Caparison Collection

Knight with the Arms of Jean de Daillon, c1480 (1946). Artist: Guillaume Desremaulx
Knight with the Arms of Jean de Daillon, c1480 (1946). This tapestry is held by the Montacute House, Somerset. From The Connoisseur Vol. 117, edited by H. Granville Fell. [The National Magazine Co

Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. Creator: C.R
Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. The future King Edward VII rides in a canopied howdah during a royal visit. A triumphal arch is inscribed: God Bless the Prince of Wales'

Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant, early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant, early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. The seated man is being served wine

The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant...1876. Creator: C.R
The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant at the Old Palace of Lushkur, Gwalior, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Meeting of Two Generals, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Two Generals, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500

Bishop in ecclesiastical dress, c1588. Creator: Niclauss Kippell
Bishop in ecclesiastical dress, c1588. Italian text: Un Vescovo nell suo Habito ordinario acompagnando il papa come va[?] di porto'

Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit [of the Prince of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy... 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII on a royal visit to India

Rathor Shri Kinjan Singhji, c1850. Creator: Unknown
Rathor Kinjan Singh, c1850

Sketch of a knight on horseback, c.1755-c.1760. Creator: Jan Brandes
Sketch of a knight on horseback, c.1755-c.1760

Knights with the family arms of Brandes and Hirschman, 1770-1808. Creator: Jan Brandes
Knights with the coats of arms of Brandes and Hirschman, 1770-1808. Two knights in full armour on horseback. The left knight represents the ancestor of Brandes from Bohemen

Harbee Nawab and Attendants - Elephant Prince; Bullock Cart for Removing Luggage, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Harbee Nawab and Attendants - Elephant Prince; Bullock Cart for Removing Luggage, 1857. The state of a native Prince, on his elephant, has been often described

Native Trooper and his Groom, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Native Trooper and his Groom, 1857. The native troopers of Bengal, being mostly gentlemen of high caste, are, or were, a very proud and dashing sort of persons

Carlos V En La Batalla De Muhlberg, (Carlos V at the Battle of Muhlberg), 1548, (c1934). Artist: Paolo Veronese
Carlos V En La Batalla De Muhlberg, (Carlos V at the Battle of Muhlberg), 1548, (c1934). Commemorating the victory of Charles V (1500-1558) over the Schmalkaldic League at Muhlberg on April 24, 1547

Mechanical Elephant with Festival Barge and Korean Musicians, c. 1765. Attributed to Komatsuya Hyakki

Caparisoned Horse, Northern Wei dynasty (386-535), early 6th century. Creator: Unknown
Caparisoned Horse, Northern Wei dynasty (386-535), early 6th century

Walking Elephant with Floral Caparison, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Walking Elephant with Floral Caparison, 17th century

Twenty Pages and Five Turkish Horses, 1633. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Twenty Pages and Five Turkish Horses, 1633. [Twenty pages of S. E. dressed in aquamarine with orange background; five Turkish horses decorated with plumes, some with diamonds, the third with rubies

Plate 15: a Polish nobleman, facing away, holding his horse covered in leopard skin, four men and a horse in background, from Diversi capricci, ca. 1644-47

Isabel of Bourbon, Queen of Spain and wife of Philip IV (D. Isabel de Borbon, Reyna de Espana, muger de Felipe Quarto), 1778

Turkish Soldiers Resting, 1746-47. Creator: Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune
Turkish Soldiers Resting, 1746-47. After Francois Boucher

Plate 10: Emperor Titus on Horseback, from The First Twelve Roman Caesars after Tempesta, 1610-50

[Lady Canning], 1858-61. Creator: Jean Baptiste Oscar Mallitte
[Lady Canning], 1858-61

A Stallion, ca. 1601-6. Creator: Habiballah of Sava
A Stallion, ca. 1601-6

Wall painting in the Church of St Gieri, Rhazuns, Grisons, Switzerland, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Wall painting in the Church of St Gieri, Rhazuns, Grisons, Switzerland, (1928). End of 14th-Beginning of 15th Century...St. George killing the Dragon, on the N. wall of the nave. After R. Borrmann

May - wild men jousting, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
May - wild men jousting, 15th century, (1939). The leafy foliage coves the battling knights bodies like armour, and forms the horses headstalls and caparisons

Religious procession, Colombo, Ceylon, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Religious procession, Colombo, Ceylon, 1895. Elephants wearing decorated coverings, carrying holy artefacts in what is now Sri Lanka

Knights in battle, 1899. Creator: Adam Gatternicht
Knights in battle, 1899. From " Heraldischer Atlas" by Hugo Gerard Strohl. [Julius Hoffmann, Stuttgart, 1899]

King Louis XII, (c1760). Creator: Unknown
King Louis XII, (c1760). Two portraits of Louis XII of France (1462-1515): riding a horse, and wearing a fur-lined cloak

Bury Hills, Newmarket, c1896. Artist: HR Sherborn
Bury Hills, Newmarket, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - front cover, 1856. Artist: Alfred Crowquill
Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - front cover, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings

Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian, 1518. Artist: Hans Burgkmair, the Elder
Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian, 1518. Maximilian I (1459-1519), the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Eleanor of Portugal

Buckingham finds the Severn impassable, 1483 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Buckingham finds the Severn impassable, 1864. Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, (1454 -1483)) finds the River Severn swollen after heavy rain

Stratagem of Lord Fauconbridge at Towton, 1461 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Stratagem of Lord Fauconbridge at Towton, 1864. Strategem of Lord Fauconbridge, (1410-1463) leading the vanguard of Edward IVs army by ordering his archers to shoot volleys of arrows

Richard stops the duel between Hereford and Norfolk, 1398 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Richard stops the duel between Hereford and Norfolk, 1864. Richard II, (1367-1400) stops the duel between Henry Bolingbroke, 1st Duke of Hereford, (1366- 1413) and Thomas de Mowbray

Jousts at Westminster. February 13th, 1510, 1511, (1903). From Social England, Volume III, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

The Seal of Robert Bruce, 1910. King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert was one of the most famous warriors of his generation

End of the Tournament at Bruges, March 11, 1392, c15th century, (1937). Artist: Emile- Aurele Van Moe
End of the Tournament at Bruges, March 11, 1392, c15th century, (1937). From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Armoured Horses, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Armoured Horses, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911, at the height of the British Empire to mark the succession of an Emperor or

The State Entry: A Distinguished Maharaja, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
The State Entry: A Distinguished Maharaja, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

The Gold and Silver Cannons of Baroda, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
The Gold and Silver Cannons of Baroda, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

A Tournament in the Middle Ages, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong Seccombe
A Tournament in the Middle Ages, c1884. From Comic Sketches from English History for Children of Various Ages with Descriptive Rhymes by Lieut.-Colonel T. S. Secombe. [W. H. Allen & Co. London, c1884]

Baber Cheering On His Troops, c1526 (c1912). Babur (1483-530), cheering on his troups, possibly at the First Battle of Panipat, 1526. From The Romance of India, edited by Herbert Strang

Training, 1820s, Artist: G Hunt
Training, 1820s. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

The Dymoke Suit of Armour at Windsor Castle, 1902. Artist: C Clarke
The Dymoke Suit of Armour at Windsor Castle, 1902. A work depicting a suit of armour by Jacob Halder (active 1576-1608). From The Connoisseur Vol. III [Otto Limited, London, 1902.]

Seigneur -XVI Siecle a Lord of the 16th Century, 1910s
Seigneur -XVI Siecle a Lord of the 16th Century

Henry VIII, meeting Francis I, 1850. Artist: John Leech
Henry VIII, meeting Francis I, 1850. A satirical illustration King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France meeting at the Field of the Cloth of Gold

The caparison of the horse of Queen Isabella of Spain, 15th century, (1870)
The caparison of Queen Isabella of Spains horse, 15th century, (1870). The caparison of the horse of Isabel the Catholic, (reigned 1474-1505)

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