The death of Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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John Augustus Atkinson
John Augustus Atkinson was an English artist and engraver.
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watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
The death of Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert is a 1850 watercolor by John Augustus Atkinson, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a chaotic battle scene with knights in armor. One man in bright, patterned armor is kneeling on the ground, injured. Others stand around him—some holding flags, others with swords. The background has a cloudy sky and distant hills where more figures move. The knight in patterned armor has a red cross on his cloak, which stands out against the darker tones. The artist used loose, sketchy brushstrokes to show the urgency of the moment. Look up Atkinson, John Augustus to see how he painted other dramatic scenes.
A watercolour by John Augustus Atkinson from 1850 illustrates a scene from Sir Walter Scott's novel *Ivanhoe*, showing Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert on the ground after being defeated in a joust.
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John Augustus Atkinson was an English artist and engraver.
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