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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

A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the return of Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex by the soldiers of Guy I, Count of Ponthieu. The Count of Ponthieu's soldiers stand on horseback facing the soldiers of William, Duke of Normandy who are also on horseback. A border decorated with different types of animals runs along the top and bottom. Latin text above the scene reads "HAROLDUM AD WILGELMUM NORMANNORUM DUCEM HIC DUX WILGELM CUM HAR"

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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 × 20.9 cm (1 7/8 × 8 1/4 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.303.8
  • 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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