Archer Collection (page 8)

Henry VIII in the Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520, (1870). A wood engraving after bas-reliefs in the Hotel of the Bourg Herold, Rouen

Frankish archers, 15th century, (1870). A wood engraving of the painted hangings in the town of Rheims. Illustration from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance

Crossbowman protected by shield bearers, 15th century, (1870). A wood engraving after a miniature from the Chronicals of Froissart in the Bibliotheque Imperiale, Paris

My Great Grandmother, 1865, (1912). Artist: James Archer
My Great Grandmother, 1865, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Shooting at the Butt, 1496, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Shooting at the Butt, 1496, (1843). Archers shoot at the parish butt for the prize, using the arbalest or cross-bow. It was a law that a butt should be erected in every township

Swallows in the Banks of the River Mole, Surrey, 19th century. Artist: J Archer
Swallows in the Banks of the River Mole, Surrey, 19th century. View near Burford Bridge, with people observing swallows burrows in the riverbank

The Battle of Agincourt, 25 October 1415, (1910). The English under King Henry V defeat the French army, led by Charles d Albret, constable of France

The Battle of Crecy, 26 August 1346, (1910). The English forces under Edward III defeat Philip VIs French army

The Four Ages of Man: Maturity, ca 1735. Artist: Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743)
The Four Ages of Man: Maturity, ca 1735. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Arcas Hunting, c. 1550. Artist: Schiavone, Andrea (ca. 1520-1582)
Arcas Hunting, c. 1550. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Cupid with a bow, before 1593. Artist: Luini, Aurelio (1530-1593)
Cupid with a bow, before 1593. Found in the collection of the Wilanow Palace Museum

The Triumph of Chastity: Love Disarmed and Bound (Frescoes from Palazzo del Magnifico, Siena), 1509. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Robert Ferguson of Raith and Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Ferguson (The Archers), c. 1789. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Arrow Maker. Artist: Brueghel, Pieter, the Younger (1564-1638)
Arrow Maker. From a private collection

Medieval man with a bow

Japanese children playing with bows, Korea, 1900

Meleager presents to Atalanta the head of the Callydonian Boar, 1774. Artist: W Walker
Meleager presents to Atalanta the head of the Callydonian Boar, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Ancient Egyptain fresco, 19th century. Artist: Ippolito Rosellini
Ancient Egyptain fresco, 19th century. Depiction of an Ancient Egyptian hunting party. From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Diana, (detail), goddess of hunting, Vatican Museum

Captain of the archers in Paris and a cavalier, 15th century, (1887). Artist: A Lemercier
Captain of the archers in Paris and a cavalier, 15th century, (1887). A print from Francois Cudets Histoire des Corps de Troupes de la Ville de Paris, France, 1887

Troops of the Royal Guard, 12th-16th century (1887). Artist: A Lemercier
Troops of the Royal Guard, 12th-16th century (1887). A 12th or 13th century arbaletrier (crossbowman), 14th and 15th century archers and a 16th century pikeman

Sagittarius, 13th century. Illustration from a treatise on astrology in Arabic, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Siege of Antioch, c1097, (14th century). Illustration of a scene during the first crusade, from the Chronicle of William of Tyre, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

November: feeding pigs, and Sagittarius, c1423. Illustration from the Bedford Hours, in the collection of the British Library

Siege of a town led by Godefroy de Bouillon, c1099, (14th century). Siege during the 1st Crusade (1095-099), showing Saracens firing arrows at Crusaders as they attempt to scale the walls with

The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Artist: Gregorio Lopez
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Sebastian was born in Gaul and was a member of the Emperor Diocletians Praetorian Guard. As a Christian he was sentenced to be executed by archers

The Elephant, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
The Elephant, c1850. The central image shows the Indian elephant in front and African elephant behind. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left)

The Combat of Love and Chastity, Between 1475 and 1500. Artist: Gherardo di Giovanni del Fora (1444-1497)
The Combat of Love and Chastity, Between 1475 and 1500. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Philoctetes aiming the bow of Hercules at Odysseus, 1790. Artist: Carstens, Asmus Jacob (1754-1798)
Philoctetes aiming the bow of Hercules at Odysseus, 1790. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Detail of an Etruscan bronze of an Amazon archer, 6th century BC
Detail of an Etruscan bronze of an Amazon archer on horseback, showing the Parthian shot. From Capua, 6th century BC

Relief of a Hittite Chariot from the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Persian enamelled brick archer, 6th century BC
Persian enamelled brick archer from the Royal Guard. Originally from the Palace of Darius at Susa, from the Louvres collection, 6th century BC

Scythian depiction of an archer on horseback, from the British Museums collection

Parthian ceramic plaque from the 1st to 3rd century, depicting a mounted archer
Parthian ceramic relief plaque, depicting a mounted male archer, 1st to 3rd Century. Said to be from Syria. From the British Museums collection

Detail of a relief showing an archer of the Persian Royal Guard, Palace of Darius I, Susa, c500 BC. Now part of the collection at The British Museum

Relief showing archers of the Persian Royal Guard, Palace of Darius I, Susa, c500 BC. Now part of the collection at The Louvre

Glazed brick relief of archers from the Royal Guard, Palace of Darius I, Susa, Persian, 522-486 BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris

Robin Hood, legendary English folk hero and outlaw and champion of the poor, early 19th century. Robin (c1250-c1350)), an expert with the longbow and the quarter-staff, drawing his bow

Timur attacking the Knights of St John at Smyrna, 1402 (1467). Artist: Bihzad
Timur attacking the Knights of St John at Smyrna, 1402 (1467). Timur Lenk (1336-1404), or Tamerlane, meaning Timur the Lame

Roman soldiers, 1801. Standards of Roman legions (top) and weapons and armour used by Roman soldiers (bottom). From Ancells Monthly Military Companion, 1801

Heiji Rebellion, Japan, 1159. The abduction of the former Emperor Go-Shirakawa by Fusiwara No Nobuyori. Go-Shirakawa was later freed and Nobuyori killed, by Taira no Kiyomori

English troops attacking a French town, Hundred Years War, 1337-1453 (c1830). The English besiegers are armed with early cannon and both longbows and crossbows

Battle between Nuno de Guzman and inhabitants of Michuacan, Mexico, 16th century. De Guzman and his native Tlazcalan allies attacking Michuacan

Ashurnasirpal II, King of Assyria, c9th century BC
Ashurnasirpal II, King of Assyria. Ashurnasirpal, king from 883-859 BC, leading an assault on a city with battering rams and siege engines. Bas-relief from the British Museum

Russians routing Bulgarians in a cavalry skirmish. Chromolithograph from a 10th century Sclavonian manuscript in the Vatican Library

Selim I, Emperor of Turkey from 1512. Selims (1465-1520) army attacking Persians under Ismail I (1487-1524), founder of the Safavid dynasty, at Khoi, Iran in 1514

Painted and inlaid coffer from the Treasure of Tutankhamun, Ancient Egyptian, c1325 BC. A coffer decorated with a scene of a king in a war chariot

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1498. Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1498. Illustration of the Revelation of St John from the Bible. An Archangel watches as four agents of destruction

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