Mar 28
Wilhelmus Conquistador (The Body of Harold)
Artist: Ford Madox Brown (British, 1821-1893)
Date: 1844-1861
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England
Description
Scene depicting the dead king Harold brought before William the Conqueror after the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
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