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[Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry] (Main View)

Josef Albert

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting Guy I, Count of Ponthieu and his soldiers leading Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex back to his castle on horseback. A border decorated with different types of animals runs along the top and bottom. Latin text above the scene reads "ET DUXIT EUM AD BELREM ET IBI EUM TENUIT".

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  • Title: [Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry] (Main View)
  • Creator: Josef Albert
  • Date Created: 1860
  • Location Created: London, England
  • Physical Dimensions: 4.8 × 20.6 cm (1 7/8 × 8 1/8 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumenized salted paper print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XB.303.5
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Josef Albert (German, 1825 - 1886)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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