Bodyguard Collection

Scenes in Japan: the night guard at Jeddo, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Scenes in Japan: the night guard at Jeddo, 1864. Engraving from a photograph '...by Signor Beato...of the Night Guard of the Tycoon's Palace at Jeddo, in their quaint military costume

Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: Kasongo's Levee, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant Cameron's Sketches in Central Africa: Kasongo's Levee, 1876....some lesser native chief is humbly introduced to his august presence

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Garde du Corps du Roy, Bound 1703-1704. Creator: Henri Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Garde du Corps du Roy, Bound 1703-1704

The War in the Herzegovina: the Correspondents of the "Rousski Mir" and the... 1876. Creator: Unknown
The War in the Herzegovina: the Correspondents of the "Rousski Mir" and the "Illustrated London News" on their way from Risano to Peco Pavlovitch's camp at Piva, 1876

Sivadass, Naga of Niwayi, Jeypore; Naga of Jeypore; Sookadev Shekawatty, Oudeypore, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Sivadass, Naga of Niwayi, Jeypore; Naga of Jeypore; Sookadev Shekawatty, Oudeypore, 1876. The Nagas, supposed to be one of the aboriginal tribes, like the Bheels or the Ghoonds

Officer of the King's Bodyguard of Yeomen of the Guard, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Officer of the King's Bodyguard of Yeomen of the Guard, 1937. From "The Coronation of H.M. King George VI and H.M. Queen Elizabeth 1937". [John Player & Sons, London, 1937]

Officer of H.M.'s Bodyguard of Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-At-Arms, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Officer of H.M.'s Bodyguard of Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-At-Arms, 1937. His (or Her) Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms is a bodyguard to the British Monarch

Harding Inauguration, 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Harding Inauguration, 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Harding Inauguration, 1921. [Inauguration of President Warren G. Harding, Washington, D.C.: procession passing the offices of The Washington Post newspaper]

Col. William H. Crook, a White House employee, half-length portrait... between 1890 and 1910
Col. William H. Crook, a White House employee, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing left, between 1890 and 1910

Col. William H. Crook, a White House employee, half-length portrait... between 1890 and 1910
Col. William H. Crook, a White House employee, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, between 1890 and 1910

Saint Sebastian. Creator: Unknown
Saint Sebastian

The King of Denmark visiting Mr. Peto on board the "Cygnus", 1854. Creator: Unknown
The King of Denmark visiting Mr. Peto on board the "Cygnus", 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark

Cossack Bodyguards of the Line, Kuban, Taman, Détroit de Yéni-Kaleb, October 9, 1837, 1846. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Cossack Bodyguards of the Line, Kuban, Taman, Detroit de Yeni-Kaleb, October 9, 1837, 1846

Frank Sinatra, Royal Albert Hall, London, 1989. Creator: Brian Foskett
Frank Sinatra, Royal Albert Hall, London, 1989. In April 1989, three of the greatest icons of American popular music, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli and Sammy Davis Jr, came together in Frank

Glazed terracotta tile, Neo-Assyrian, from Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, c883-c859 BC. This glazed tile, along with the stone reliefs, was part of the decorative scheme of the royal palace

Quentin Roosevelt on pony beside White House policeman, 1905. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Quentin Roosevelt on pony beside White House policeman, 1905

Ward Hill Lamon of Pennsylvania, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Ward H. Lamon of PA, between 1855 and 1865. [Writer, lawyer, US Marshal, bodyguard of Abraham Lincoln]

Horsemen of the Guicowars Bodyguard at Baroda, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Horsemen of the Guicowars Bodyguard at Baroda, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Statuette of a Lictor, First half of the 1st century. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of a Lictor, First half of the 1st century

Wheellock Carbine for the Bodyguard of Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, Germany, 1600

Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony, German, Dresden, ca. 1610

Burgonet, German, Augsburg, 1575-1600. Creator: Unknown
Burgonet, German, Augsburg, 1575-1600

Morion, German, Nuremberg, late 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Morion, German, Nuremberg, late 16th century

Three Partisans Carried by the Bodyguard of Louis XIV, French, Paris, ca. 1658-1715
Three Partisans Carried by the Bodyguard of Louis XIV (1638-1715, reigned from 1643), French, Paris, ca. 1658-1715

Morion for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony, German, Nuremberg, ca. 1570

Partisan Carried by the Bodyguard of Louis XIV, French, Paris, ca. 1658-1715
Partisan Carried by the Bodyguard of Louis XIV (1638-1715, reigned from 1643), French, Paris, ca. 1658-1715

Veduta degli avanzi del Castro Pretorio nella Villa Adriana a Tivoli (View of the Remains of the Praetorian Fort [the Poecile], Hadrians Villa, Tivoli), 1770

Plate 7: equestrian statue of Galba, in profile to the left, with a beheading scene in the background, from Roman Emperors on Horseback, ca. 1587-89

Governor Generals Body Guard, 1858-61. Creator: Unknown
Governor Generals Body Guard, 1858-61

Matas (Miliciens indigenes), 1866. Creator: Emile Gsell
Matas (Miliciens indigenes), 1866

Portrait of a Mameluke, Said to Be Roustam Raza (ca. 1781-1845), 1810. Creator: Emile
Portrait of a Mameluke, Said to Be Roustam Raza (ca. 1781-1845), 1810

Nerva, (30-98 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Nerva, (30-98 AD), 1830. Nerva (30-98 AD) became Roman emperor when aged almost 66, from 96 to 98 AD after a lifetime of imperial service under Nero and the rulers of the Flavian dynasty

Nero, (37- 68 AD), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Nero, (37- 68 AD), 1830. Nero (37- 68 AD) last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, adopted by his great-uncle Claudius he became heir and successor with the consent of the Praetorian Guard

Calba, (3 BC - AD 69), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Galba, (3 BC - AD 69), 1830. Servius Sulpicius Galba (3 BC - AD 69) Roman emperor from 68 to 69. Praetor, consul, and governor of the provinces, following Neros suicide

Praetorian Guards Haling Claudius as Imperator, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Praetorian Guards Haling Claudius as Imperator, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier

Bagaeus Delivering His Messages to the Persian Guard, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Bagaeus Delivering His Messages to the Persian Guard, 1890. Bagaeus (fl. c520-517BC), an Achaemenid nobleman with written orders from Darius I to assure obedience of Oreates bodyguards with a final

Battle of Cunaxa, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Battle of Cunaxa, 1890. The Battle of Cunaxa, 401 BC between Cyrus the Younger and his brother Arsaces, (Artaxerxes II). Cyrus charged his brothers bodyguard and was killed by a javelin

The Banquet of Philip, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Banquet of Philip, 1890. Philip II of Macedon was assassinated in Aegae by the captain of his bodyguard, Pausanias of Orestis, whilst attending the wedding of his daughter

Soldiers of the Famous Praetorian Guard at Rome, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Soldiers of the Famous Praetorian Guard at Rome, c1930. Roman soldiers and standard-bearer holding an aquila standard. From the Praetorians Relief

A Scandinavian of the Varangian Guard, 1924. Creator: Herbert Norris
A Scandinavian of the Varangian Guard, 1924. From " Costume & Fashion - The Evolution of European Dress Through the Earlier Ages", by Herbert Norris. [J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, E. P

Lord Wellesley Reviewing the Body Guard at Ballygunje, c1770, (c19250. Creator: Unknown
Lord Wellesley Reviewing the Body Guard at Ballygunje, c1770, (1925). From British Government in India, Volume One, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston

Lt. -Col. F. A. Daniell in the Uniform of the Body Guard, 1802-1806, (1925). Creator: Unknown
Lt.-Col. F. A. Daniell in the Uniform of the Body Guard (1802-1806), 1925. From British Government in India, Volume One, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston

The Governor General and Body Guard Outside Government House, 1820, (1925. ) Creator: Unknown
The Governor General and Body Guard Outside Government House, 1820, (1925). From British Government in India, Volume One, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston

Elephants and Body Guard in Barrackpore Park, 1820, (1925). Creator: Unknown
Elephants and Body Guard in Barrackpore Park, 1820, (1925). From British Government in India, Volume Two, by Lord Curzon of Kedleston

Sylvia Pankhurst, British suffragette, in a bath chair, London, June 1914. Artist
Sylvia Pankhurst, British suffragette, in a bath chair, London, June 1914. Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960) is shown here in her severely weakened state caused by numerous hunger

Celeres, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Celeres, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Bodyguard of His Highness Dogra Sowar Kashmir, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Bodyguard of His Highness Dogra Sowar Kashmir, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Dr. Nathaniel Spens, 1793, (1922). Artist: Henry Raeburn
Dr. Nathaniel Spens, 1793. Dr. Nathaniel Spens (1728-1815), was the second son of the 15th Laird of Lathallan. He was the president of the Royal College of Physicians in 1794

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