The Battle of Bouvines (after Horace Vernet)
Charles Henry Jeens (Gloucestershire 1827 - 1879)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
paper & ink
Measurements
200 x 290 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286118
Summary
Print, engraving, The Battle of Bouvines (1214) after Horace Vernet (Paris 1789 - Paris 1863), by C.H. Jeens after a painting by Horace Vernet. The soldiers, some standing and some on horseback, are seen surrounding an altar and a gentleman wearing a crown. Inscription below reads, 'The Battle of Bouvines, Philippe Auguste receiving intelligence of the unexpected approach of the enemy, July 1214'
Marks and inscriptions
The Battle of Bouvines/Philippe August receiving intelligence of the unexpected approach of the enemy, July 1214 (printed under the image)
Makers and roles
Charles Henry Jeens (Gloucestershire 1827 - 1879), engraver (printmaker) Horace Vernet (Paris 1789 - Paris 1863), artist