Knighting Collection

The Prince of Wales in India: Chapter of the Star of India at Allahabad...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in India: Chapter of the Star of India at Allahabad, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

The Prince of Wales knighting the Right Hon. W. H. Gregory... 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales knighting the Right Hon. W. H. Gregory, Governor of Ceylon, in the Hall of the Old Kandyan Kings, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Charles the Second Knighting the Loin of Beef, drawn by Gilbert, 1854. Creator: Gilbert
Charles the Second Knighting the Loin of Beef, drawn by Gilbert, 1854. The Second Charles of England Rode forth one Christmas tide, To hunt a gallant stag of ten, Of Chingford woods the pride

Queen Elizabeth Knighting Sir Francis Drake, (1902). Creator: Unknown
Queen Elizabeth Knighting Sir Francis Drake, (1902). Elizabeth I awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581, which he received aboard the Golden Hind in Deptford

The Accolade, 1901. Artist: Edmund Blair Leighton
The Accolade, 1901. From a private collection

St Martin is Knighted, 1312-1317. Artist: Simone Martini
St Martin is Knighted, 1312-1317. Scenes from the Life of St Martin in the Cappella di San Martino, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

Frontispiece to Pierre d Hoziers "Les noms surnoms qualitez armes et blasons des
Frontispiece to Pierre d Hoziers " Les noms surnoms qualitez armes et blasons des chevaliers de l Ordre du Sainct Esprit" with Louis XIII dubbing a nobleman kneeling before him

Charles the Second Knighting the Loin of Beef, (19th century). Artist: J Gilbert
Charles the Second Knighting the Loin of Beef, (19th century). King Charles II (1630-1685) is shown with sword drawn, about to utter the words Arise, Sir Loin

Charles V Presents the Epee of the High Constable to Du Guesclin, 1370 (1789). Bertrand du Guesclin (c1320-1380) entered the service of Charles of Blois, duke of Brittany

The creating of a Knight Templar, c1820-1830. A 19th-century engraving after a manuscript illustration in Romance of Lancelot of the Lake

Edward III. Knighting the Black Prince, 1384, (c1880). Edward of Woodstock (15 June 1330- 8 June 1376), the Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward III

Statue of Louis XIII of France, by Francois Rude, 19th century (1882-1884). Artist: Sellier
Statue of Louis XIII of France, by Francois Rude, 19th century (1882-1884). Louis XIII (1601-1643) was the Son of Henri IV and Marie de Medici and the father of Louis XIV

Louis XIII of France conferring the Order of the Holy Spirit, 17th century (1882-1884)
Louis XIII of France conferring the Order of the Holy Spirit (l Ordre du Saint-Esprit), 17th century (1882-1884). Louis XIII (1601-1643)

A gentleman leading a country bride, 1636, and Louis XIII creating a knight, 1633 (1882-1884)Artist: Tamisier
A gentleman leading a country bride, 1636, and Louis XIII creating a knight, 1633 (1882-1884). Founded in 1578 by Henry III

Queen Elizabeth Knighting Sir Francis Drake, 1581, (c1920). Artist: WS Bagdatopulos
Queen Elizabeth Knighting Sir Francis Drake, 1581, (c1920). Queen Elizabeth I knights Francis Drake on his ship Golden Hind after his round-the-world voyage

Buckingham Palace, - The Library. Foreign Levee, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Buckingham Palace, - The Library. Foreign Levee, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

Queen Elizabeth Knighting Drake on board the Golden Hind... April 4th 1581, (19th century). Artist: F Fraenkel
Queen Elizabeth Knighting Drake on board the Golden Hind at Deptford, April 4th 1581, (19th century). Queen Elizabeth I knights Francis Drake on his ship Golden Hind after his round-the-world voyage

Charles II knighting a loin of beef. Artist: Gilbert
Charles II knighting a loin of beef. According to legend, an English king - Henry VIII, James I or Charles II - was so fond of beef that he knighted it, giving it the name Sir Loin

King George V knights Vice-Admiral Pakenham aboard HMS Princess Royal, c1930s
King George V knights Vice-Admiral Vice-Admiral Pakenham aboard HMS Princess Royal, c1930s. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

The Knights - Swearing of allegiance to the lord, Middle Ages. 19th Century. Colour Lithograph. Private collection

The Knights - Knighting a Knight, Middle Ages. 19th Century. Colour Lithograph. Private collection

Francois I creates knight at Bayard, 1515, c19th Century
Francois I creates knight at Bayard, 1515, 19th Century. Colour Lithograph. Private collection

Galahad and Camelot, 1463. Top left: Galahad is dubbed; top right: Galahad extracts the sword; below: tournament at Camelot; bottom: the arms of Jacques d Armagnac

Ph-pps The Fortunate, 1858. (As he Appeared when made a Knight of the Shower Bath.) Phipps, Prince Alberts private secretary, kneels down whilst holding a pair of boots

An Act of Grace; Montalbert Pardons the Emperor, 1859. The story behind the cartoon is the trial of the Comte de Montalembert

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