Shield Collection (#9)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901999 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

A thanksgiving ceremony and show of heraldic arms before a tournament. Knights helmets
FLO4702998 A thanksgiving ceremony and show of heraldic arms before a tournament. Knights helmets and shields were checked for their heraldic accuracy

Norman weaponry: banner on lance 231, flags 232-235, infantry lance 236, infantry shields or targe 237-239
FLO4702767 Norman weaponry: banner on lance 231, flags 232-235, infantry lance 236, infantry shields or targe 237-239 and cavalry shields 240-241

The coat of arms of Galicia
2910884 The coat of arms of Galicia; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the coat of arms of Galicia which includes, an enclosed in a field of azure, a chalice of gold with a silver host)

Aboriginal shield from Western Australia
3520591 Aboriginal shield from Western Australia; (add.info.: Aboriginal shield from Western Australia. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Anglo-Saxon warrior chief in tunic and conical helmet 1, Anglo-Danish soldiers in chainmail armour 2
FLO4622910 Anglo-Saxon warrior chief in tunic and conical helmet 1, Anglo-Danish soldiers in chainmail armour 2, the knight Sir Hugh Bardulf in chainmail armour 13th century 3

Man and woman of the Kayan mountain tribe, Cassay elite cavalryman of the Burmese imperial guard
FLO4624046 Man and woman of the Kayan mountain tribe, Cassay elite cavalryman of the Burmese imperial guard, and Burman peasant with sword and shield

Fictile vases in the British Museum. Vases in red clay with black designs, showing decorative patterns
FLO4679315 Fictile vases in the British Museum. Vases in red clay with black designs, showing decorative patterns, warrior on biga two-horse chariot, and fighting warriors

A knight armed with a martel, 1220. He wears a chainmail hauberk, hood, chausses
FLO4678625 A knight armed with a martel, 1220. He wears a chainmail hauberk, hood, chausses, and carries a buckler and martel de fer (war hammer)

William Longuespee, Long Sword, Third Earl of Salisbury, 1176-1224. In chainmail hood that covers the mouth, hauberk
FLO4678620 William Longuespee, Long Sword, Third Earl of Salisbury, 1176-1224. In chainmail hood that covers the mouth, hauberk, shoes, spurs

Sir Thomas Shernborne, English knight and chamberlain to Queen Margaret of Anjou, 1458
FLO4678436 Sir Thomas Shernborne, English knight and chamberlain to Queen Margaret of Anjou, 1458. He wears a suit of plate armour with a distinctive plate gorget or hauus-col

A soldier and knight, 1295. Knight in bacinet helmet, gamboised coat hauberk and chausses, elbow plates, with shield
FLO4678336 A soldier and knight, 1295. Knight in bacinet helmet, gamboised coat hauberk and chausses, elbow plates, with shield, lance and sword

De Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1280. Knight in chainmail hauberk and tunic, with knee poleyns, sword
FLO4678324 De Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1280. Knight in chainmail hauberk and tunic, with knee poleyns, sword, lance and shield with coat of arms. From a monument in Hatfield Broadoak church

Alexander I King of Scotland - Alexander I, King of Scotland, 1107. Alexander the Fierce, 1078-1124
FLO4678322 Alexander I King of Scotland - Alexander I, King of Scotland, 1107. Alexander the Fierce, 1078-1124. He wears a helmet, hauberk tunic with hood

John de Eltham, First Earl of Cornwall, 1316-1336, second son of King Edward II of England
FLO4678178 John de Eltham, First Earl of Cornwall, 1316-1336, second son of King Edward II of England. He wears a conical cervelliere helmet with coronet, vandyked drapery and gorget

Portait of an African warrior, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)
3567079 Portait of an African warrior, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Africa 1880 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Gladiators fighting within the Colosseum
3732360 Gladiators fighting within the Colosseum; (add.info.: Engraving depicting gladiators fighting within the Colosseum in Rome. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Macbeth (colour litho)
8655864 Macbeth (colour litho) by Carter, Sydney (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from Shakespeare. Characters from Macbeth by William Shakespeare)

Hephaestus forging the arms of Ares (engraving)
8655506 Hephaestus forging the arms of Ares (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hephaestus forging the arms of Ares)

Frederick Barbarossa as a crusader (colour litho)
8672783 Frederick Barbarossa as a crusader (colour litho) by German School, (12th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa as a crusader)

Romans and Lusitanians (colour litho)
8672938 Romans and Lusitanians (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peoples of ancient and medieval Portugal: Romans and Lusitanians)

Perseus with the head of Medusa (litho)
8672605 Perseus with the head of Medusa (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus with the head of Medusa on his shield. From Greek mythology)

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Arms of Oxford University colleges (colour litho)
8656927 Arms of Oxford University colleges (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arms of Oxford University colleges)

The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period in Italy (engraving)
8644848 The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period in Italy (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Roman soldiers and lictor (engraving)
8635783 Roman soldiers and lictor (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman soldiers and lictor. Illustration from Rom)

Ancient Greek warriors (engraving)
8635090 Ancient Greek warriors (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek warriors. Illustration from Hellas)

Greek hero, Achilles attacking Hector of Troy (litho)
8676238 Greek hero, Achilles attacking Hector of Troy (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Greek hero, Achilles, who was invulnerable, except in his heel)

Monument to the First World War brothers, bronze, Attilio Selva (1888-1970), Trieste
3562079 Monument to the First World War brothers, bronze, Attilio Selva (1888-1970), Trieste by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Trieste 1941 Date of Artwork: 1935 Photographer)

Prologue to the Adventures of Don Quixote, 1869 (engraving)
8822170 Prologue to the Adventures of Don Quixote, 1869 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper)
7485260 The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper) by Shury, John & Son (fl.c.1840); 41x31 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

"University City" The entrance to the Palazzo del Rettorato, designed by Marcello Piacentini, in Rome, Lazio
3559874 "University City" The entrance to the Palazzo del Rettorato, designed by Marcello Piacentini, in Rome, Lazio; (add.info.: Artist: Martini)

Art byzantin : bataille opposant les hongrois et bulgares aux byzantins sous le regne de l'empereur Leon VI dit le
AIS5374112 Art byzantin : bataille opposant les hongrois et bulgares aux byzantins sous le regne de l'empereur Leon VI dit le sage

Earl von Orlamunde and Otto VI von Weimar-Orlamunde, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912615 Earl von Orlamunde and Otto VI von Weimar-Orlamunde, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Unknown Earl von Orlamunde (left) and Otto VI or Otto VII von Weimar-Orlamunde (right), died 1340

Gladiator fights during an imperial meal - Photo by "enciclopedia illustrata divulgativa tedesca (Carlsruhe), 1825
FGL5483177 Gladiator fights during an imperial meal - Photo by "enciclopedia illustrata divulgativa tedesca (Carlsruhe), 1825; Fototeca Gilardi

Parish church (Sint-Martinuskerk Ekkergem). Interior. The pulpit. Detail. A woman sculpture. Design of MJ Franck
6276249 Parish church (Sint-Martinuskerk Ekkergem). Interior. The pulpit. Detail. A woman sculpture. Design of MJ Franck. 1840-41. Classicism.; (add.info.: Creator: M.J)

Parish church (Sint-Martinuskerk Ekkergem). Interior. The pulpit. Detail. A woman sculpture. Design of MJ Franck
6276248 Parish church (Sint-Martinuskerk Ekkergem). Interior. The pulpit. Detail. A woman sculpture. Design of MJ Franck. 1840-41. Classicism.; (add.info.: Creator: M.J)

Victorious tribal Daout warriors, Somalia, Africa. 1885 (engraving)
6947910 Victorious tribal Daout warriors, Somalia, Africa. 1885 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Somali warriors parading in Mogadishu.Somalia. Design by Y)

Mahdi warriors with their wMahdi warriors with their weapons. From La Ilustracion Iberica, published 1884 (engraving)
6116610 Mahdi warriors with their wMahdi warriors with their weapons. From La Ilustracion Iberica, published 1884 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Despatch rider's helmet, Royal Army Service Corps, 1942 (helmet)
5928880 Despatch rider's helmet, Royal Army Service Corps, 1942 (helmet) by Xu Beihong (1895-1953); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Despatch rider's helmet)

An Anglo-Saxon King armed with a sword and spiked shield
5307984 An Anglo-Saxon King armed with a sword and spiked shield.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an Anglo-Saxon King armed with a sword and spiked shield and clothed in chainmail)

French illustration, showing an African warrior with shield and spear. 19th century (chromolithograph)
5669221 French illustration, showing an African warrior with shield and spear. 19th century (chromolithograph); (add.info.: 19th century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Reconquista: siege of Seville by Ferdinand III of Castile in 1248, from "El Fernando o Sevilla restaurada" by
AIS5377945 Reconquista: siege of Seville by Ferdinand III of Castile in 1248, from "El Fernando o Sevilla restaurada" by Juan Antonio de Vera y Figueroa, 1632 (engraving); © Iberfoto

Firelight, (oil on canvas)
650906 Firelight, (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 76.2x92.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Firelight. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

Greatheart defending Christiana in the valley. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603525 Greatheart defending Christiana in the valley. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info)

A Geomancy Shield Chart
5307276 A Geomancy Shield Chart.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Geomancy Shield Chart, which illustrates the recursive processes reminiscent of the Cantor set that form the figures)

Modern tournaments with bicycles, drawing by Zygmund Ajdukiewicz, from the magazine " UeberLand und Meer "
UTD4920451 Modern tournaments with bicycles, drawing by Zygmund Ajdukiewicz, from the magazine " UeberLand und Meer ", 1898 (engraving); (add.info.: Modern tournaments with bicycles)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900951 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

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"Unyielding Protection: Tracing the Legacy of Shields Through History" Queen Boudica of the Iceni Tribe: A fierce warrior queen, her shield symbolized her indomitable spirit and unwavering determination. Rembrandt van Rijn's "A Man in Armour": This captivating painting immortalizes a knight with his trusty shield, showcasing the significance of this defensive tool throughout centuries. Battle of Hastings IC008_018: Amidst the chaos and bloodshed, shields became an essential line of defense for soldiers fighting for their lives on that fateful day in history. St. Marks Church and cobbles of the Square in Zagreb, Croatia: Here stands a testament to shields' enduring presence as they were once wielded by valiant knights who protected their lands and people. Anfield Road Football Stadium - Home of Liverpool FC: In modern times, fans unite under one emblematic shield to support their beloved team, reflecting unity and loyalty within football culture. King Harold's Foot Soldiers with Spears and Battle Axes (Bayeux Tapestry): The intricate tapestry captures warriors brandishing their shields while defending England during one of its most pivotal moments. Medieval English Shield Designs: Richly adorned with symbols representing honor, family lineage, or religious beliefs; these designs showcased both strength and individuality on medieval battlefields. The Statue of Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn Monument: Standing tall amidst Scotland's historic battlegrounds is a tribute to bravery where shields played an integral role in securing victory against adversity. Angels of Mons Cover Design for Piano Music : Inspired by folklore surrounding World War I battles, this artwork encapsulates how soldiers found solace behind imaginary angelic shields during times when hope seemed scarce. Roman Infantry Practising Combat J050053 .