Posts: 7 Location: Wellington.NewZealand
Mon 15 Feb, 2010 11:23 pm
Info on picture needed.
Hi All.I need help with getting info on this picture.I am interested in the figure in the red border.To be more specific country of origin.Maybe a more specific date if possable.And is it genuine or artistic license at work.
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Posts: 124 Location: Hunedoara, Transylvania, Romania
Tue 16 Feb, 2010 12:20 am
You will find this image and more similar pictures here:
http://digital.cs.usu.edu/~watson/bartholomew/cards.html
They are french knights.
Posts: 871 Location: Paris, France
Tue 16 Feb, 2010 1:05 am
Hey, I have this suits of cards :)
The drawings are by Auguste Racinet and were published in 1888 in Le Costume historique. They represent the state of the art at the time...
Off the top of my head, the particular one you are interested in is a Carolingian knight, but I'd have to check.
Regards,
Posts: 2,307 Location: Croatia
Tue 16 Feb, 2010 2:55 am
I have seen this style called frankish, carolingian, 9th century.
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