Edward III Crossing the Somme
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title:
Edward III Crossing the Somme
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Edward III Crossing the Somme is a 1788 history painting by the Anglo-American artist Benjamin West. It was one of a series of eight paintings by West depicting the life of the medieval King of England Edward III commissioned by George III to decorate the audience room at Windsor Castle. West had made his name as a painter of epic and historical scenes with his 1770 work The Death of General Wolfe. He further consolidated his reputation with and The Battle of La Hogue, exhibited at the 1780 Roy
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Painting by Benjamin West
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_Crossing_the_Somme
date created:
2024-07-27T19:07:53Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T16:27:32Z
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