Sword Collection (page 19)

William III. At the Battle of the Boyne, (1690), 1890. Creator: Unknown
William III. At the Battle of the Boyne, (1690), 1890. Battle of the Boyne in Drogheda, 1690 when William of Orange defeated James VII and II of Scotlands attempt to regain the British crown

The Battle of Agincourt, 1773. Creator: William Walker
The Battle of Agincourt, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). The Battle of Agincourt in of 1415 of the Hundred Years War

Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil, 1468, (1946). Creator: Bartolome Bermejo
Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil, 1468, (1946). The saint, in golden armour and holding a crystal shield, swings his sword above Satan, as the paintings patron, Antoni Joan, lord of Tous

King Arthur asks the Lady of the Lake for the sword Excalibur, 1911. Artist: Walter Crane
King Arthur asks the Lady of the Lake for the sword Excalibur, 1911. Sir Baldwin and the stroke Dolorous. The sword Excalibur given by the Lady of the Lake promises to keep Arthur safe

The Lord Mayors Sword of State and Pearl Sword, 1916
The Lord Mayors Sword of State and Pearl Sword. The State sword originates from the mid-seventeenth century. The Pearl Sword was used according to legend

Samurai Warrior riding a horse. A Japanese painting on silk, in a traditional Japanese style

Death of Major Skene and his wife at Jhansi, 1857, (c1860). Scene during the period of East India Company rule: a British officer, holding his dead wife in his arms

Anne Bonny, John Calico Jack Rackam and Mary Read, 18th Century Pirates. Artist: Karen Humpage
Anne Bonny, John Calico Jack Rackam and Mary Read, 18th Century Pirates

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

Greek Vase Painting, Persian and Hoplite fighting, c5th century BC

Beserks Biting their Shields - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Wild-eyed berserkers biting their shields from a collection of ninety-three pieces found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Viking sword with silver and gold hilt, 8th-11th century
Viking sword with silver and gold hilt, from Dyback, Skane. One of the finest swords of the Viking Age found in Scandinavia

Richard I, Coeur de Lion at the Battle of Arsuf, 1191, (c1880). A 19th century romanticisation of the Crusades. Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199)

Incident at the Battle of Isandlwana, Anglo-Zulu War, 22 January 1879. Artist: Charles Edwin Fripp
Incident at the Battle of Isandlwana, Anglo-Zulu War, 22 January 1879. Lieutenants Melvill and Coghill (24th Regiment) dying to save the Queens colours

Save Me from my Friends!, 1878. Artist: Joseph Swain
Save Me from my Friends!, 1878. The Ameer of Afghanistan stands between the Russian bear, jaws dripping with saliva, and the British lion with teeth bared

The Trojans repulsing the Greeks, 1538. Creator: Giovanni Battista Scultori
The Trojans repulsing the Greeks, 1538

Hunting Sword with Scabbard, German, possibly Munich, ca. 1740

Saber with Scabbard... 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Saber with Scabbard, grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian, grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/A.D

Rapier with Scabbard, French or Italian, ca. 1620-30. Creators: Unknown, Gasparo Mola
Rapier with Scabbard, French or Italian, ca. 1620-30

David with the Head of Goliath, 1680-1743. Creator: Robert van Audenaerde
David with the Head of Goliath, 1680-1743. After Carlo Maratti

St. Matthias, from Christ, the Apostles and St. Paul with the Creed, ca. 1589

Judith, ca. 1526. Creator: Barthel Beham
Judith, ca. 1526

Theseus and the Minotaur (Minotaurum Theseus vincit), from The Metamorphoses of Ovid (Metamorphosean Sive Transformationum), plate 74, Published after 1606

The Throne Room, Palace of Holyrood, 1842. Creator: Stephen Sly
The Throne Room, Palace of Holyrood, 1842. Scots in traditional tartan at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Chevalier d Eon de Beaumont (from Kirbys Wonderful Museum), 1813. Creator: Unknown
Chevalier d Eon de Beaumont (from Kirbys Wonderful Museum), 1813

Battle Between Iranians and Turanians, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 1562-83

The Passing of King Arthur, 1874. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
The Passing of King Arthur, 1874. A melodramatic depiction of Arthurs death scene. A bearded man (William Warder) in profile

King Arthur, September 1874. Creator: Julia Margaret Cameron
King Arthur, September 1874. A photograph of the torso and head in profile of a bearded and long-haired knight (William Warder) with helmet and chainmail gripping a sword

Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait, Folio... 1627-28
Shah Jahan on a Terrace, Holding a Pendant Set With His Portrait, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: 1627-28; verso: ca. 1530-50

Hamid Bhakari Punished by Akbar, Folio from an Akbarnama, ca. 1604. Creator: Manohar
Hamid Bhakari Punished by Akbar, Folio from an Akbarnama, ca. 1604

Battle between Alexander and Darius, Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet)... A.H. 931 / A.D
Battle between Alexander and Darius, Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25

Outside Half Hanger, Hanging Guard, Inside Half Hanger, September 1, 1798

Marinus Willett, ca. 1791. Creator: Ralph Earl
Marinus Willett, ca. 1791

The Companions of Rinaldo, ca. 1633. Creator: Nicolas Poussin
The Companions of Rinaldo, ca. 1633

Officers of the Highland Light Infantry, 1901. Creator: Gregory & Co
Officers of the Highland Light Infantry, 1901. The Highland Light Infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 and was posted to South Africa in October 1899

Highland Chiefs in the Stewart and Gordon Tartans, 1831, (1946). Creator: Robert Havell
Highland Chiefs in the Stewart and Gordon Tartans, 1831, (1946). Full-length study of Scottish chieftans in traditional tartan kilts of the Stewart and Gordon clans

Revue du Quintidi, 1800 or 1801, (1921). Creators: Jean-Baptiste Isabey, Carle Vernet
Revue du Quintidi, 1800 or 1801, (1921). First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) takes part in a military review at the Place du Carrousel in Paris

King Canute the Dane, 1732. Creator: George Vertue
King Canutethe Dane, 1732. Portrait of Cnut the Great in an oval frame surmounted by a coat of arms, with runes, flaming torches, swords, arrows and coins

The Prince and Princess of Wales at the Oxford Commemoration... 1863, (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Prince and Princess of Wales at the Oxford Commemoration: Reception under the Arch of Steel by the Apollo University Lodge of Freemasons, June 16, 1863, (1901)

William, Duke of Normandy, c1890. Creator: Unknown
William, Duke of Normandy, c1890. William the Conqueror (c1028-1087), first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087

General Israel Putnam, showing uniform of a Continental trooper, c1770, (1937). Creator: Unknown
General Israel Putnam, showing uniform of a Continental trooper, 1937. Israel Putnam (1718-1790) American army general officer, known as Old Put

The Afghan War, 1879: The Death of Major Wigram Battye in the Battle of Futtehabad, April 2, (1901). British soldier Major Wigram Battye (1842-1879)

Louis and Charles Taking Strasburg Oath Before Their Armies, (842AD), 1890
Louis and Charles Taking " Strasburg Oath" Before Their Armies, (842AD), 1890. The Oaths of Strasbourg were pledges of allegiance between Louis the German (c 806-876)

Storming of Constantinople by Baldwin, Count of Flanders, (1204), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Storming of Constantinople by Baldwin, Count of Flanders, (1204), 1890. Following the Sack of Constantinople in April 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, Crusader armies captured, looted

Final Assault of the Turks in their First Siege of Vienna (1529), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Final Assault of the Turks in their First Siege of Vienna (1529), 1890. The Siege of Vienna in 1529 was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire, led by Suleiman the Magnificent

Bedouin Arab, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Bedouin Arab, 1890. Nomadic Arab people who historically inhabited the desert regions in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and the Levant

Ulrich Von Hutten, 1516, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Ulrich Von Hutten, 1516, (1936). Ulrich von Hutten at Viterbo in the battle with five Frenchmen, who mocked Maximilian. German scholar, poet and satirist Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523)

Hamlet and Polonius, c1830s, 1943. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
Hamlet and Polonius, c1830s, 1943. Characters from Shakespeares " Hamlet". Drawing previously in the Moreau-Nelaton collection

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