07 Paintings, The Battle of Arsūf, on September 7th., The Bloodiest Day of the Third Crusade, Richard I and Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf

James William Glass
Richard, the Lion Heart, On His Way To Jerusalem

Oil on canvas
69 1/4 by 95 in. 175.9 by 241.3 cm.
Private collection

The Battle of Arsuf took place on 7 September 1191, as part of the Third Crusade. It saw a multi-national force of Crusaders, led by Richard I of England, defeat a significantly larger army of the Ayyubid Sultanate, led by Saladin…

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