Infantry Weapon Collection (page 6)

Maori Chef in the vicinity of AUCKLAND, New Zealand. Engraving 1885
JAB4121396 Maori Chef in the vicinity of AUCKLAND, New Zealand. Engraving 1885 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Maori Chef in the vicinity of AUCKLAND, New Zealand)

Spur maker
3782195 Spur maker; (add.info.: Spur maker by Jost Amman, reproduced from a sixteenth century engraving. Swiss artist, 13 June, 1539 - 17 March, 1591)

Sword maker
3782194 Sword maker; (add.info.: Sword maker from the Book of Trades / Das Standebuch (Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum...)

The Sacrifice of Isaac (oil on canvas)
5984015 The Sacrifice of Isaac (oil on canvas) by Pittoni, Giovanni Battista (1687-1767); 92.1x74.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pittoni)

Portrait de la comtesse Anna Vorontsova (1743-1769) (Portrait of the countess A. Vorontsova)
FIA5379119 Portrait de la comtesse Anna Vorontsova (1743-1769) (Portrait of the countess A. Vorontsova). Peinture de Louis Tocque (1696-1772), huile sur toile, vers 1758

Dagger and sheath, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c. 1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom (gold inlaid with lapis lazuli)
XBP234070 Dagger and sheath, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c.1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom (gold inlaid with lapis lazuli) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo

Annie Oakley : Annie Oakley: Here The Legendary Sharpshooter Sits Rather Demurely In A Massive Renaissance-Style Chair
UIG5326768 Annie Oakley : Annie Oakley: Here The Legendary Sharpshooter Sits Rather Demurely In A Massive Renaissance-Style Chair, A Shotgun Resting In Her Lap

A detail of an drawing with the title "Hunting chickens and hares with the penny-farthing " 1889 (engraving)
UTD4920668 A detail of an drawing with the title "Hunting chickens and hares with the penny-farthing " 1889 (engraving) by Heydel, Paul (1854)

Cast of a relief depicting an archer, Persian art, kingdom of Darius I (multicoloured plaster)
3930120 Cast of a relief depicting an archer, Persian art, kingdom of Darius I (multicoloured plaster) by Persian School; Museo Barracco, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Assault-at-Arms by the London Rifle Brigade (engraving)
6016456 Assault-at-Arms by the London Rifle Brigade (engraving) by Dadd, S. T. (fl.1882-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assault-at-Arms by the London Rifle Brigade)

Gun (steel & wood)
622535 Gun (steel & wood) by African School; 36.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Possibly from Malawi or Tanzania.); © Michael Graham-Stewart

Crown Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern, c. 1916 (oil on canvas)
XOT366507 Crown Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern, c.1916 (oil on canvas) by Nedomansky Studio, Vienna (fl.1914-18); Museo della Guerra di Rovereto, Trento

Zulu, Swazi and Tsonga Clubs, from Southern Africa (wood & wire)
HSC194613 Zulu, Swazi and Tsonga Clubs, from Southern Africa (wood & wire) by African School; Private Collection; (add.info.: heights LtoR: 72, 61.5, 68;); Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Trompe l'Oeil, c. 1664 (oil on canvas)
3470215 Trompe l'Oeil, c.1664 (oil on canvas) by Gysbrechts, Cornelis Norbertus (1630-1683); 101.9x83.4 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

Prehistory: A feast at the time of polished stone. Neolithic era. Engraving from 1870
THT4429464 Prehistory: A feast at the time of polished stone. Neolithic era. Engraving from 1870. by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91); (add.info.: Prehistory: A feast at the time of polished stone)

Gallic religion and druids: assembly of druids on a cliff to command spirits
ELD4843050 Gallic religion and druids: assembly of druids on a cliff to command spirits and expell demons Engraving from "Les mysteres de science" by Louis Figuier

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;)

Affiche de film, Arsenal de Alexandre (Aleksandr) Dovjenko (1894-1956) (Movie Poster Arsenal)
FIA5361897 Affiche de film, Arsenal de Alexandre (Aleksandr) Dovjenko (1894-1956) (Movie Poster Arsenal) - Oeuvre de Georgi Avgustovich Stenberg (1900-1933) et Vladimir Stenberg (1899-1982)

Les decembristes (ou decabristes) (decembrisme) condamnes a l'exil a Chita en Siberie apres la tentative de coup
FIA5368768 Les decembristes (ou decabristes) (decembrisme) condamnes a l exil a Chita en Siberie apres la tentative de coup d Etat organisee le 14 decembre 1825

Revolution russe d'octobre 1917 : "les premiers jours d'octobre"(The first days of October)
FIA5368127 Revolution russe d octobre 1917 : " les premiers jours d octobre" (The first days of October). La prise du Palais d hiver de Saint Petersbourg le 25 octobre 1917

Fondation de la forteresse Saint Petersbourg par Pierre Ier Le Grand (1672-1725) au 18eme siecle
FIA5377651 Fondation de la forteresse Saint Petersbourg par Pierre Ier Le Grand (1672-1725) au 18eme siecle. (Founding of the Fortress St Peterburg)

Diane (Artemis) - chromolithography from a 15th century illumination
LSE4088873 Diane (Artemis) - chromolithography from a 15th century illumination by French School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Crusader Battle (oil on canvas)
6867099 A Crusader Battle (oil on canvas) by Calza, Antonio (1653-1725); 94.2x127.5 cm; Private Collection

The Divine Eros Defeats the Earthly Eros, c. 1602 (oil on canvas)
3900541 The Divine Eros Defeats the Earthly Eros, c.1602 (oil on canvas) by Baglione, Giovanni (1571-1644); Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany

Traditional Japanese theatre: an actor threatens an actress with a sword, 1900 (illustration)
7202903 Traditional Japanese theatre: an actor threatens an actress with a sword, 1900 (illustration) by Arai, Yoshimune (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Leandre just smashed a guitar on Matamores head, illustration for "Captain Fracass", 1863 (engraving)
PCT4265057 Leandre just smashed a guitar on Matamores head, illustration for " Captain Fracass", 1863 (engraving) by Dore

Traditional Japanese theatre: three men-at-arms threaten a male and a female character, 1900 (illustration)
7202904 Traditional Japanese theatre: three men-at-arms threaten a male and a female character, 1900 (illustration) by Arai

Taking of an Algerian casbah (kasbah) - Painting by Hugues Martin (1809-?), oil on canvas, 40
LSE4313997 Taking of an Algerian casbah (kasbah) - Painting by Hugues Martin (1809-?), oil on canvas, 40, 5 x 33 cm - Musee des Beaux Arts de Macon by Martin, Hugues (1809-1896); Musee Municipal

A hunter with an attendant kills animals, 1833-66 (opaque w/c on paper)
6040531 A hunter with an attendant kills animals, 1833-66 (opaque w/c on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); 30.5x43.2 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Illustration of "L Histoire de France -recits et interviews familiars"by Ernest Lavisse
PCT4277258 Illustration of " L Histoire de France -recits et interviews familiars" by Ernest Lavisse, Librairie Armand Colin, 1904 by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Often)

The siege of Orleans
AIS5359658 The siege of Orleans by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Hundred Years War)

Representation of the Apocalypse: the angels pierce with their arrows the monster with seven heads
LRI4586425 Representation of the Apocalypse: the angels pierce with their arrows the monster with seven heads, 11th century (fresco) by Romanesque, (11th century); San Pietro al Monte, Civate

Yeomen of the Guard - costume from 15th century
3780441 Yeomen of the Guard - costume from 15th century; (add.info.: Yeomen of the Guard during reign of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1433 - 1477) - costume from 15th century

Les Bijoux, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035601 Les Bijoux, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

King of France Henry II (1519-1559), in the centre, ordering his connetable to seize the advisers
XEE4407478 King of France Henry II (1519-1559), in the centre, ordering his connetable to seize the advisers. Engraving of the 19th century

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

The Druze (Druses) looted the streets of Damascus (Syria) during the attack on the city by planes
XEE4133952 The Druze (Druses) looted the streets of Damascus (Syria) during the attack on the city by planes and a self-machine gun (self-machine gun)

The Husband-Beater, c. 1633 (etching & engraving)
3610584 The Husband-Beater, c.1633 (etching & engraving) by Bosse, Abraham (1602-76); 25.7--33 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

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

A man attacked by an eagle in the Ravenna region of Italy in 1910. Illustrazione di Achille Beltrame
XEE4415643 A man attacked by an eagle in the Ravenna region of Italy in 1910. Illustrazione di Achille Beltrame. by Beltrame

I am very bored (colour litho)
3641737 I am very bored (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I am very bored. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

"Le Jugement de Salomon"Deux femmes pretendent etre la mere d un meme enfant
FIA5326225 " Le Jugement de Salomon" Deux femmes pretendent etre la mere d un meme enfant. Peinture de Franz (Frans) Francken II le Jeune (1581-1642)

Revolution of 1830: A student of the Ecole Polytechnique seized a piece of cannon during the capture of
JLJ4974533 Revolution of 1830: A student of the Ecole Polytechnique seized a piece of cannon during the capture of the Palais-Royal on July 28, 1830

La chasse au lion - The Lion Hunt, by Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863). Oil on canvas, 1855. Dimension : 57x74 cm
FIA5408935 La chasse au lion - The Lion Hunt, by Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863). Oil on canvas, 1855. Dimension : 57x74 cm

Ambushing a Group of Bandits at the Cueva del Gato - Barron y Carrillo, Manuel (1814-1884)
FIA5398763 Ambushing a Group of Bandits at the Cueva del Gato - Barron y Carrillo, Manuel (1814-1884) - 1869 - Oil on canvas - 72x105 - Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga by Barron y Carrillo

A victim of duty: a French policeman gets shot by a criminal with a gun. Engraving
XEE4183656 A victim of duty: a French policeman gets shot by a criminal with a gun. Engraving. One of " The Little Journal Illustrates", 1927. Private collection

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"Unveiling the Power: A Glimpse into the World of Infantry Weapons" Imperial and Royal Crowns of Europe (colour litho) serve as a majestic reminder of the historical significance behind infantry weaponry. These symbols, once worn by noble heads, now adorn museums and galleries, showcasing the evolution of warfare. Public arms from Thetford to Wisbech (engraving) depict a diverse array of weapons used by infantrymen throughout history. From medieval times to modern conflicts, these engravings capture the essence of strength and strategy. In Crossing the Divide or Thirsty Trappers Making a Rush for the River, c. 1837 (w/c on paper), we witness pioneers armed with rifles braving treacherous terrains in search of survival. This artwork encapsulates both their determination and reliance on reliable firearms. Winston Churchill's iconic image during World War II portrays him holding a machine gun while puffing on his cigar - an embodiment of resilience and leadership amidst adversity (b/w photo). It symbolizes how crucial infantry weapons were in defending freedom against tyranny. The Coat of Arms adorning various cantons in Switzerland (colour litho) reflects their long-standing tradition as skilled marksmen. Their commitment to precision shooting has made them synonymous with excellence in infantry weaponry. Trade card for J Westwood, gun and pistol maker and dealer, Birmingham (engraving), showcases craftsmanship that goes into creating these powerful tools. The intricate details highlight not only functionality but also artistry within this field. Vercingetorix before Julius Caesar after his surrender at the Siege of Alesia, 52 BC (engraving), immortalizes a pivotal moment where military might clashed with strategic brilliance. Infantry weapons played an integral role in shaping history's turning points like this one. Merton College Oxford's coat-of-arms reminds us that even esteemed educational institutions have recognized the importance of military prowess (colour litho).