Pike Collection

Trolling for Pike in the River Lea, 1831, (1941). Creator: James Pollard
Trolling for Pike in the River Lea, 1831, (1941). Anglers using a running line to catch pike on the Lea at Waltham Abbey, to the north-east of London. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London

The Battle of Towton, 29 March 1461, (c1920). The Battle of Towton (1461) took place near Towton in Yorkshire and was one of the bloodiest ever battles fought in Britain

The Bellman of London, 1616. London night-watchman going on his rounds with bell, lantern and pike, with his dog at his heels

Pike Bearer, Facing Right, 1583. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Pike Bearer, Facing Right, 1583

Illustration of Various Subjects, 1779. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration of Various Subjects, 1779

Maron in Baglen, 1829. Creator: Anon
Maron in Baglen, 1829. This drawing bears rare visual witness to the atrocities committed by the troops under Dutch command during the Java War (1825-1830)

Pike, 1796. Creator: Jean Bernard
Pike, 1796

Pike, with two notches on the back, 1775-1833. Creator: Jean Bernard
Pike, with two notches on the back, 1775-1833

Pike and Perch in an Aquaruim, 1910-1920. Creator: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof
Pike and Perch in an Aquaruim, 1910-1920

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXXIX, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XXXIX, c. 1575/1580

A Swiss Guard before an Ornamental Arch (recto), 1568. Creator: Abraham Bickhart
A Swiss Guard before an Ornamental Arch (recto), 1568

Cossack, You Have Only One Path, 1919. Creator: Moor, Dmitri Stachievich (1883-1946)
Cossack, You Have Only One Path, 1919. Private Collection

Gigantic Land Tortoise - a Present for Her Majesty, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Gigantic Land Tortoise - a Present for Her Majesty, 1850. Tortoise...just brought to England by Captain Brown, in her Majesty's ship Geyser...a present to her Majesty the Queen [Victoria]

The International Exhibition: "The Expulsion of the Duke of Athens", by Stefano Ussi, 1862. Engraving of a painting

Cossacks in Hamburg, 18 March 1813, 1813. Artist: Suhr, Christoph (1771-1842)
Cossacks in Hamburg, 18 March 1813, 1813. From a private collection

A soldier carrying his pike at the slope, from the Lansquenets series, plate 11, ... published 1608
A soldier carrying his pike at the slope, from the Lansquenets series, plate 11, in Waffenhandlung von den Roren Musquetten undt Spiessen / Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen

Bent Raider or Pike, 1939. Creator: Orison Daeda
Bent Raider or Pike, 1939

Spontoon of the Holstein Regtiment, Sweden, 1700 / 1800. Creator: Unknown
Spontoon of the Holstein Regtiment, Sweden, 1700/1800

Officers Half-Pike (Spontoon), Sweden, 1670 / 1700. Creator: Unknown
Officers Half-Pike (Spontoon), Sweden, 1670/1700

The Continence of Scipio, c. 1706. Creator: Sebastiano Ricci
The Continence of Scipio, c. 1706. [The Roman general Scipio Africanus refuses to hold a woman as a captive of war]

The Haunt of the Pike, 1886. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
The Haunt of the Pike, 1886. A work made of platinum print, pl. xv from the album " life and landscape on the norfolk broads" (1886); edition of 200

Freydal, The Book of Jousts and Tournament of Emperor Maximilian I: Combats on Foot (Jousts)(Volume III): Plate 145, c. 1515

Christian II of Denmark, 1546. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel
Christian II of Denmark, 1546

Drill with Tilted Pikes, 1634 / 1635. Creator: Jacques Callot
Drill with Tilted Pikes, 1634/1635

Drill with Raised Pikes, 1634 / 1635. Creator: Jacques Callot
Drill with Raised Pikes, 1634/1635

Saint Matthias, published 1631. Creator: Jacques Callot
Saint Matthias, published 1631

Fish, 1790. Creator: Moses Haughton
Fish, 1790

Mars from The Gods Who Preside Over the Planet, 1528. Creator: Master I. B
Mars from The Gods Who Preside Over the Planet, 1528

Plate 13: Two pikemen walking towards the right, each with their pikes in their right hands, from Various Figures (Agreable diversite de figures), 1642

A soldier sliding his right hand along the training-pike, from the Lansquenets series, plate 22, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)

A soldier, seen from the rear, while turning to the right and holding his pike horizontally, from the Lansquenets series, plate 30

The second movement for bringing the pike on to the shoulder and holding it horizontally, from the Lansquenet series, plate 9

St. Matthew from Christ and the Apostles, 1519. Creator: Hans Baldung
St. Matthew from Christ and the Apostles, 1519

Plate 27 from the Tauromaquia : The celebrated picador, Fernando del Toro, draws the fierce beast on with his pike, 1816

Plate 6 from the Disparates : It is amazing-and we were made by God, ca. 1816-23 (published 1864)

Disparates (Los Proverbios), ca. 1816-23 (published 1864). Creator: Francisco Goya
Disparates (Los Proverbios), ca. 1816-23 (published 1864)

Five Foot Soldiers and a Mounted Turk, ca. 1495. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Five Foot Soldiers and a Mounted Turk, ca. 1495

A Pikeman, 1632. Creator: Abraham Bosse
A Pikeman, 1632

Drawings Showing Combat on Foot (Champ Clos), 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Drawings Showing Combat on Foot (Champ Clos), 16th century

The Pike is a voracious fish and bites readily in the Winter months-Old Gentleman is VERY fond of fishing, 1830-64

Death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1873. Creator: Unknown
Death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1873. Harold II (c1022-1066) was nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by Edward the Confessor

Georg Von Frundsberg, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Georg Von Frundsberg, (1936). Portrait of German soldier Georg Von Frundsberg (1473-1528), early modern proponent of infantry tactics who fought on behalf of the Holy Roman emperors Maximilian I

Imperial Russian cavalry on the march, 1813. Artist: Anonymous
Imperial Russian cavalry on the march, 1813. From a private collection

Cossack at the battle, 1815. Artist: Vernet, Carle (1758-1836)
Cossack at the battle, 1815. From a private collection

Exposition Russe Champ-De-Mars, 1895. Artist: Caran d Ache (1858-1909)
Exposition Russe Champ-De-Mars, 1895. From a private collection

Pike-Fishing, (1924). Creator: Unknown
Pike-Fishing, (1924). Anglers fishing for pike in a river. No.7 in a series of 25 Old Sporting Prints Cigarette Cards. After Samuel Howitt. [John Player & Sons, 1924]

Lady Jane Grey being led to her execution at the Tower of London, 1554 (1797). Artist
Lady Jane Grey being led to her execution at the Tower of London, 1554 (1797). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554)

Weapons kept at the Tower of London, c1800. Artist: G Walker
Weapons kept at the Tower of London, c1800. Various weapons & implements of war which have been employed against the English by different enemies; now deposited in the Tower of London ; various edged

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