Armour Collection (#99)

Portrait of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Paulus Pontius, Anthony van Dyck, 1616 - 1657

Portrait of Adriaan Banckert, Christiaan Hagen, Frederik de Wit, c. 1663 - 1695

Portrait of Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Nicolas Pitau (I), 1644 - 1671

Portrait of Maximilian Hennin, Count Bossu, Paulus van Wtewael, 1573

Portrait of Claude de Bourdaloue, possibly Nicolas Pitau (I), 1644 - 1724

Title page for: Opera omnia qvae extant, 1623, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), Johannes Janssonius, 1623

Portrait of an unknown man in a harness, he faces a railing with a relief and is pointing to two horsemen and a man with a lance on a country road near a castle

Armored man and half-naked man trying to walk through a pricklebush, Jan Luyken, wed. Pieter Arentsz, Cornelis van der Sys II, 1710

Seated man in armor with sword, Christiaan Wilhelmus Moorrees, 1811 - 1867

Man in armor with sword, print maker: Christiaan Wilhelmus Moorrees, 1811 - 1867

Portrait of Charles, Prince of Liechtenstein, Duke of Troppau and Jagerndorf, Mr. Feldberg, Jan van de Velde (II), 1622 - 1627

Portrait of Emperor Leopold I, Abraham Bloteling, 1660 - 1690

Knight puts a bear down, Daniel Veelwaard (I), Jacob Smies, Francois Bohn, 1802 - 1809

The helmet and shoulder piece of a medieval knights armor

World War II tank at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France

Heroes Of Marathon
Athenian and Plataean warriors defeat vastly superior numbers of Persians at the Battle of Marathon, in 490 BC. A painting by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

CHICAGO: CHILD LABOR, 1893. Young boys and men work side by side, filling skins in the sausage department of Armours packing house in Chicago, Illinois, c1893

CHICAGO: MEATPACKING. Factory workers using the beef cutting machine at the Armour and Company meatpacking house, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois. Stereograph, c1900-1910

CHICAGO: MEATPACKING. Factory workers dressing beef at the Armour and Company meatpacking house in Chicago, Illinois. Stereograph, 1892

CHICAGO: MEATPACKING. Factory workers cutting up hogs at the Armour and Company meatpacking house in Chicago, Illinois. Stereograph, c1893

CHICAGO: MEATPACKING. Factory workers packing sliced bacon in glass jars at the Armour and Company meatpacking house, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois. Stereograph, c1909

CHICAGO: MEATPACKING. Inside the beef department with factory workers and visitors at the Armour and Company meatpacking house in Chicago, Illinois. Stereograph, c1893

CHICAGO: MEATPACKING. Men and boys stuffing skins on two tables in the sausage department at the Armour and Company meatpacking house in Chicago, Illinois. Stereograph, c1893

CHICAGO: MEATPACKING. Men working at the hog scraping rail at the Armour and Company meatpacking house in Chicago, Illinois. Stereograph, c1909

CHICAGO: MEATPACKING. Factory workers labeling cans of the Veribest products in the Armour and Company meatpacking house in Chicago, Illinois. Stereograph, c1909

CHICAGO: MEATPACKING. A half mile of pork consisting of two rows of hogs hanging up at the Armour and Company meatpacking house in Chicago, Illinois. Stereograph, c1897

CHICAGO: MEATPACKING, c1893. Women and men weighing and packing mince meat at Armour s
CHICAGO: MEATPACKING, c1893. Women and men weighing and packing mince meat at Armours packing house in Chicago, Illinois. Stereograph, c1893

CHICAGO: MEATPACKING, c1893. A worker in the sausage department at Armours packing house, standing by a meat grinder and stirring a vat of ground meat. Stereograph, c1893

London Life: The Guards at Whitehall - a familiar spectacle. Date: circa 1940

Gion Festival in Kyoto - Participant as Samurai Warrior
The Gion Festival in Kyoto, one of the most famous festivals in Japan. It goes for the entire month of July. Here a participant is dressed as a samurai warrior. Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Miyanoshita Hot Springs, Feudal Castle and Kyushu
Japan - The Miyanoshita Onsen (Hot Springs), A Feudal Castle at Himeji and a train passing through the Chiyo-n-matsubara pine grove at Kyushu

Minatogawa Shrine at Kobe, Japan
Beautiful Japanese promotional postcard for the Toyo Kisen Kaisha Shipping Company which ran services between San Francisco, China and Japan

British Bulldog Tank surprises Germans in a trench
A truly superb postcard showing a British Tank represented by an armour-plated Bulldog surprising three German soldiers in their trench. WWI era

Charles 1st (Windsor Castle, behind)

Battle of the Spurs ( from the ancient picture in the possesion of the Royal Society of Antiquaries ). Fought between the English

Re-enactment; Knight in armour with shield

King Arthur fights the Emperor Lucius, 13th century. King Arthur page 48

Equestrian portrait of Charles 1st by Van Dyck

Isabella of France (c. 1295-1358) with troops at Hereford, 14th century
Isabella of France (c.1295-1358) with troops at Hereford, 14th century. 12844

The four horses lined up before rehearsing in the grounds of Eridge Castle, Sussex, for a jousting display to be held at Battle

Rehearsing Medieval Jousting for The 1066 Pageant. Dr Christopher Woodard, Master of Horses, being led by pages during a rehearsal in the grounds of Eridge Castle, Sussex

Rehearsal of Medieval Jousting for the 1066 Pageant Two members of the Bexhill Round Table rehearsing in the grounds of Eridge Castle, Sussex

1066 And All That The Bexhill Round Table Club ( Sussex ) are on Saturday, 15th October, staging a 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings at the town of Battle in Sussex

The Battle Of Hastings, 1966 For one day England returned to the year 1066 when a realistic portrayal of the historic Battle of Hastings took part on a section of the original battlefield at Battle

Rehearsing Medieval Jousting A victorius knight stands over his opponent during a rehearsal in the grounds of Eridge castle, Sussex

The 1066 pageant, at Powdermilll Lane, Battle, Sussex, to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. A knight on horseback charges his opponent during the jousting tournament

Guard the King and Queen saw at the Vatican. The Swiss Guard formed a guard of honour for their Majesties in the courtyard of the Vatican. 11 May 1923

The National war bond tank calls at the Prudential for a £625, 000 cheque. 5 December
The National war bond tank calls at the Prudential for a £ 625, 000 cheque. 5 December 1917

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"Unyielding, timeless, and steeped in history - the allure transcends time. From Albrecht Durer's iconic depiction of a rhinoceros clad in impenetrable plates to Rembrandt van Rijn's mesmerizing portrayal of a man adorned with steel, these masterpieces capture the essence of strength and protection. The Battle of Hastings, immortalized in IC008_018, showcases the pivotal role that armour played in shaping destinies. As knights donned their suits of armor atop majestic horses like the Willys Jeep charging into battle, they became living embodiments of power and resilience. Intricately crafted statues like St. Joan of Arc standing resolute amidst colored light streaming through stained glass windows at Notre Dame Church or Robert the Bruce overseeing Bannockburn from his monument evoke awe-inspiring images that echo through centuries. Armour is not limited to medieval times; it has witnessed countless clashes throughout history. The meeting between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal at the Battle of Zama stands as a testament to its enduring significance. Similarly, Agincourt marks an indelible moment when English archers faced French knights on fields drenched in valor. Roman infantry honed their combat skills relentlessly while wearing meticulously designed attire that epitomized both functionality and grandeur. Napoleonic Wars saw fearless cuirassiers charging fearlessly into battle under heavy cavalry regalia - symbols of invincibility etched into memory forever. From ancient Rome to Dover Castle sieges captured by J020152's lens, it has safeguarded lives while becoming an emblematic representation for courage against all odds. "