpi)

Mots clés

unusual people male man men religious arts country France religion Spain Spanish symbol emperor monarch art guy blood king design royal death dying military location century soldiers soldier print royalty priest priests SHIELD concept B&W bleeding 19th century nobility black & white black and white B W aristocracy aristocrat coat of arms FRANK heraldry nineteenth century 9th century Frankish heraldic Holy Roman Emperor nobleman sovereign engraving Charles the Bald Unknown Charles II blazon 19th-century Shield of Arms hairy Prisma Archivo Fotografico Wilfred the Hairy Wilfred the Wifred the Hairy Wifred the