Sketch of a SaintThe only image of Joan made in her lifetime is this drawing produced by a secretary of the Paris Supreme Court in May 1429 following the lifting of the siege of Orléans.
Joan of Arc is also known as "the Maid of Orleans" for her role liberating ... the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). In 1429, she was sent to the siege of Orléans as part of a relief mission.