Sujet

The Death of Harold, 1902.

Légende

'The Death of Harold, 1902. Death of King Harold, Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1864). Harold II (c1022-1066) was nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by Edward the Confessor. His claim to the throne was disputed by William of Normandy, however, who landed at Pevensey, Sussex with an army on 28 September 1066. William and Harold's armies met in battle on Senlac Hill, 6 miles inland from Hastings, on 14 October, with the Normans winning the day. According to legend, Harold was killed by an arrow which struck him in the eye. After a work by Patten Wilson (1869-1934). From A Child's History of England by Charles Dickens [J. M. Dent & Co., New York, 1902]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1902

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C64_114

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

28,3Mo (3,1Mo) / 22,6cm x 31,3cm / 2674 x 3699 (300dpi)

Mots clés

colline personnes gens mâle homme hommes arts monarque livre type violence flèche arme armes géographie combat roi royal la mort guerre siècle littérature redevance BOUCLIER concept violent légende bataille B&W MONOCHROME tué guerre champ de bataille noir et blanc noir et blanc B W armements légendaire les années 1900 20e siècle The Print Collector King Harold II King of England Charles engraving object Charles Dickens Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens Charles John Huffam Boz Harold II Harold Godwineson Harold Godwinson Childs History of England Senlac Hill Patten Wilson;Wilson Patten engraving object