closeup of work titled "Saint Giles and the Hind", oil on oak, National Gallery caption of the picture as a whole stated "The picture probably shows the King of France kneeling with a bishop to ask forgiveness of Saint Giles. A member of the Royal Hunt had shot at Saint Giles' companion hind (deer), but injured the saint, who was protecting her. The tower in the background is probably that of Pontoise."
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