Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Ernest Hébert is in Painters.
On 3rd November 1817 Ernest Hébert was born.
1833. Ernest Hébert [aged 15]. Self-portrait.
1839. Ernest Hébert [aged 21]. "Joseph's cup in Benjamin's sack". The Académie des Beaux-Arts awarded him the Prix de Rome in 1839 for this biblical composition.
1848 to 1849. Ernest Hébert [aged 30]. "Mal'aria". Exhibited in the Salon of 1850–51, and now hangs in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Painted in a Romantic style, it depicts a family of Italian peasants escaping an epidemic by raft, a scene inspired by events Hébert had witnessed while in Italy.
1850. Ernest Hébert [aged 32]. "Ophelia".
On 5th December 1908 Ernest Hébert [aged 91] died.