Swiss Guard Collection

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Suisse du Roy, between circa 1678 and circa 1693. Creator: Nicolas Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Suisse du Roy, between circa 1678 and circa 1693

Sapper of the Swiss Guards, 1779. Creator: Johann Georg Wille
Sapper of the Swiss Guards, 1779

Cardinaux sortant du Vatican par la porte des Suisses, après une audience du Saint-Père, 20/06/1867
Cardinaux sortant du Vatican par la porte des Suisses, apres une audience du Saint-Pere, 20/06/1867. Cardinals leaving the Vatican by the porta detta degli Svizzeri after an audience at St Peter's

Capture of the Louvre, July 29, 1830; massacre of the Swiss guards, c1832. Creator: Jean Louis Bezard
Capture of the Louvre, July 29, 1830; massacre of the Swiss guards, c1832

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

Interior of St. Peter's - the Pope at the Grand Altar, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Interior of St. Peter's - the Pope at the Grand Altar, 1850. Pius IX returns to Rome:..he was met by the Sacred College, who accompanied him up the nave to the altar of confession

Ceremony held in the Cappella Paolina, Vatican, 1787. Creator: Francesco Piranesi
Ceremony held in the Cappella Paolina, Vatican, 1787

Portrait of Ioannes Altus (Johann Alten), of the Swiss Guard, standing by the Quirinal and pointing out the antiquities of Rome, 1623

Giovanni Alto (Johann Alten, Ioannes Altus) standing on the Quirinal Hill in Rome, with his right arm outstretched in a pointing position and a snake coiled around his foot and sword, 1613

A Young Man Presenting his Thesis to Cardinal Aldobrandini, 1620. 1620
A Young Man Presenting his Thesis to Cardinal Aldobrandini, 1620

Pope Gregory XVI Visiting the Church of San Benedetto at Subiaco, 1843. Creator: Jean-Francois
Pope Gregory XVI Visiting the Church of San Benedetto at Subiaco, 1843

The Lion of Lucerne, a Memorial Statue in Living Stone, Switzerland, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Lion of Lucerne, a Memorial Statue in Living Stone, Switzerland, c1930s. The Lion Monument is a rock relief in Lucerne

Il Sommo Pontefice Leone XII, c1824. Creator: Unknown
Il Sommo Pontefice Leone XII, c1824. The Supreme Pontiff Leo XII. In atto di portare il venerabile nella solenne Processione del Corpus Domini l anno 1824

A Captain of the Popes Swiss Guard, c. 1900s
Swiss Guards are the Swiss soldiers who have served as guards at foreign European courts since the late 15th century. In addition to small household and palace units

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)

Swiss Guards and French Soldiers at the Vatican, (1930). Artist: Constantin Guys
Swiss Guards and French Soldiers at the Vatican, (1930). Illustration from The Painter of Victorian Life, a study of Constantin Guys with an introduction

Review Of The Swiss Guard, (1885). Artist: Moreau
Review Of The Swiss Guard, (1885). Women watch as the Swiss Guard pass the King of France

Bonnet Of Swiss Guard, (1885). Artist: Wille
Bonnet Of Swiss Guard, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Cent-Suisses, Caporal (grande tenue), Adjudant-Major Lieutenant (petite tenue), 1814-17 Artist: Eugene Titeux
Cent-Suisses, Caporal (grande tenue), Adjudant-Major Lieutenant (petite tenue), 1814-17. Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 1

Cent-Suisses, Tenue de Ceremonie, 1814-17. Artist: Eugene Titeux
Cent-Suisses, Tenue de Ceremonie, 1814-17. Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 1

Cent-Suisses, 1814-17. Artist: Eugene Titeux
Cent-Suisses, 1814-17. Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 1

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