Royal Guard Collection

Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Barma Mata, Sultan de Zinder, from Dessins et Peintures d Afrique
3251569 Barma Mata, Sultan de Zinder, from Dessins et Peintures d Afrique, executes au cours de l expedition Citroen Centre Afrique, deuxieme mission Haardt Audouin-Dubreuil, pub

Imperiale Guard of Napoleon 1: Trumpet of hunters on horseback and officer bearing flag of the Mamluks (Mamluk) 1845
JAB4120021 Imperiale Guard of Napoleon 1: Trumpet of hunters on horseback and officer bearing flag of the Mamluks (Mamluk) 1845; (add.info.: Imperiale Guard of Napoleon 1)

Illustration showing the royal guard for the French King 1770
UIG5634253 Illustration showing the royal guard for the French King 1770; (add.info.: Illustration showing the royal guard for the French King 1770)

Glazed brick guardsman from the palace at Susa, Iran (photo)
3329562 Glazed brick guardsman from the palace at Susa, Iran (photo); (add.info.: Glazed brick guardsman from a frieze showing a row of royal guards)

Gentleman Pensioner, a corps of 40 royal guardsmen at court. In a uniform of doublet
FLO4688633 Gentleman Pensioner, a corps of 40 royal guardsmen at court. In a uniform of doublet, ruff and hose adopted by King George IV based on a design from the reign of King James I

Portrait of the rajah Appa Sahib Bolin (Mudhoji (Madhoji) II, 1796-1840) by Indore (India)
CSO4985095 Portrait of the rajah Appa Sahib Bolin (Mudhoji (Madhoji) II, 1796-1840) by Indore (India) on his elephant - 19th century photography -; (add.info)

Uniform of the Royal Guard, reign of King Louis XVIII. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul
FLO4573076 Uniform of the Royal Guard, reign of King Louis XVIII. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France

Revolt of the Royal Guard at Damascus (litho)
8661321 Revolt of the Royal Guard at Damascus (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revolt of the Royal Guard at Damascus)

Revolt of the Royal Guard at Damascus (litho)
8661157 Revolt of the Royal Guard at Damascus (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revolt of the Royal Guard at Damascus)

Promenade d'un Nabab Hindu - Voyages by James Cook (1728-1779)
JAB4121477 Promenade d'un Nabab Hindu - Voyages by James Cook (1728-1779).; (add.info.: Promenade d'un Nabab Hindu - Voyages by James Cook (1728-1779).); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Guardians of Pondichery Palace, INDIA. Engraving 1834
JAB4121948 Guardians of Pondichery Palace, INDIA. Engraving 1834; (add.info.: Guardians of Pondichery Palace, INDIA. Engraving 1834); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of
CUL4878282 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of Spain. 1828. Hunter

Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece by Isfahan, late 19th century
PCT4296239 Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece by Isfahan, late 19th century; (add.info.: Iran, art of qalamkar: detail of an Iranian textile piece by Isfahan)

Head of a Royal Guard from Persepolis, 500-450 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Royal Guard from Persepolis, 500-450 B.C

Changing of the Guard, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark

Guards on Horseback, Changing of the Guard, Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Royal Guards in red uniform on horses, The Life Guards, Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
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British Soldier On the Toilet
In The Washroom

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, after 1804 (engraving)
904679 The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, after 1804 (engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Bas reliefs at the walls of Apadana palace and staircase, Persepolis, Iran (sandstone)
7071343 Bas reliefs at the walls of Apadana palace and staircase, Persepolis, Iran (sandstone) by Persian School, (6th century BC); Persepolis

The conference between Mary, Queen of Scots and John Knox at Holyrood Palace, 1561, 1875 (oil on canvas)
7333480 The conference between Mary, Queen of Scots and John Knox at Holyrood Palace, 1561, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Herdman, Robert (1829-88); 160.8x222 cm; Perth Museum & Art Gallery

19eme siecle;Annees 1900;20eme siecle;Annees 10;arme;armee;art;couleur;croyant;foi;France;Europe ;garde
7305479 by Lybaert, Theophile Marie Francois (1848-1927); Musee d'Art et d'Histoire, Narbonne, France; © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2022

Unidentified scene with an emperor and a man seen from behind announcing a knight
7308306 Unidentified scene with an emperor and a man seen from behind announcing a knight, 1601-1700 (pen and brown ink on paper) by Italian School, (17th century); 19.7x25.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Ordinary infantryman of the French Royal Guard, 1820. 1825 (lithograph)
7237005 Ordinary infantryman of the French Royal Guard, 1820. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ordinary infantryman of the French Royal Guard)

Cuirassier of the French Royal Guard, Bourbon Restoration. 1825 (lithograph)
7236997 Cuirassier of the French Royal Guard, Bourbon Restoration. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mounted Grenadier of the French Royal Guard. 1825 (lithograph)
7236989 Mounted Grenadier of the French Royal Guard. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mounted Grenadier of the French Royal Guard)

Uniform of the Royal Guard, Gendarmerie de la Chasse. 1825 (lithograph)
7236980 Uniform of the Royal Guard, Gendarmerie de la Chasse. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uniform of a cavalry man of the Royal Guard)

Uniform of a cavalryman of the Light Horse, Life Guards, 1825 (lithograph)
7237142 Uniform of a cavalryman of the Light Horse, Life Guards, 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uniform of a cavalryman of the Light Horse)

Uniform of an infantry Grenadier with the French Royal Guard. 1825 (lithograph)
7236968 Uniform of an infantry Grenadier with the French Royal Guard. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charles Merchior-Arthus Marquis de Bonchamps, 1760-93 (engraving)
1723754 Charles Merchior-Arthus Marquis de Bonchamps, 1760-93 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Charles Merchior-Arthus Marquis de Bonchamps (1760-1793)

Grenadier in the Swiss Guard, French Royal Guard, 1820. 1825 (lithograph)
7237010 Grenadier in the Swiss Guard, French Royal Guard, 1820. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grenadier in the Swiss Guard, French Royal Guard)

Uniform of the French Life Guards, Bourbon Restoration. 1825 (lithograph)
7236999 Uniform of the French Life Guards, Bourbon Restoration. 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uniform of the French Life Guards)

Sergeant at arms, royal guard, mac-bearer, 13th century. He wears a short cassock with full sleeves decorated with
FLO4674188 Sergeant at arms, royal guard, mac-bearer, 13th century. He wears a short cassock with full sleeves decorated with lace, necklace, cracows (long shoes or poulaines)

Uniform of the Life Guards, the King of Frances Household Caval 1825 (lithograph)
7237213 Uniform of the Life Guards, the King of Frances Household Caval 1825 (lithograph) by Lecomte, Hippolyte (1781-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uniform of a soldier of the Life Guards)

The Moonfolk demand the Lady Kaguya, illustration from The Myths and Legends of Japan by F Hadland Davis
STC323783 The Moonfolk demand the Lady Kaguya, illustration from The Myths and Legends of Japan by F Hadland Davis, 1918 (colour litho) by Paul

Royal Guard to King Francis I, France. 16th century. 1867 (engraving)
7234903 Royal Guard to King Francis I, France. 16th century. 1867 (engraving) by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Guard to King Francis I, France)

Annam: Imperial Guard around 1910, Vietnam
LSE4094259 Annam: Imperial Guard around 1910, Vietnam by Dieulefils, Pierre (1862-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Annam: Imperial Guard around 1910, Vietnam); © Leonard de Selva

Yeoman of the Kings Guard, London, 1800s. 1821 (engraving)
7234182 Yeoman of the Kings Guard, London, 1800s. 1821 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Yeoman of the Kings Guard, London, 1800s)

French and Germans, anecdotal history of the War of 1870-1871, 1888, illustration by Georges Hardouin (1846-1893)
JLJ4637012 French and Germans, anecdotal history of the War of 1870-1871, 1888, illustration by Georges Hardouin (1846-1893) also says Dick de Lonlay

French and Germans, Anecdotal History of the War of 1870-1871, 1888, illustration by Georges Hardouin (1846-1893)
JLJ4636232 French and Germans, Anecdotal History of the War of 1870-1871, 1888, illustration by Georges Hardouin (1846-1893) also says Dick de Lonlay

French and Germans, anecdotal history of the War of 1870-1871, 1888, illustration by Georges Hardouin (1846-1893)
JLJ4636597 French and Germans, anecdotal history of the War of 1870-1871, 1888, illustration by Georges Hardouin (1846-1893) also says Dick de Lonlay

The skeleton of Death comes for a guard. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234874 The skeleton of Death comes for a guard. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death comes for a guard)

Orgy des Gardes du corps dans la salle de l Opera de Versailles - 1 October 1789 - Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (engraver)
XEE4161112 Orgy des Gardes du corps dans la salle de l Opera de Versailles - 1 October 1789 - Pierre-Gabriel Berthault (engraver) (1737-1831)

Les quatre gardes de l empereur d Autriche (engraving)
7194458 Les quatre gardes de l empereur d Autriche (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les quatre gardes de l empereur d Autriche)

One of Her Majestys Life Guards (engraving)
7183366 One of Her Majestys Life Guards (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of Her Majestys Life Guards)

La parade de la garde ( Guard Parade). Peinture anonyme. Aquarelle sur papier, vers 1820. art russe, satire. A
FIA5340544 La parade de la garde ( Guard Parade). Peinture anonyme. Aquarelle sur papier, vers 1820. art russe, satire. A.Pushkin Memorial Museum, Saint Petersbourg

Guerres napoleoniennes, Campagne de Russie (1812) : la garde royale de Napoleon Ier admirant le portrait du fils de l
FIA5367307 Guerres napoleoniennes, Campagne de Russie (1812) : la garde royale de Napoleon Ier admirant le portrait du fils de l empereur, Napoleon II duc de Reichstadt et roi de Rome (1811-1832)

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"Guarding the Royal Legacy: A Glimpse into Europe and Beyond" Step into the regal world of royal guards, where traditions are upheld with unwavering dedication. From the iconic Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, England to the majestic Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, these guardians stand tall as symbols of honor and duty. In London's bustling capital, witness the precise choreography of red-coated sentinels as they march in perfect unison during the Changing of the Guard. The grandeur and precision displayed by these soldiers reflect their commitment to protecting one of Britain's most cherished landmarks. Across Europe, another spectacle unfolds at Amalienborg Palace. Mounted on horseback, guards clad in resplendent uniforms parade through Copenhagen's streets during their own version of this time-honored tradition. Their presence exudes an air of nobility that befits Danish royalty. But let us not forget that royal guards have existed throughout history and across continents. Journey back to ancient Persia where a Persian relief showcases archers from its esteemed Royal Guard. These skilled warriors were entrusted with safeguarding their empire against any threat. Travel further east to Persepolis, Iran - a testament to ancient opulence - where sandstone bas reliefs adorn walls and staircases depicting scenes from daily life within Apadana palace. Amongst them are depictions of royal guards standing steadfastly beside kings and queens; a visual reminder that even centuries ago, protection was paramount for those who held power. Whether it is guarding palaces or preserving heritage through artistry carved in stone, these royal guards serve as living embodiments of loyalty and valor. They remind us that behind every monarchy lies an intricate tapestry woven by generations past – a legacy worth cherishing for years to come.