The Cid and The lion · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Cid and The lion
Subject: el Cid; Medieval legend; Lion
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: England
Description: In this image El Cid is facing a lion. He is looking at the lion as the lion looks like he is bowing to him. El Cid is wearing dark robes with a cloak. He has a long beard and is wearing a hat. In his left hand he is holding a sceptre. All around the scene there are people fleeing. They are all in a castle; arched columns are visible in the background making an entrance where most people are fleeing.
Image Creator: N.A (N.A)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:11578
Language: eng
Source Name: The Cid: A Short Chronicle, Founded on the Early Poetry of Spain
Parent Collection: 1845 London Dennis Chronicle from Poem; 1845 London Dennis Chronicle from Poem
Image: mta_11578_OBJ.png
Collection: El Cid
Subject: el Cid; Medieval legend; Lion