Knight Collection (#9)

A knighthood, a prince and a knight of the Order of Templars. Germany, middle ages. Old engraving, colour setting
NWI4957511 A knighthood, a prince and a knight of the Order of Templars. Germany, middle ages. Old engraving, colour setting.; (add.info.: A knighthood)

Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight, 12th century - Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight, 12th century
NWI4957380 Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight, 12th century - Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight, 12th century.; (add.info.: Squire carrying a broadsword and a knight)

Fashion: Couple costume of the German bourgeoisie, beginning of the 15th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4957047 Fashion: Couple costume of the German bourgeoisie, beginning of the 15th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Fashion: Couple costume of the German bourgeoisie)

Soldier using a bomb in the 15th century. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration
NWI4954592 Soldier using a bomb in the 15th century. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info.: Soldier using a bomb in the 15th century)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902649 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902280 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Battle of Hastings fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy
ELD4902089 Battle of Hastings fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold II

Middle Ages knight with a stitch and riding a horse
NWI4892525 Middle Ages knight with a stitch and riding a horse.; (add.info.: Middle Ages knight with a stitch and riding a horse.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Middle Ages: Knights in Battle Armor from the time of the Norman invasions in England, 1066
NWI4891965 Middle Ages: Knights in Battle Armor from the time of the Norman invasions in England, 1066. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Middle Ages)

Middle Ages: Knights entering a castle in the Middle Ages. Colour engraving from the 19th century
NWI4893074 Middle Ages: Knights entering a castle in the Middle Ages. Colour engraving from the 19th century.; (add.info.: Middle Ages: Knights entering a castle in the Middle Ages)

Portrait of a free soldier under the regne of Charlemagne in the 9th century
NWI4892674 Portrait of a free soldier under the regne of Charlemagne in the 9th century. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Middle Ages: Shields of English knights and barons during the regne of Edward III of England (14th century)
NWI4891898 Middle Ages: Shields of English knights and barons during the regne of Edward III of England (14th century). Lithography; (add.info.: Middle Ages)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4901692 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Indian of America: Aztec tiger knight in a cotton suit and a helmet made of wood after a model preserved in Spain
NWI4900171 Indian of America: Aztec tiger knight in a cotton suit and a helmet made of wood after a model preserved in Spain

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4899294 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. TARQUINIUS PRISCUS, Lucius (579 BC). King of Rome (616 BC-579 BC)

Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry)
CUL4898956 Tapestry illustrating Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475 (tapestry); (add.info.: Tarquinius Priscus. ca. 1475. TARQUINIUS PRISCUS, Lucius (579 BC). King of Rome (616 BC-579 BC)

Knight armed for the bond, a joust where the horse's eyes were covered, 1512
FLO4678549 Knight armed for the bond, a joust where the horse's eyes were covered, 1512. Knight in visored salad helmet with ring hooked to the grand guard a la montoniere

A knight of the Montford family, 1286. He wears a chainmail hauberk with armorial surcoat, sword in scabbard on belt
FLO4678329 A knight of the Montford family, 1286. He wears a chainmail hauberk with armorial surcoat, sword in scabbard on belt, and carries a mace and shield with coat of arms

Chevelier of the order of the shoe or of Saint Mark of the serene republic of Venice - Knights of the Calza
FLO4686552 Chevelier of the order of the shoe or of Saint Mark of the serene republic of Venice - Knights of the Calza, (silk stocking), a Venetian order of chivalry, after Vittorio Carpaccio

A knight of the Blanchfront Family, 1397. He wears a suit of armour with a visored bassinet, silk camail
FLO4678217 A knight of the Blanchfront Family, 1397. He wears a suit of armour with a visored bassinet, silk camail, ornamented mamillieres, round cuffed gauntlets, hauberk

Sir John d'Aubernoun or d'Abernon, 1330. He wears a bassinet helmet, tunic under a hauberk, gamboised armour
FLO4678175 Sir John d'Aubernoun or d'Abernon, 1330. He wears a bassinet helmet, tunic under a hauberk, gamboised armour, studded pourpoint and cyclas, plate greaves and demi-brassarts

12th century knight on horsback accompanies a lady
3077867 12th century knight on horsback accompanies a lady; (add.info.: 12th century knight on horsback accompanies a lady. 19th century english illustration); Universal History Archive/UIG

Knight Templar in travelling dress, 16th century (woodcut)
2604088 Knight Templar in travelling dress, 16th century (woodcut); (add.info.: Knight Templar in travelling dress. Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon)

Les chevaliers gourmandeurs (les chevaliers commmandeurs) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de
JEB4935577 Les chevaliers gourmandeurs (les chevaliers commmandeurs) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Parade to pay tribute to the arrival of Fernando VII to Barcelona (1827), 19th century (lithograph)
CUL4935211 Parade to pay tribute to the arrival of Fernando VII to Barcelona (1827), 19th century (lithograph); (add.info.: FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833)

SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Valladolid. Monastery of San Bernardo de Valbuena. Group of Christian soldiers riding horses
CUL4847080 SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. Valladolid. Monastery of San Bernardo de Valbuena. Group of Christian soldiers riding horses. Castilian school. 14th century

BRAUN, George (1541-1622). ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). HOGENBERG, Franz (1535-1590)
CUL4853363 BRAUN, George (1541-1622). ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-1598). HOGENBERG, Franz (1535-1590). Civitatis Orbis Terrarum (Theatrum orbis terrarum). 1572-1617. Paris (1572). Left lower detail

Chevalier d'Timoth'e Fon de Beaumont, woodcut from 1864
UIG5414806 Chevalier d'Timoth'e Fon de Beaumont, woodcut from 1864; UIG

Medieval cavalry charging against infantry, from a 19th century engraving
5242582 Medieval cavalry charging against infantry, from a 19th century engraving

Knight (pencil on paper)
8683489 Knight (pencil on paper) by Bonzagni, Aroldo (1887-1918); Assicoop-Unipol Collection, Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: "Knight", by Aroldo Bonzagni (1887 - 1918)

Joan of Arc taken prisoner in Compiegne, 19th century (wood engraving)
8822183 Joan of Arc taken prisoner in Compiegne, 19th century (wood engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joan of Arc was taken prisoner in Compiegne by the Burgundian lord Jean de Luxembourg)

15th century fashion on nobles from the court of Charles VI of France (1380-1422) (engraving)
XND76032 15th century fashion on nobles from the court of Charles VI of France (1380-1422) (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: representation of Isabelle of Baviera, John the Fearless)

Il Trovatore, opera by Giuseppe Verdi, c. 1900-1910 (chromo)
1790226 Il Trovatore, opera by Giuseppe Verdi, c. 1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: Il Trovatore, opera by Giuseppe Verdi (act III, scene 2) in 1853); Photo © CCI

Louis IX of France of France administering justice (engraving)
8677150 Louis IX of France of France administering justice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Victoria knighting the Mayor of Birmingham in the Town Hall (engraving)
8676454 Queen Victoria knighting the Mayor of Birmingham in the Town Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Castle of Almourol, Portugal (colour litho)
8672875 Castle of Almourol, Portugal (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castle of Almourol on an island in the River Tagus, Portugal)

Sir Gladstone le Grand (litho)
8672750 Sir Gladstone le Grand (litho) by Gould, Francis Carruthers (1844-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Gladstone le Grand)

Paying homage in the Middle Ages (engraving)
8673041 Paying homage in the Middle Ages (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paying homage in the Middle Ages)

Receiving a knighthood (engraving)
8672986 Receiving a knighthood (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Receiving a knighthood)

Votaries of the Weed No 3 (colour litho)
8660493 Votaries of the Weed No 3 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 3)

Scene from Hug Chapler, c1500 (engraving)
8626185 Scene from Hug Chapler, c1500 (engraving) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Hug Chapler)

Illustration for Pothooks and Perseverance by Walter Crane (colour litho)
8646504 Illustration for Pothooks and Perseverance by Walter Crane (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Do You Know: Why do men raise their hats? (colour litho)
8668141 Do You Know: Why do men raise their hats? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why do men raise their hats)

Don Quichotte sur Rossinante, accompagne de Sancho Panca sur son ane Grison, vers 1640 (illustration)
8899814 Don Quichotte sur Rossinante, accompagne de Sancho Panca sur son ane Grison, vers 1640 (illustration) by Lagniet, Jacques (1620-1672); (add.info.: Don Quichotte sur son cheval Rossinante)

Don Quichotte sur son cheval, suivi par Sancho sur son ane, 1863 (gravure)
8899810 Don Quichotte sur son cheval, suivi par Sancho sur son ane, 1863 (gravure) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Don Quichotte sur son cheval, suivi par Sancho sur son ane)

Figure of a knight forming the Lettrin "F" from the manuscript "De la virginidad de Maria"
AIS5368050 Figure of a knight forming the Lettrin "F" from the manuscript "De la virginidad de Maria", 1059 (miniature); Biblioteca del Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos

The Battle of Poitiers (France) (or Battle of Maupertuis), (1356), between John II Le Bon (1319-1364)
AIS5385629 The Battle of Poitiers (France) (or Battle of Maupertuis), (1356), between John II Le Bon (1319-1364), King of France and Edward Plantagenet (Edward of Woodstock Brackembury)

Illustration of the star sign Scorpio. from La legende de Croque-Mitaine
5306314 Illustration of the star sign Scorpio. from La legende de Croque-Mitaine. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Unveiling the Chivalrous Legacy: A Journey Through the Knight's Tales" Step into a realm of valor and honor as we embark on a captivating exploration of knights, their legends, and their enduring impact. From ancient manuscripts to iconic statues, let us delve into the rich tapestry that defines these noble warriors. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren, we witness an enthralling encounter between chivalry and supernatural forces. The tale unfolds with breathtaking intensity, leaving us pondering over themes of bravery and loyalty. The Ghost Story by Alfred Bestall sends shivers down our spines as we are transported to eerie medieval nights filled with spectral apparitions. This chilling narrative reminds us that even knights were not immune to encounters beyond mortal comprehension. The Lindisfarne Gospels, created between 715-721, showcase intricate illuminations depicting scenes from biblical stories intertwined with motifs inspired by knightly culture. These masterpieces serve as testaments to both religious devotion and the influence of knighthood in medieval society. The Bayeux Tapestry immortalizes one of history's most pivotal moments - the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Woven meticulously through vibrant threads is a visual chronicle capturing every triumph and tragedy faced by knights on this fateful day. Medieval English shield designs offer glimpses into individual heraldic identities borne proudly upon shields during battles. Each emblem tells a unique story reflecting family lineage or personal achievements – symbols etched onto armor representing courage amidst chaos. Standing tall at the Bruce Monument at Bannockburn is a statue honoring Robert the Bruce – Scotland's legendary knight who fought valiantly for independence against English oppression. His unwavering determination continues to inspire generations even today. As dawn breaks on Agincourt in 1415, we witness an imminent clash between two mighty armies; it is here that King Henry V leads his outnumbered troops against all odds.