Messenger from the Kings of Aragon and Navarre. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Messenger from the Kings of Aragon and Navarre.
Subject: Marriage; Messengers in literature
Period: 1900-1950;
Geographic: Spain
Description: This image shows the arrival of a messenger holding a scroll, presumably announcing the arrival of the heirs of Aragon and Navarre to Valencia. They are coming to marry the Cid’s daughters, who are by this point no longer married to the Infantes of Carrion. The messenger sits on a horse and holds a flag showing a coat of arms.
Image Creator: Harry McVickar (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:11886
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_11886_OBJ.png
Collection: El Cid
Subject: Marriage; Messengers in literature