Defensive Weapon Collection (#11)

The strange result of a duel: two students in Gratz in Austria fighting in a duel cause an accident
XEE4185928 The strange result of a duel: two students in Gratz in Austria fighting in a duel cause an accident. The sword of one of the two split into two

Esoterism: a crown being at the feet of demon. Scenes of fighting between men and monstrous creatures
JLJ4567277 Esoterism: a crown being at the feet of demon. Scenes of fighting between men and monstrous creatures. The scene is surrounded by Kabbaltic signs (or Kabbalah) (?)

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

Battle between a prince on horseback and a warrior. A demon lying on the ground, 1765 (miniature)
LRI4667742 Battle between a prince on horseback and a warrior. A demon lying on the ground, 1765 (miniature) by Indian School

"Une echauffouree militaire"(Cavalry Skirmish) Combat de cavalerie lors d une bataille
FIA5326062 " Une echauffouree militaire" (Cavalry Skirmish) Combat de cavalerie lors d une bataille. Peinture de Karel Breydel (1678-1733) State Museum Arkhangelskoye Estate

Reglement militaire (Military Settlement). Des militaires se moquent d un jeune garcon a qui ils ont donne un casque et
FIA5365224 Reglement militaire (Military Settlement). Des militaires se moquent d un jeune garcon a qui ils ont donne un casque et un fusil

L Assiette au Beurre, number 524, Satirique en couleurs, 1911_4_15: Social, War, Armee - Marianne, General Generaux
ICA4918201 L Assiette au Beurre, number 524, Satirique en couleurs, 1911_4_15: Social, War, Armee - Marianne, General Generaux - by Radiguet, Maurice (1866-1941); Photo © Caricadoc

Apollo killing with arrows the Niobides, son of Niobe. Detail, c. 1520 (fresco)
LRI4687475 Apollo killing with arrows the Niobides, son of Niobe. Detail, c.1520 (fresco) by Falconetto, Giovanni Maria (1468-1535); Palazzo d Arco, Mantua

Oscars Valentine, caricature of Oscar Wilde (litho)
7186253 Oscars Valentine, caricature of Oscar Wilde (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oscars Valentine, caricature of Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde)

Cover of L Assiette au Beurre, number 415, Satirical in Colors, 1909_3_13
ICA4913212 Cover of L Assiette au Beurre, number 415, Satirical in Colors, 1909_3_13 by Ostoya, Georges d (Dochinsky or Sochinsky) (1878-1937); (add.info.: Russia, Police, Repression)

Busy in the office (colour litho)
3641662 Busy in the office (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Busy in the office. Postcard, early 20th century)

Hernando Cortes Ambassador Receiving Mexican Indians in Tlaxcala, 19th century (oil on panel)
IND113593 Hernando Cortes Ambassador Receiving Mexican Indians in Tlaxcala, 19th century (oil on panel) by Spanish School, (19th century); Museo de America, Madrid

War Scene in the Middle Ages Painting by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) 1861 Sun. 0, 85x1, 47 m Paris, musee d Orsay
JLJ4650723 War Scene in the Middle Ages Painting by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) 1861 Sun. 0, 85x1, 47 m Paris, musee d Orsay by Degas

The Battle of Fleurus on June 26, 1794: Battle won by General Jean-Baptiste (Jean Baptiste) Jourdan (1762-1833)
JLJ4584766 The Battle of Fleurus on June 26, 1794: Battle won by General Jean-Baptiste (Jean Baptiste) Jourdan (1762-1833) over the Austrian army, Painting by Jean Baptiste Mauzaisse (1784 - 1844)

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

Amerigo Vespucci (1452-1512) (engraving)
IND257185 Amerigo Vespucci (1452-1512) (engraving) by Spanish School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info)

Privateer Jean Bart (1650-1702) approaching a ship. Engraving of the 19th century
XEE4407541 Privateer Jean Bart (1650-1702) approaching a ship. Engraving of the 19th century. In " Histoire de France" by Jules Michelet, 1870

Defeat of the Modogs on 15 April 1873, by Francois Constant Mes (? -1905), 1873 (colour litho)
JLJ4594242 Defeat of the Modogs on 15 April 1873, by Francois Constant Mes (? -1905), 1873 (colour litho) by Mes, Francois Constant (d.1905); Musee du Nouveau Monde, La Rochelle

L Assiette au Beurre, number 298, Satirique en couleurs, 1906_12_15: Automobile, Police - Lepine Louis (lithograph)
ICA4907856 L Assiette au Beurre, number 298, Satirique en couleurs, 1906_12_15: Automobile, Police - Lepine Louis (lithograph) by Camara, Leal de (1877-1948); (add.info.: L Plate au beurre)

LA JUSTICE CHATIANT L INJUSTICE, DIT MADAME ADELAIDE SOUS LES TRAITS DE LA JUSTICE - Allegory of Justice Combating
FIA5398567 LA JUSTICE CHATIANT L INJUSTICE, DIT MADAME ADELAIDE SOUS LES TRAITS DE LA JUSTICE - Allegory of Justice Combating Injustice - Nattier, Jean-Marc (1685-1766) - Oil on canvas - 132

Illustration of Cham (1819-1879) in Le Charivari, circa 1850-4-3 - The new law on the press - Censorship
ICA4919949 Illustration of Cham (1819-1879) in Le Charivari, circa 1850-4-3 - The new law on the press - Censorship, Press/Media, Loi - Proudhon Pierre-Joseph (1809-1965)

The Disrobing of Christ. Life of Christ, Armadio degli Argenti. (Tempera on wood, 1451-1453)
LRI4613196 The Disrobing of Christ. Life of Christ, Armadio degli Argenti. (Tempera on wood, 1451-1453) by Angelico, Fra (Guido di Pietro/Giovanni da Fiesole) (c.1387-1455); Museo di San Marco

Charles VI gives his daughter Isabella of France to Richard II of England, from a manuscript of Chroniques
IND364428 Charles VI gives his daughter Isabella of France to Richard II of England, from a manuscript of Chroniques, by Jean de Froissart (c.1337-c.1405) (facsimile edition)

Arabs defending the city of Mallorca from attack by King James I the Conqueror in 1229
IND364409 Arabs defending the city of Mallorca from attack by King James I the Conqueror in 1229, fragment of The Conquest of Mallorca

La lutte pour l etendard - The Fight for the Standard from The Battle of Anghiari par Leonardo Da Vinci, Follower
FIA5404499 La lutte pour l etendard - The Fight for the Standard from The Battle of Anghiari par Leonardo Da Vinci, Follower

Wildlife Hunting Scene Hunters get bitten by animals. Painting of the Sienese school
LRI4664581 Wildlife Hunting Scene Hunters get bitten by animals. Painting of the Sienese school. 15th century Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello by Italian School

Chief of the Bororenos preparing for an attack (w / c on paper)
IND113064 Chief of the Bororenos preparing for an attack (w/c on paper) by Debret, Jean Baptiste (1768-1848); Ministerio de Cultura, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Index Fototeca

Saint George killing the dragon, 14th century (painting)
VEN5028516 Saint George killing the dragon, 14th century (painting) by Bologna, Vitale da (c.1309-c.1361); Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: Saint George killing the dragon)

Saint Michael chasing the rebel angels, 1524-1525. (painting on wood)
LRI4612713 Saint Michael chasing the rebel angels, 1524-1525. (painting on wood) by Beccafumi, Domenico (1486-1551); Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Tuscany

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)

Don Quixote Fighting Certain Skins Of Red Wine
FIA5370846 Don Quixote Fighting Certain Skins Of Red Wine by Adam, Victor (1801-66); Kramskoi Art Museum, Voronezh, Russia; (add.info.: Don Quichotte combattant contre des outres de vin rouge)

Attack on the heritier prince of Italy Humbert II of Savoy (Humbert II of Italy or Umberto II)
XEE4183353 Attack on the heritier prince of Italy Humbert II of Savoy (Humbert II of Italy or Umberto II, 1904-1983) while on his way to the grave of the unknown Belgian soldier

Fight between two equites named Simmachius and Maternus, 3rd century (mosaic)
LRI4588237 Fight between two equites named Simmachius and Maternus, 3rd century (mosaic) by Roman, (4th century AD); National Archaeology Museum, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Roman gladiators)

French revolution: duel between Charles Lameth (1757-1832), deputee at the Constituent Assembly
JLJ4596304 French revolution: duel between Charles Lameth (1757-1832), deputee at the Constituent Assembly, and the Marquis de Castries (1756-1842), deputee of the nobility on 12 November 1790

The legendary battle of Samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune against Saito Musashibo Benkei, on the bridge of Gojo in Kyoto
LRI4632720 The legendary battle of Samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune against Saito Musashibo Benkei, on the bridge of Gojo in Kyoto

Le combat de Thor (Tor) avec les Geants - Thors Fight with the Giants - Winge
FIA5398723 Le combat de Thor (Tor) avec les Geants - Thors Fight with the Giants - Winge, Marten Eskil (1825-1896) - 1872 - Oil on canvas - 484x333 - Nationalmuseum Stockholm by Winge

Warriors of the Esmereldas, 1599 (oil on canvas)
IND113582 Warriors of the Esmereldas, 1599 (oil on canvas) by Sanchez Galque, Adrian (fl. 16th century); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Degradation of Alfred Dreyfus - Dreyfus case: The degradation of Alfred Dreyfus in the courtyard of the Military
XEE4151901 Degradation of Alfred Dreyfus - Dreyfus case: The degradation of Alfred Dreyfus in the courtyard of the Military School, Paris

A Scout (pen, ink, & w / c on ledger paper)
3611239 A Scout (pen, ink, & w/c on ledger paper) by Howling Wolf (1849-1927); 20x31.5 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA; © Allen Memorial Art Museum; Gift of Mrs

Charlemagne fighting against the Saracens in Spain during the campaign to free the church at Santiago
IND325863 Charlemagne fighting against the Saracens in Spain during the campaign to free the church at Santiago, miniature from the Chroniques de France, printed by A

History of America: "The soldiers of Chief Outina (or Olata Utina) fighting
LRI4668207 History of America: " The soldiers of Chief Outina (or Olata Utina) fighting, using the French of the expedition of Jean Ribault (or Ribaut)

Samurai Battle Japanese print by Hiroshige Utagawa (1797-1858). 19th century
JLJ4564762 Samurai Battle Japanese print by Hiroshige Utagawa (1797-1858). 19th century. Paris, Guimet Museum, National Museum of Asian Arts by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Musee Guimet

Battle of Poitiers, depicting the Prince of Wales and King Jean of France, 1356, from Froissarts Chronicle
IND119215 Battle of Poitiers, depicting the Prince of Wales and King Jean of France, 1356, from Froissarts Chronicle, late 15th century (vellum) by French School

Charlemagne and his paladins in battle against the Saracens, miniature from Charlemagne and his paladins (vellum)
IND325856 Charlemagne and his paladins in battle against the Saracens, miniature from Charlemagne and his paladins (vellum) by French School

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"Defensive Weapon: A Historical Journey through Art and Symbolism" Immerse yourself in the captivating world of defensive weapons as we explore a diverse collection of historical artifacts and imagery. From the majestic Imperial and Royal Crowns of Europe to the intricate public arms of Thetford, Tiverton, Warrington, Berwick-upon-Tweed, and Wisbech, each piece tells a unique story. Transporting us back to 1837, "Crossing the Divide or Thirsty Trappers Making a Rush for the River" depicts an intense scene captured on watercolor paper. The image showcases trappers relying on their defensive weapons while embarking on a daring rush towards the river. During World War II, Winston Churchill became an iconic figure with his machine gun in hand, cigar firmly clenched between his teeth and hat adorning his head. This black-and-white propaganda photograph symbolizes strength and resilience against adversity. Switzerland's coat of arms reveals its cantons' unity through vibrant lithography. Each emblem represents their commitment to defense throughout history - a testament to their unwavering spirit. Education institutions such as Mill Hill School and Merton College Oxford proudly display their mottoes alongside colorful lithographs. These symbols remind us that knowledge is indeed power when it comes to defending one's beliefs. Journey into Birmingham's past with J Westwood's trade card showcasing finely crafted guns and pistols. Engraved with precision, this artifact highlights how weaponry has evolved over time while remaining essential for self-defense. Travel even further back in time with an engraving depicting Vercingetorix surrendering before Julius Caesar at the Siege of Alesia in 52 BC. This powerful image captures both bravery and strategic defense during ancient conflicts. Denstone College embraces symbolism by proclaiming "Lignum Crucis Arbor Scientiae, " reminding students that wisdom can be found within every challenge they face – akin to the strength of a wooden cross.