Alvar Fañez and the Two Hundred Horses. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Alvar Fañez and the Two Hundred Horses.
Period: 1900-1950;
Geographic: Spain
Description: Alvar Fañez sets off for King Don Alfonso’s court, bringing along a portion of the spoils of war from the Cid’s successful defence of Valencia. Among these spoils are the two hundred horses named in the title. The spoils were sent as a gift to the king, and the extravagance and quantity of the spoils led to some jealousy from other nobles who thought the Cid was trying to show them up.
Image Creator: Harry McVickar (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:11883
Language: eng
Source Name: Stories from the Chronicle of the Cid, by Mary Wright Plummer, Author of Roy and Ray in Mexico, Roy and Ray in Canada, etc.
Parent Collection: 1910 New York Plummer Chronicle; 1910 New York Plummer Chronicle
Image: mta_11883_OBJ.png
Collection: El Cid
Subject: Victory in art; Exile; Feudalism; Nobility