Morning of the Battle of Agincourt, 25th October 1415
John Gilbert · 1884
Why it's great
King Henry V of England, with a small tired army, waits for the French on the morning of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. John Gilbert painted the muddy scene in 1884.
🏛️ Part of history
The Hundred Years' War & Joan of Arc (1337–1453) — King Henry V of England, with a small tired army, waits for the French on the morning of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.
Where to see it
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John Gilbert was an English painter and illustrator born in Blackheath in 1817. He became famous for drawings of Shakespeare's plays and for lively paintings of knights and battles, and he served as president of the Royal Watercolour Society. He died in London in 1897.
