Suit Of Armour Collection (#13)

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, English colonial administrator, (1827). Artist: H Robinson
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, English colonial administrator, (1827). Rich (1587-1658) was Lord High Admiral. Warwick, Rhode Island, in the United States, is named after him

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, (1827). Artist: TA Dean
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, (1827). Essex (1591-1646) was the son and heir of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, who had been executed for treason by Elizabeth I

Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, Royalist soldier, (1827). Artist: TA Dean
Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, Royalist soldier, (1827). Portrait of Compton (1601-1643) in armour, holding a telescope. He was killed during the English Civil War

The King made the Black Prince a Knight of the Order of the Garter, 1348, (1905). Artist: As Forrest
The King made the Black Prince a Knight of the Order of the Garter, 1348, (1905). Edward III bestows the Order of the Garter on his son, Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales

Richard went away to Palestine, 1190, (1905). Artist: As Forrest
Richard went away to Palestine, 1190, (1905). King Richard I, (Richard the Lionheart), fought in the crusades. Illustration from Our Island Story by H E Marshall, published by T C & E C Jack Ltd

The Black Prince, c1355, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
The Black Prince, c1355, (1843). Design after an image from St Stephens Chapel, Westminster, of Edward, The Black Prince (1330-1376)

Knights fighting, c1260, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Knights fighting, c1260, (1843). Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843)

Robert Baillie, Scottish historical writer and professor of divinity, (1870). Artist: J Shury
Robert Baillie, Scottish historical writer and professor of divinity, (1870). An engraving of Baillie (1602-1662) from Robert Chambers A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son

Thomas Dalziel, Scottish general, (1870). Artist: H Robinson
Thomas Dalziel, Scottish general, (1870). Dalziel (1599-1685) entered the service of the tsar of Russia and fought in the wars against the Turks and Tatars

King William III. William III of England (1650-1702), also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange, was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth

Crusaders Sighting Jerusalem, 1901. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey
Crusaders Sighting Jerusalem, 1901. Romanticised view of the European invasion of the Holy Land

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English military officer, (19th century). Artist: Henry Thomas Ryall
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English military officer, (19th century). Marlborough (1650-1722) commmanded the British

James, Duke of Monmouth, (1806). Artist: E Scriven
James, Duke of Monmouth, (1806). Portrait of James Crofts, later Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch (1649-1685), Pretender to throne of Scotland and England

Sir William Stanley, 19th century. Artist: H Robinson
Sir William Stanley, 19th century. Portrait of Stanley who was Lord Chamberlain of the household of King Henry VII. At the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 he changed sides

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish nobleman and soldier, 19th century. Artist: W Holl
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish nobleman and soldier, 19th century. Portrait of Graham (1612-1650) in armour

Jan III Sobieski, monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 19th century. Artist: J Thomson
Jan III Sobieski, monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 19th century. Portrait of Sobieski (1629-1696)

Henry VII, first Tudor King of England, 1860. Portrait of the king (1457-1509), and below, his coronation on Bosworth Field

William I of England, also known as William the Conqueror, (1860). Portrait of King William I (1028-1087), with a scene from the Battle of Hastings below

John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough, English soldier, 1860. Artist: J Posselwhite
John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough, English soldier, 1860. Portrait of the duke (1650-1722) in armour

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, 1750. Portrait of Cromwell (1599-1658), English soldier and statesman, Commander in Chief of the Parliamentary forces

Oliver Cromwell, 1860. Portrait of Cromwell (1599-1658), English soldier and statesman, Commander in Chief of the Parliamentary forces

Jan III Sobieski, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 19th century. Artist: J Thomson
Jan III Sobieski, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 19th century. Sobieski (1629-1696) was King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674-1696

Oliver Cromwell, 19th century. Portrait of Cromwell (1599-1658), English soldier and statesman, Commander in Chief of the Parliamentary forces

William Penn, after 1666, (19th century). Artist: John Sartain
William Penn, after 1666, (19th century). William Penn (1644-1718), English member of the Society of Friends, popularly known as Quakers who established the colony of Pennsylvania

Oliver Cromwell, 1775. Artist: T Cook
Oliver Cromwell, 1775. Portrait of Cromwell (1599-1658), English soldier and statesman, Commander in Chief of the Parliamentary forces

William, Prince of Orange, 20th century. Artist: Abraham Blooteling
William, Prince of Orange, 20th century. Modern version of a 17th century portrait. A protestant, William of Orange (1650-1702)

Saint Sebastien before the Emperors Diokletian and Maximian, late 15th century. Artist: Josse Lieferinxe
Saint Sebastien before the Emperors Diokletian and Maximian, late 15th century. Master of Saint Sebastian (died around 1508). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Portrait of Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Comte de Bucquoy, (1571-1621), 1621. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Portrait of Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Comte de Bucquoy, (1571-1621), 1621. Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

John Lambert, English soldier, 17th century, (1899). Portrait of Lambert (1619-1684) who served as an English Parliamentary general in the English Civil War

Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English soldier, 17th century, (1899). Portrait of Fairfax (1612-1671), commander during the English Civil War

Sir William Waller, English soldier, 17th century, (1899). Portrait of Waller (c1597-1668). Illustration from Samuel Rawson Gardiners Oliver Cromwell, (Goupil & Co, London, Paris, New York, 1899)

Henry Ireton, English general, 17th century, (1899). Portrait of Ireton (1611-1651), a general in the army of Parliament during the English Civil War

George Joyce, English soldier, 17th century, (1899). Portrait of Cornet George Joyce (born 1618), an agitator during the English Civil War

Oliver Cromwell, English military leader and politician, 1649, (1899). Portrait of Cromwell (1599-1658) from the collection of Leeds Museums and Galleries, England

Henri de la Tour d Auvergne, French military leader, (1833). Artist: W Holl
Henri de la Tour d Auvergne, French military leader, (1833). The Vicomte de Turenne (1611-1675), Protestant soldier and Marshal of France, made his name in the Thirty Years War

Philip II of Spain, 1631-1640, (1896). Illustration after a portrait from the studio of Rubens in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle, of Philip (1527-1598) who was King of Spain from 1556-1598

Knight, late 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Knight, late 12th century, (1843). The knight seems to be a crusader in coat and hood of mail with a silk surcoat ornamented with crosses

King and knight, late 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
King and knight, late 12th century, (1843). The king wears a long dalmatica (tunic) ornamented with fleur de lys, and mantle thrown back to show his jewelled collar and girdle

Edward III, c1355, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Edward III, c1355, (1843). The king, wearing full armour and a surcoat quartered with the arms of England and France, kneels in prayer. From St Stephens Chapel, Westminster

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, (1907). Portrait of King James III, the Old Pretender (1688-1766), the son of James II and Mary of Modena

King Charles II as a boy, (1907). Portrait of Charles II (1630-1685) wearing a suit of armour

Richard Deane, English general at sea, c1653, (19th century). Deane (1610-1653) commanded the Parliamentary artillery at the Battle of Naseby in 1642

King George II, (1824). Artist: AW Warren
King George II, (1824). Portrait of George Augustus (1683-1760), King of Great Britain

Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange, (19th century). Artist: H Zuiter
Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange, (19th century). Friso (1687-1711), stadholder of Friesland, was a general in charge of Dutch troops during the War of Spanish Succession

Frederick Duke of Schomberg, 1775. Artist: Ryder
Frederick Duke of Schomberg, 1775. Friedrich Hermann (or Frederic-Armand), 1st Duke of Schomberg (originally Schonberg) (c1615-1690)

Knight dictating a letter to a Monk, 1865. Artist: Octave Penguilly L Haridon
Knight dictating a letter to a Monk, 1865. Private collection

Pagan priests welcome Sisinnius at the gates of Paris, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis

St Denis before Sisinnius, 1317. St Denis, St Eleutherius and St Rusticus are taken before Sisinnius, attended by his high priest

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