
Sujet
'King Richard I in Palestine', c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong Seccombe.
Légende
'King Richard I in Palestine', c1884. Richard I 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 Comic Sketches from English History for Children of Various Ages with Descriptive Rhymes by Lieut.-Colonel T. S. Secombe. [W. H. Allen & Co., London, c1884]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1884
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D04_433
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
46,2Mo (2,9Mo) / 38,3cm x 30,2cm / 4518 x 3571 (300dpi)