Muslim Troops Leaving Narbonne to Pepin the Short, 759
Émile Bayard · 1880
Why it's great
Pepin the Short, Charlemagne's father, finally takes the city of Narbonne in 759, driving out the Muslim garrison. This black-and-white illustration by Émile Bayard was made in 1880 for a history of France.
🏛️ Part of history
Charlemagne & the Early Middle Ages (768–814) — Pepin the Short, Charlemagne's father, finally takes the city of Narbonne in 759, driving out the Muslim garrison.
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Émile Bayard was a French painter and illustrator born in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre in 1837. He is best known for illustrating books such as Les Misérables, including the famous drawing of the young Cosette with her broom. He died in Cairo, Egypt, in 1891.
