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[Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry] (Main View)
Josef Albert
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex traveling to see King Edward in England after taking his oath to William, Duke of Normandy. Several men are seen on board a ship with a large sail. A border decorated with different types of animals runs along the top and bottom. Latin text above the scene reads "D SACRAMENTUM FECIT WILLELMO DUCI HIC HAROLD DUX REVERSUS EST AD AGLICAM TERRAM ET"
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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 × 20.8 cm (1 7/8 × 8 3/16 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.303.13
- 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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