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Dagger Collection (#8)

"Dagger: A Symbol of Power, Betrayal, and Romance" From Lawrence of Arabia's iconic dagger to Lady Macbeth's haunting soliloquy about daggers

Background imageDagger Collection: Medieval dancing couple. Man in red cloak with dagger

Medieval dancing couple. Man in red cloak with dagger
Lady is in a Dutch style skull cap and long patterned dress with a white fitted blouse. Date: 1900

Background imageDagger Collection: 20 F-102 Delta Dagger

20 F-102 Delta Dagger
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger. This is one of the series of Graphics Training Aids (GTA) used by the United States Army to train their personnel to recognize friendly and hostile aircraft

Background imageDagger Collection: Spanish Civil War poster, The nights are cold, work for

Spanish Civil War poster, The nights are cold, work for
Spanish Civil War poster in Catalan, The nights are cold, work for the front, PSU. Designed by Marti Bas, SDP. circa 1937

Background imageDagger Collection: Snap Playing Card - Roman soldier or gladiator

Snap Playing Card - Roman soldier or gladiator with shield. circa 1910s

Background imageDagger Collection: A design for a sheath of a dagger with Death

A design for a sheath of a dagger with Death and various figures drawn by Holbein.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death, 1860

Background imageDagger Collection: Decorative Dutch oven tiles, 17th century

Decorative Dutch oven tiles, 17th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck's Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Background imageDagger Collection: Tapestry fragment from an altar frontal or antependium with St Pancras and St Gotthard

Tapestry fragment from an altar frontal or antependium with St Pancras and St Gotthard, possibly from Nuremberg, c
3576044 Tapestry fragment from an altar frontal or antependium with St Pancras and St Gotthard, possibly from Nuremberg, c.1460-70 (linen & wool) by German School

Background imageDagger Collection: The Battle of Bloody Brook on September the 18th, 1675 (litho)

The Battle of Bloody Brook on September the 18th, 1675 (litho)
KW353628 The Battle of Bloody Brook on September the 18th, 1675 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDagger Collection: Portrait of Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba, or the Iron Duke

Portrait of Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba, or the Iron Duke
5913158 Portrait of Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba, or the Iron Duke. In suit of armour with chain of the order of the Golden Fleece

Background imageDagger Collection: A standing Moroccan (pencil & w/c on paper)

A standing Moroccan (pencil & w/c on paper)
7394757 A standing Moroccan (pencil & w/c on paper) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 32.4 x 24.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDagger Collection: 90858

90858

Background imageDagger Collection: Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger 56-2346

Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger 56-2346 (msn 8-12-78), mounted on a plinth at the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum, Annville, PA 17003, United States. Date: circa 2000

Background imageDagger Collection: Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger 56-2353

Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger 56-2353
Convair TF-102A-41-CO Delta Dagger 56-2353 (MSN 8-12-85), display at Wisconsin ANG, Volk Field, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. Date: circa 2000

Background imageDagger Collection: Convair F-102A Delta Dagger 56-1273

Convair F-102A Delta Dagger 56-1273
Convair F-102A-70-CO Delta Dagger 56-1273 (MSN 8-10-490), display at Wisconsin ANG, Volk Field, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. Date: circa 2000

Background imageDagger Collection: Convair F-102A Delta Dagger 56-1052 - 56-1032

Convair F-102A Delta Dagger 56-1052 - 56-1032
Convair F-102A-60-CO Delta Dagger 56-1052 / 56-1032 (msn 8-10-269), falsely marked as 56-1032, commemorating the 32 TFS based at Soesterburg

Background imageDagger Collection: Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger 55-4035

Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger 55-4035
Convair TF-102A-30-CO Delta Dagger 55-4035, on display at the Hellenic Air Force Museum, on Tatoi AB, Dekeleia, Greece Date: circa 2000

Background imageDagger Collection: Costume for La Haine for the tragedy Armida, 1764 (watercolour)

Costume for La Haine for the tragedy Armida, 1764 (watercolour)
GIA4786601 Costume for La Haine for the tragedy Armida, 1764 (watercolour) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque de l'Opera Garnier, Paris

Background imageDagger Collection: Dagger with Scabbard, 1605-27 (steel, iron, gold, rubies, emeralds, glass, wood & textile)

Dagger with Scabbard, 1605-27 (steel, iron, gold, rubies, emeralds, glass, wood & textile)
7335577 Dagger with Scabbard, 1605-27 (steel, iron, gold, rubies, emeralds, glass, wood & textile) by Mughal School, (17th century); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Background imageDagger Collection: An assortment of tools and spearheads (wood and metal)

An assortment of tools and spearheads (wood and metal)
KND176627 An assortment of tools and spearheads (wood and metal) by Viking, (6th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: outils et pointes de lance;)

Background imageDagger Collection: Wallachian Postilion; A Visit to the Danubian Principalities, 1875. Creator: Nelson Boyd

Wallachian Postilion; A Visit to the Danubian Principalities, 1875. Creator: Nelson Boyd
Wallachian Postilion; A Visit to the Danubian Principalities, 1875. [Wallachia can refer to a region of Romania, or (Moravian Wallachia), a region in what is now the Czech Republic]

Background imageDagger Collection: Moorish Caid; Visit to the Sultan of Morocco, at Fez, in the spring of 1871, 1871. Creator: T

Moorish Caid; Visit to the Sultan of Morocco, at Fez, in the spring of 1871, 1871. Creator: T. Blackmore
Moorish Caid; Visit to the Sultan of Morocco, at Fez, in the spring of 1871, 1871. [North African leader]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageDagger Collection: Dido holding a dagger in her right hand, left arm outstreched, ca. 1510

Dido holding a dagger in her right hand, left arm outstreched, ca. 1510. Creator: Marcantonio Raimondi
Dido holding a dagger in her right hand, left arm outstreched, ca. 1510

Background imageDagger Collection: Saint Catherine, within a niche, 1615-75. Creator: Lucas Vorsterman

Saint Catherine, within a niche, 1615-75. Creator: Lucas Vorsterman
Saint Catherine, within a niche, 1615-75

Background imageDagger Collection: William Shakespeare, 1747. Creator: Jacobus Houbraken

William Shakespeare, 1747. Creator: Jacobus Houbraken
William Shakespeare, 1747

Background imageDagger Collection: The marechal of Vieilleville planting his dagger in a patent by which the King of France Henry II

The marechal of Vieilleville planting his dagger in a patent by which the King of France Henry II (1519-1559)
XEE4407467 The marechal of Vieilleville planting his dagger in a patent by which the King of France Henry II (1519-1559) gave him

Background imageDagger Collection: Bluebeard (Bluebeard), Conte by Charles Perrault (1628-1703). Illustration of Vaccari

Bluebeard (Bluebeard), Conte by Charles Perrault (1628-1703). Illustration of Vaccari
XEE4181511 Bluebeard (Bluebeard), Conte by Charles Perrault (1628-1703). Illustration of Vaccari and Carrey in " Les beaux tales" collection " Nos loisirs" around 1910

Background imageDagger Collection: Russian solider with his horse, 1885 (engraving)

Russian solider with his horse, 1885 (engraving)
IND388214 Russian solider with his horse, 1885 (engraving) by Russian School (19th century); Private Collection; Image/Index

Background imageDagger Collection: Nebuchadnezzar orders the sons of the rebel Zedekiah to be killed - engraving in 'The Bible

Nebuchadnezzar orders the sons of the rebel Zedekiah to be killed - engraving in "The Bible illustree"by
XEE4161135 Nebuchadnezzar orders the sons of the rebel Zedekiah to be killed - engraving in " The Bible illustree" by Gustave Dore (1832-1883)

Background imageDagger Collection: Edward I, while Prince of Wales killing the Assassin who wounded him with a poisoned Dagger

Edward I, while Prince of Wales killing the Assassin who wounded him with a poisoned Dagger
3630920 Edward I, while Prince of Wales killing the Assassin who wounded him with a poisoned Dagger, in the Holy Land (engraving) by Wale

Background imageDagger Collection: Esta es la vide (its life) (painting)

Esta es la vide (its life) (painting)
AIS5373281 Esta es la vide (its life) (painting) by Anonymous; (add.info.: Men and women drink alcohol, entertained by a guitar player)

Background imageDagger Collection: Naked men fight. Engraved by Antonio Pollaiuolo (Pollaiolo) (1432-1498), 15th century Paris

Naked men fight. Engraved by Antonio Pollaiuolo (Pollaiolo) (1432-1498), 15th century Paris, Musee Du Petite Palais
JLJ4687540 Naked men fight. Engraved by Antonio Pollaiuolo (Pollaiolo) (1432-1498), 15th century Paris, Musee Du Petite Palais by Pollaiuolo, Antonio (1432/3-98); Musee du Petit Palais, Paris

Background imageDagger Collection: Allegory of cruelty. The tigers head on which it is capped and the diamond on the heart mean

Allegory of cruelty. The tigers head on which it is capped and the diamond on the heart mean the hardness of the heart
XEE4135619 Allegory of cruelty. The tigers head on which it is capped and the diamond on the heart mean the hardness of the heart

Background imageDagger Collection: The Suicide of Caton the Young, 1524-1530 (fresco)

The Suicide of Caton the Young, 1524-1530 (fresco)
LRI4601839 The Suicide of Caton the Young, 1524-1530 (fresco) by Beccafumi, Domenico (1486-1551); Palazzo Casini Casuccini, Siena

Background imageDagger Collection: Ceres protecting Triptoleme from King Lyncus The king of Thrace Lyncus tries to kill Triptoleme

Ceres protecting Triptoleme from King Lyncus The king of Thrace Lyncus tries to kill Triptoleme
JLJ4603720 Ceres protecting Triptoleme from King Lyncus The king of Thrace Lyncus tries to kill Triptoleme, charged by Ceres with the mission of repanding seeds, in his sleep

Background imageDagger Collection: Apollo and Marsyas (oil on canvas, 1618. )

Apollo and Marsyas (oil on canvas, 1618. )
LRI4607208 Apollo and Marsyas (oil on canvas, 1618.) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); Palatine Gallery, Pitti Palace, Florence; (add.info.: Apollo and Marsyas)

Background imageDagger Collection: The bad effects of the game, the theft and the fight. Two players threatened with their weapons

The bad effects of the game, the theft and the fight. Two players threatened with their weapons Miniature
LRI4665139 The bad effects of the game, the theft and the fight. Two players threatened with their weapons Miniature from " The Book of Good Moors" by Jacques the Great (1360-1415/1418)

Background imageDagger Collection: Dutch peasant with two daggers attacks another card player in a, 1803 (engraving)

Dutch peasant with two daggers attacks another card player in a, 1803 (engraving)
7233026 Dutch peasant with two daggers attacks another card player in a, 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDagger Collection: French Revolution: 'Charlotte Corday (1768-1793) at the time of the assassination Jean Paul

French Revolution: "Charlotte Corday (1768-1793) at the time of the assassination Jean Paul Marat"Painting by
JLJ4588073 French Revolution: " Charlotte Corday (1768-1793) at the time of the assassination Jean Paul Marat" Painting by Paul Baudry (1828-1885), 1860, 203 x 154 cm

Background imageDagger Collection: The sacrifice of Isaac

The sacrifice of Isaac
3567374 The sacrifice of Isaac by Cardi Cigoli, Ludovico (1559-1613); Palatine Gallery, Pitti Palace, Florence; (add.info.: ARTIST: Cigoli, Ludovico Cardi)

Background imageDagger Collection: The Death of Virginia, lunette, 1531-32 (fresco)

The Death of Virginia, lunette, 1531-32 (fresco)
ALI79363 The Death of Virginia, lunette, 1531-32 (fresco) by Romanino, Girolamo (c.1485-c.1566); Castello del Buonconsiglio, Trento, Italy; Alinari

Background imageDagger Collection: A Gaul Killing Himself having Killed his Wife before the Enemy, also known as Paetus and Arria

A Gaul Killing Himself having Killed his Wife before the Enemy, also known as Paetus and Arria
ALI169437 A Gaul Killing Himself having Killed his Wife before the Enemy, also known as Paetus and Arria, Roman copy of a Greek original (marble) (b/w photo) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome

Background imageDagger Collection: Battle between Gladiators, detail of a gladiator pinning another to the ground, 320 AD (mosaic)

Battle between Gladiators, detail of a gladiator pinning another to the ground, 320 AD (mosaic)
ALI177909 Battle between Gladiators, detail of a gladiator pinning another to the ground, 320 AD (mosaic) by Roman, (4th century AD); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio

Background imageDagger Collection: Battle between Gladiators, detail of a gladiator fighting and a victorious gladiator

Battle between Gladiators, detail of a gladiator fighting and a victorious gladiator, 320 AD (mosaic)
ALI177910 Battle between Gladiators, detail of a gladiator fighting and a victorious gladiator, 320 AD (mosaic) by Roman, (4th century AD); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio

Background imageDagger Collection: Miracle of the Jealous Husband, 1511 (fresco) (detail of 2197180)

Miracle of the Jealous Husband, 1511 (fresco) (detail of 2197180)
2197232 Miracle of the Jealous Husband, 1511 (fresco) (detail of 2197180) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); 340x207 cm; Basilica of Saint Anthony, Padua, Italy; (add.info.: Padova)

Background imageDagger Collection: Miracle of the Jealous Husband, 1511 (fresco)

Miracle of the Jealous Husband, 1511 (fresco)
2197180 Miracle of the Jealous Husband, 1511 (fresco) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); 340x207 cm; Basilica of Saint Anthony, Padua, Italy; (add.info.: Padova)

Background imageDagger Collection: The Second of May, 1808 or The Charge of the Mamelukes, 1814 (oil on canvas) (post-restoration)

The Second of May, 1808 or The Charge of the Mamelukes, 1814 (oil on canvas) (post-restoration)
2920870 The Second of May, 1808 or The Charge of the Mamelukes, 1814 (oil on canvas) (post-restoration) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 266x345 cm; Prado, Madrid

Background imageDagger Collection: A Judicial Duel in Merovingian Times, 1888 (colour litho)

A Judicial Duel in Merovingian Times, 1888 (colour litho)
CHT178732 A Judicial Duel in Merovingian Times, 1888 (colour litho) by Grasset, Eugene (1841-1917); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet




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"Dagger: A Symbol of Power, Betrayal, and Romance" From Lawrence of Arabia's iconic dagger to Lady Macbeth's haunting soliloquy about daggers, this weapon has left an indelible mark on history and literature. Clan Macpherson proudly displays their ancestral daggers as a testament to their heritage and bravery. Just like Romeo declaring his love for Juliet from beneath her balcony, the dagger represents passion and sacrifice in the name of love. Intriguingly, there are two famous daggers that captivate our imagination – one with a blade of gold symbolizing wealth and opulence while the other crafted from iron embodies strength and resilience. Anny Ondra's thrilling performance in Alfred Hitchcock's "Blackmail" showcases how a simple they are evoke fear and suspense. Venturing into uncharted depths, deep-sea divers wield daggers as tools to navigate treacherous waters with precision. Meanwhile, gladiators donning elaborate costumes brandish their deadly blades in epic battles that capture our fascination. Even cartoons have immortalized the dagger; Cinque-Tetes or the Paris Monster depicts France's ruling Directory demanding money at daggers point during the XYZ Affair in 1798. The Royal Treasure boasts exquisite swords adorned with gold, silver, lapis lazuli, and obsidian – each telling its own story throughout history. Traveling back to ancient times during the Bronze Age when civilizations flourished, warriors relied on these sharp weapons for protection. On Flag Day in 1916 Lemon Street Truro Cornwall witnessed a poignant moment between a lady and soldier where patriotism was displayed alongside a symbolic dagger. Whether it signifies power dynamics or serves as an instrument of betrayal or romance -the dagger continues to hold sway over our collective imagination across cultures and centuries.