The taking of Oudenaarde in 1382 by Francis Atremen.


The taking of Oudenaarde in 1382 by Francis Atremen, a citizen of Ghent. Atremen scaled the walls with 400 men on ladders at night when the town was left undefended. Handcoloured lithograph after an illuminated manuscript from Sir John Froissart's "Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries, from the Latter Part of the Reign of Edward II to the Coronation of Henry IV," George Routledge, London, 1868.


Size: 4833px × 5688px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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