Two Hundred Knights Attack Twenty Thousand Saracens
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"Two Hundred Knights Attack Twenty Thousand Saracens" is a dramatic wood engraving by the French artist Gustave Doré. The illustration depicts a scene from the Crusades, with a small band of Christian knights, led by Baldwin, charging into a massive army of Saracen warriors. The chaotic scene is dominated by a sense of overwhelming scale, with the vast numbers of Saracens dwarfing the tiny Christian force. The composition is framed by a distant landscape, highlighting the isolation of the knights and the inevitable outcome of the battle. This image was part of a series illustrating history.
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