Courtiers Gallery

The Warning before Flodden, 1874 (oil on canvas)

WAG13324 The Warning before Flodden, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Faed, John (1820-1902); 135 x 185 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; (add.info.: man in turquoise smock points a warning finger at the Scottish king, James IV (1473-1513) before the battle of Flodden on 9 September, 1513, in which an English army led by Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey (1443-1524) defeated the invading Scottish army led by James IV, who was killed in the battle;); A© Wolverhampton Art Gallery ; Scottish, out of copyright

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Marriage of Louis de France (1682-1712), duke of Bourgogne with Marie Adelaide de Savoie

XIR164724 Marriage of Louis de France (1682-1712), duke of Bourgogne with Marie Adelaide de Savoie (1685-1712) in the Royal Chapel of Versailles, December 1694, in the presence of the King Louis XIV (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Mariage de Louis de France et Marie-Adelaide de Savoie; later mother and father of Louis XV; E: Louis de France (1661-1711), Grand Dauphin, son of Louis XIV; F: Philippe de France (1683-1746), duke of Anjou, later Philippe V of Spain; G: Charles de France (1686-1714), duke of Berry; H: Philippe de France (1640-1701), duke of Orleans, called Monsieur, brother of Louis XIV; I: Charlotte Elisabeth de Baviere (1652-1722), duchess of Orleans; K: Philippe of Orleans (1674-1723), duke of Chartres, later Regent; L: Francoise Marie de Bourbon (1677-1749), duchess of Chartres; M: Anne Marie Louise of Orleans; duchess of Montpensier (1627-93), called la Grande Mademoiselle;); French, out of copyright

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King and courtiers, battle scene, 13th century

Costumes of the 13th century. King and ladies sending knights off to battle, and king and his knights in combat with lance and shield. From miniatures on a parchment manuscript of Tristan in the Bavarian State Library. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C.R. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher

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