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

Glyn Warren Philpot (1884–1937)
Richard I Leaving England for the Crusades, 1189, c. 1925–1927

Oil on canvas
H 304.8 x W 442 cm
Parliamentary Art 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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