Pike Collection (page 2)

View of the George Inn, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, c1870

Figure in military clothing holding a pike in one hand and a sword in the other, 1607. One of four images

A serio comic extravaganza... 1820. George IV seems to be dismissing a petition from the Lord Mayor, John Thomas Thorp, introduced by Alderman Matthew Wood (?)

Death of Warwick the Kingmaker, Battle of Barnet, 1471 (1864). Richard Neville or Nevill, Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), English soldier and statesman

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

Yeoman of the Kings Guard, 1805. Artist: William Henry Pyne
Yeoman of the Kings Guard, 1805. From Costume of Great Britain by William Henry Pyne

The Pike, from A Treatise on Fish and Fish-ponds, pub. 1832 (hand coloured engraving)

Queen Elizabeth I, (19th century). Plate 12 from The History of the Nations

Tsar Alexander I presenting the Kalmyks, Cossacks and Bashkirs of Russian army to Napoleon I, Tilsit Artist: Bergeret
Tsar Alexander I presenting the Kalmyks, Cossacks and Bashkirs of Russian army to Napoleon I, Tilsit, July 9, 1807. Found in the collection of Musee de l Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles

Cossack Throw Wrangel in the Black Sea (Poster). Artist: Anonymous
Cossack Throw Wrangel in the Black Sea (Poster). Private Collection

Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland in 1799. Artist: Anonymous
Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland in 1799. Private Collection

Cossacks, 1815-1819. Artist: Sauerweid, Alexander Ivanovich (1783-1844)
Cossacks, 1815-1819. From a private collection

Life-Guards Cossack, Officer and Cossack. Artist: Geissler, Christian Gottfried Heinrich (1770-1844)
Life-Guards Cossack, Officer and Cossack. Private Collection

Russian cossacks. Artist: Sauerweid, Alexander Ivanovich (1783-1844)
Russian cossacks. Private Collection

The Large Horse, 1505 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Large Horse, 1505 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

The Small Horse, 1505 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Small Horse, 1505 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Japanese soldiers at Yukuhama, Japan, c1845. Artist: Sarony & Co
Japanese soldiers at Yukuhama, Japan, c1845

Life Guard or bodyguard of Francis I of France, 16th century (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Napoleon at St Helena, 1886. A despondent Napoleon seated under a canopy, guarded by soldiers in armour and with weapons from much earlier than the time of his exile on St Helena

The francs-archers, France, 15th century (1882-1884). Artist: Spex
The francs-archers, France, 15th century (1882-1884). Francs-archers were commoners who were given exemption form paying taxes in return for their commitment to fight in the royal army whenever

Officer of the guards, Garde du corps de la prevote 1574-1589 (1882-1884). Artist: Felix Henri Emmanuel Philippoteaux
Officer of the guards, Garde du corps de la prevote 1574-1589 (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Commissioners landing at Boston, 17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Lady Jane Grey meeting the body of her husband on the way to the scaffold, 1554 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Lady Jane Grey meeting the body of her husband on the way to the scaffold, 1554 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen on Edward VIs death in 1553 in an attempt to

Feckenham offering Lady Jane Grey a pardon on her way to trial, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Feckenham offering Lady Jane Grey a pardon on her way to trial, 1553 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen on Edward VIs death in 1553 in an attempt to secure a

Hans Ganti of Bern, c16th century (1901). Artist: A Landsknecht
Hans Ganti of Bern, c16th century (1901). Illustration from The Connoisseur, (December 1901)

Swiss Guards, Vatican City, Rome, 1936. Artist: Donald McLeish
Swiss Guards, Vatican City, Rome, 1936. Papal guards in 15th century costume. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

David Garrick as Tancred, (1938). Artist: Thomas Worlidge
David Garrick as Tancred, 1752, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe

Statues of Gog (Gogmagog) and Magog (Corineus), 1886. Statues of the mythical giants are housed within the Guildhall in the City of London

The Man at Arms, c1880-1882. Artist: Henri Toussaint
The Man at Arms, c1880-1882. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

The Death of Wallenstein, c1880-1882. Artist: W Hecht
The Death of Wallenstein, c1880-1882. Bohemian general Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)

Henry, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King James I, 1816. Artist: Robert Dunkarton
Henry, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King James I, (1816). The heir to the throne, Henry died in 1612 from typhoid fever. His brother Charles would succeed James as king instead

Execution of Charles I, 1649 (1909). Artist: Ernest Crofts
Execution of Charles I, 1649 (1909). The King on the way to his execution. Illustration taken from the Harmsworth, History of the World. (London, 1909)

Guard, costume design for Shakespeares play, Henry VIII, 19th century. A 19th-century costume design for William Shakespeares (1564-1616) play, Henry VIII

Expulsion of Members by Cromwell, 1653, (18th century). The Dismissal of the Long Parliament; Oliver Cromwell expels members of the House of Commons

Guards, costume design for Shakespeares play, Henry VIII, 19th century. A 19th-century costume design, showing guards in slashed hose blowing trumpets bearing a cardinals standard

French Horse Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard in Combat with the Russian Cossacks, c. 1830. From a private collection

Cossacks. Artist: Chichagov, Konstantin Nikolayevich (1849-1903)
Cossacks. Found in the collection of the Regional A. Deineka Art Gallery, Kursk

Soldiers fighting over Booty in a Barn, c. 1623. Artist: Duyster, Willem Cornelisz (1599-1635)
Soldiers fighting over Booty in a Barn, c.1623. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Cossacks, 1910s. Artist: Vladimirov, Ivan Alexeyevich (1869-1947)
Cossacks, 1910s. From a private collection

Illustration from the book La Vie de Jeanne d Arc, 1896. Artist: Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel
Illustration from the book La Vie de Jeanne d Arc, 1896. Found in the collection of the State Museum of AS Pushkin, Moscow

The Emperor being shown heads of Mandarins suspected of supporting the Russians, China, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th March 1904

Freshwater fish, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Freshwater fish, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd May 1897

Richard I, King of England, (c1850). Richard (1157-1199) was king from 1189 to 1199. Below is a vignette of Richard fighting the Saracen leader, Saladin, during the Third Crusade (1189-1192 AD)

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

The English being chased out of Paris, April 1436, (1484). The taking of Paris. Illustration from the Vigils of Charles VII by Martial of Paris, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Two men with coats of arms, 16th century. Two Germans wearing slashed sleeves and parti-coloured hose, with heraldic crests

Jesus on the Road to Calvary, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Michael Sittow
Jesus on the Road to Calvary, late 15th/early 16th century. Jesus, wearing the crown of thorns carrying his cross, urged on by a soldier. From the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow

Assassination of Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian soldier, 1634 (19th century). Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)

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