Arrows Collection (page 5)

English man with bow and quiver of arrows. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "
FLO4706604 English man with bow and quiver of arrows. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

Diana the hunter with bow and arrow, and Dido (Didon) in Phrygian dress. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert
FLO4703656 Diana the hunter with bow and arrow, and Dido (Didon) in Phrygian dress. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Guinee Conakry weapons, spears, clubs, bow and arrows in their quiver, shield
FLO4635291 Guinee Conakry weapons, spears, clubs, bow and arrows in their quiver, shield. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

Chagga warriors (Tanzania). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples
FLO4635287 Chagga warriors (Tanzania). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863)

Caucasus costumes: A Circassian prince with a club and a Kabardin prince grabbing his sword and an archer
FLO4634405 Caucasus costumes: A Circassian prince with a club and a Kabardin prince grabbing his sword and an archer and a Kabardin prince

Prince Houssain took his bow and fired first: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights
XEE4182322 Prince Houssain took his bow and fired first: illustration for the tale Aladin or the wonderful lamp in Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Antique catapult: weapon of war designed to throw arrows - engraving 19th century
PCT4287379 Antique catapult: weapon of war designed to throw arrows - engraving 19th century -; (add.info.: Antique catapult)

A member of the Arawak tribe of Dutch Guyana; south America in the 19th century
3252969 A member of the Arawak tribe of Dutch Guyana; south America in the 19th century; (add.info.: A member of the Arawak tribe of Dutch Guyana; south America in the 19th century)

Roman balist, 1796 (engraving)
2453380 Roman balist, 1796 (engraving); (add.info.: History. Ancient Rome. Roman crossbow on a cart. Engraving: Encyclopedie, by Denis Diderot, France, 1756.); Photo © CCI

Portrait of Saint Sebastiao (St Sebastian) 1530 (painting)
2600232 Portrait of Saint Sebastiao (St Sebastian) 1530 (painting); Universal History Archive/UIG

Standards of Roman legions (top) and Weapons and armour used by Roman soldiers, 1801 (Copperplate engraving)
533935 Standards of Roman legions (top) and Weapons and armour used by Roman soldiers, 1801 (Copperplate engraving); (add.info)

The Camp on White Horse Hill from the Valley (litho)
8633275 The Camp on White Horse Hill from the Valley (litho) by Burrow, Edward John (1869-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Camp on White Horse Hill from the Valley)

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Antonio and Bassanio (colour litho)
8673988 Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Antonio and Bassanio (colour litho) by Linton, James Dromgole (1840-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antonio and Bassanio)

Carnations, oasis, banner and Ostyak (chromolitho)
8677348 Carnations, oasis, banner and Ostyak (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: O for oeillets (carnations), oasis, oriflamme (banner), and Ostyak

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669888 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman playing the piano
5893166 Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman playing the piano.; (add.info.: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman playing the piano. Death and the Musical Student)

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman sewing a garment
5893165 Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman sewing a garment.; (add.info.: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a woman sewing a garment. Death and the Seamstress)

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman praying
5893162 Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman praying.; (add.info.: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a young woman kneeling in prayer before bed. Death and Juvenile Piety)

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a nightwatchman
5893174 Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a nightwatchman.; (add.info.: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a London nightwatchman with lantern and cudgel. Death and the Watchman)

A native of Terra del Fuego
5856484 A native of Terra del Fuego; (add.info.: "A Male Savage of Terra del Fuego" A native of Terra del Fuego wearing necklace, beaded belt, furskin, and carrying a bow and arrow)

Indian Braves Hunting Deer (oil on canvas)
CH92962 Indian Braves Hunting Deer (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 63.5x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Joseph Henry Sharp); Photo © Christie's Images

Tiger Hunting Scene, 17th or 18th century (illuminated manuscript)
AIS5356001 Tiger Hunting Scene, 17th or 18th century (illuminated manuscript); (add.info.: Syrian Art: Tiger Hunting Scene Manuscript page of the 17th or 18th century.); © Iberfoto

Assault On A Fortified Place, After A Thirteenth Century Miniature. From Military And Religious Life In The Middle Ages
UIG5420578 Assault On A Fortified Place, After A Thirteenth Century Miniature. From Military And Religious Life In The Middle Ages By Paul Lacroix Published London Circa 1880 ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving depicting a South American Indian method of using a bow and arrow. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426271 Engraving depicting a South American Indian method of using a bow and arrow. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Patagonus, Dakoti, Eskimeso, leather clothes occupy the two extreme parts of America and the north of Asia
6202821 Patagonus, Dakoti, Eskimeso, leather clothes occupy the two extreme parts of America and the north of Asia; (add.info.: "Patagonus, Dakoti, Eskimeso)

A reconstructed Roman ballista
5307967 A reconstructed Roman ballista.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a reconstructed Roman ballista, an engine used by ancient Romans to fire arrows. Dated 19th century)

Residents of VANIKORO, Melanesia Island (east of the Solomon Islands), Oceania
JAB4121265 Residents of VANIKORO, Melanesia Island (east of the Solomon Islands), Oceania.; (add.info.: Residents of VANIKORO, Melanesia Island (east of the Solomon Islands)

Indian of California, 1885 (engraving)
JAB4121257 Indian of California, 1885 (engraving); (add.info.: Indian of California. Engraving 1885); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Mupta or mptah, Acokanthera schimperi (Acocanthera abyssinica). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration
FLO4992974 Mupta or mptah, Acokanthera schimperi (Acocanthera abyssinica). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst

Curare, Strychnos toxifera. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal
FLO4992959 Curare, Strychnos toxifera. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

American Prairie Indians hunting the Bison. Engraving in "The Peoples of the Earth" 1890
JAB5037207 American Prairie Indians hunting the Bison. Engraving in "The Peoples of the Earth" 1890.; (add.info.: American Prairie Indians hunting the Bison)

Indians of America under the skins of wolves hunting bison Colour engraving of the 20th century
NWI4898299 Indians of America under the skins of wolves hunting bison Colour engraving of the 20th century; (add.info.: Indians of America under the skins of wolves hunting bison Colour engraving of)

Religious ceremony of the Indians of New England (present-day Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine)
NWI4895059 Religious ceremony of the Indians of New England (present-day Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont, USA) throwing precious objects (necklace)

Valentine's Day greeting card: garland of flowers with pierce heart and hearts strips
IMB4827406 Valentine's Day greeting card: garland of flowers with pierce heart and hearts strips, 19th century (chromolithograph); © Imagebroker

Valentine's Day Greetings: Cupid holds a heart. 19th century chromolithography
IMB4827400 Valentine's Day Greetings: Cupid holds a heart. 19th century chromolithography; (add.info.: Valentine's Day Greetings: Cupid holds a heart)

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

General view, an archer followed by animals and columns of the 12th century - Mosaic of the choir built at
JEB4940107 General view, an archer followed by animals and columns of the 12th century - Mosaic of the choir built at the instigation of the Eveque Guy de Lons (died 1141)

Young girl in Cupid's costume with ice skates, and a bow with an arrow. Red tone photography, 1915
IMB4933492 Young girl in Cupid's costume with ice skates, and a bow with an arrow. Red tone photography, 1915; (add.info.: Young girl in Cupid's costume with ice skates)

Woman in Cupid with Bow and Arrows, Photography around 1915
IMB4936585 Woman in Cupid with Bow and Arrows, Photography around 1915; (add.info.: Woman in Cupid with Bow and Arrows, Photography around 1915); © Imagebroker

Kalmouk (western mongol) - Kalmyk man with spear, bow, and quiver of arrows - Handcoloured woodcut by L
FLO4724164 Kalmouk (western mongol) - Kalmyk man with spear, bow, and quiver of arrows - Handcoloured woodcut by L. Delelie from " Moeurs, Uses et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, Asie

Prince Kabardin (Caucasus) - Kabard prince, Circassian people, wearing helmet, chain-mail tunic, tabard, skirt
FLO4723992 Prince Kabardin (Caucasus) - Kabard prince, Circassian people, wearing helmet, chain-mail tunic, tabard, skirt, and trousers

Man of the San People (Housouana or Bushmen), South Africa. With bow, arrows, feather and belt
FLO4722823 Man of the San People (Housouana or Bushmen), South Africa. With bow, arrows, feather and belt. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Native American in headdress with horns, buckskin shirt, holding bow and arrow
FLO4720037 Native American in headdress with horns, buckskin shirt, holding bow and arrow. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural History

A Japanese Samurai Warrior in full armour holding a Bow
2628260 A Japanese Samurai Warrior in full armour holding a Bow.; (add.info.: Model of a Japanese Samurai Warrior in full armour holding a Bow. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Print shows an actor portraying Yanone Goro sharpening an arrow
2909828 Print shows an actor portraying Yanone Goro sharpening an arrow; (add.info.: Print shows an actor portraying Yanone Goro sharpening an arrow. 1823); Universal History Archive/UIG

Feathering Arrows (oil on canvas)
2653578 Feathering Arrows (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); Private Collection

Weapons, musical instruments and gold accessories of the natives of the Gold Coast (Ghana), Africa
FLO4620082 Weapons, musical instruments and gold accessories of the natives of the Gold Coast (Ghana), Africa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Weapons of the Malagasy people of Madagascar, men with bow, arrow, shield, quiver, and axe
FLO4620393 Weapons of the Malagasy people of Madagascar, men with bow, arrow, shield, quiver, and axe. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

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Arrows have played a significant role throughout history, symbolizing power, precision, and even tragedy. From the cuts of beef that satisfy our taste buds to the iconic portrayal of Maid Marion by Judi Trott in Robin Hood, they have left their mark. In the fight for women's rights, the suffragette movement embraced symbolism with the W. S. P. U Holloway Brooch shaped like an arrowhead. This powerful emblem represented their determination to pierce through societal barriers. Art has also captured the essence of arrows. In Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape, we see arrows pointing towards hidden meanings within everyday life. Meanwhile, Death of King Harold depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry shows an arrow tragically ending his reign. The spiritual significance is seen in Guru Nanek and Govind Singh's teachings. They used metaphors involving archery to guide their followers towards enlightenment and righteousness. Archery meetings such as those held in 1822 brought together enthusiasts who honed their skills with bows and arrows. The camaraderie among archers fostered a sense of community while showcasing impressive feats of accuracy. The BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows break at Scampton in 1989 demonstrated not only aerial prowess but also national pride as these skilled pilots showcased their abilities with breathtaking maneuvers. Throughout literature and entertainment, they have been synonymous with heroes like Robin Hood from Misfitz fame who skillfully shot them into targets or enemies' hearts alike. These tales remind us that sometimes it takes just one well-aimed arrow to change destinies. Lastly, we cannot forget about modern-day aviation marvels like the RAF Red Arrows who continue to captivate audiences worldwide with their awe-inspiring displays of precision flying. From ancient Persian archers to engravings depicting archery techniques in The Art of Archerie from 1634 – each representation showcases how this simple weapon has left an indelible mark on human history.