Baldwin of Boulogne Entering Edessa in February 1098
Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury · 1840
Why it's great
Baldwin of Boulogne, a leader of the First Crusade, is welcomed into the city of Edessa in 1098, where he became its ruler and founded the first Crusader state. Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury painted it in 1840.
🏛️ Part of history
The Crusades (1095–1291) — Baldwin of Boulogne, a leader of the First Crusade, is welcomed into the city of Edessa in 1098, where he became its ruler and founded the first Crusader state.
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Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury was a French painter born in Cologne in 1797. He worked in Paris, painted scenes from history and the Reformation, and served as director of the French Academy in Rome. He died in Paris in 1890.
