Destrier (from which the Modern English spelling derives). The word is also found in medieval Provençal (as "destrier") and Italian (as "destriere", "destriero"). These forms themselves derived from the Vulgar Latin "equus dextarius", meaning "right-sided horse" (from "dextra", "right hand", the same root as "dexterous" and "dexterity"). This may refer to it being led by the squire at the knight's right side (or led by the right hand) or to the horse's gait, (possibly leading with the right). The word "destrier" does not refer to a breed, but to a "type" of horse: the finest and strongest warhorse. These horses were
A Knight at Prayer in a Chapel, Preparing Himself for Combat A Knight at Prayer in a Chapel, Preparing Himself for Combat Un Chevalier se préparant au combat (English: A Knight Preparing Himself for Combat) is a c. 1805 painting by Fleury François Richard. According to the artist's description, the painting depicts a knight praying in the chapel of the Église Saint-Irénée de Lyon, which had been ruined by the Baron des Adrets in 1562. The 14 by 17 inch oil on wood painting has been in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon since 1981. The painting was shown in the Paris Salon of 1806, and highly praised by Pierre-Jean-Baptiste