Sabres Collection

Olympics / 1932 / Fencing
Fencing: Piller (Hungary) defeats Gaudini (Italy) in sabres

Studies for the figure of Sergeant Ewart, Scots Greys, for the painting showing his
1772196 Studies for the figure of Sergeant Ewart, Scots Greys, for the painting showing his capture of the French Eagle at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815, c.1817 (pencil & ink on paper) by Dighton

Fencing movements
3253074 Fencing movements; (add.info.: Fencing movements. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900).

Les Aigles du Tsar; visions de guerre sur le front Russe, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Les Aigles du Tsar; visions de guerre sur le front Russe. 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

The Action at Balaclava - Charge of the Scots Greys, October 25, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Action at Balaclava - Charge of the Scots Greys, October 25, 1854. Crimean War:..the moment when the command was given to charge the Russian columns...The numbers [of Russian soldiers] opposed to

"Cossack and Russian reel'd from the sabre stroke, Shatter'd and sunder'd"
984713 "Cossack and Russian reel'd from the sabre stroke, Shatter'd and sunder'd", from Ballads of Famous Fights, First Edition, 1920 (colour litho) by Tennant, C

Riots in Germany (colour litho)
2818275 Riots in Germany (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Riots in Germany. Cavalry charging the crowd. Les emeutes d Allemagne)

The tragedies of fanaticism (Colour Litho)
2809003 The tragedies of fanaticism (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The tragedies of fanaticism)

The Battle of Malplaquet, c. 1910 (litho)
IL433767 The Battle of Malplaquet, c.1910 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Malplaquet was a major battle of the War of the Spanish)

Lutzows Wild Chase. (chromolitho)
1094113 Lutzows Wild Chase. (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lutzows Wild Chase)

General Charles Devens and Staff, 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354370 General Charles Devens and Staff, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: General Devens (1820-1891), American lawyer

General Charles Griffin and Officers, 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354363 General Charles Griffin and Officers, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: General Griffin (1825-1867)

The Siege of Vicksburg, May 18th - July 4th 1863 (colour litho)
STC354351 The Siege of Vicksburg, May 18th - July 4th 1863 (colour litho); by Ogden, Henry Alexander (1856-1936); Private Collection; (add.info)

General F. P. Blair and Staff, 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354337 General F. P. Blair and Staff, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: General Blair (1821-1875)

Scotland For Ever! 1881 (oil on canvas)
LMG100000 Scotland For Ever! 1881 (oil on canvas) by Butler, Lady (Elizabeth Southerden Thompson) (1846-1933); 101.6x194.3 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info)

Charge of the 5th Lancers at the Battle of Elandslaagte (litho)
STC363408 Charge of the 5th Lancers at the Battle of Elandslaagte (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The stirrup-charge of the Scots Greys and Highlanders at St
STC359789 The stirrup-charge of the Scots Greys and Highlanders at St. Quentin, 1914-19 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: On August 30th, 1914)

Prussian Grenadiers of the time of Frederick the Great (colour litho)
620148 Prussian Grenadiers of the time of Frederick the Great (colour litho) by Menzel, Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von (1815-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick II (German)

Prussian cavalry on expedition, c. 19th (oil on canvas)
BAL322441 Prussian cavalry on expedition, c.19th (oil on canvas) by Schulz, Carl (1823-1876); Oranienbaum, St. Petersburg, Russia; German, out of copyright

Ramillies: Marlborough leading the cavalry into action, c. 1910 (litho)
IL433769 Ramillies: Marlborough leading the cavalry into action, c.1910 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Ramillies)

Costumes of the Mamluks of Egypt, cavalry armed with muskets, sticks and sabres. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Boarding (litho)
PNP468374 Boarding (litho) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: A ship is boarded during a 19th century naval battle; ); Peter Newark Pictures; British

French cavalry display of horsemanship at the Carrousel de Fontainebleau (colour litho)
2782404 French cavalry display of horsemanship at the Carrousel de Fontainebleau (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pattern 1796, Light Cavalry Officers sword, 15th Hussars, used in the Battle of Waterloo
1268444 Pattern 1796, Light Cavalry Officers sword, 15th Hussars, used in the Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (steel with leather grip) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Red Lancer of the Imperial Guard (oil on canvas)
703013 Red Lancer of the Imperial Guard (oil on canvas) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Capture of Boer Convoy by General Frenchs Troops near Kimberley (litho)
STC363439 Capture of Boer Convoy by General Frenchs Troops near Kimberley (litho) by Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Group of Sikh Officers and Men, 1858 (b / w photo)
NAM261100 A Group of Sikh Officers and Men, 1858 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); National Army Museum

The 164th New York Volunteers at General McMahons Headquarters
STC354305 The 164th New York Volunteers at General McMahons Headquarters, 1861-65 (sepia photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: General Martin T)

The Battle of Blenheim, c. 1910 (litho)
IL433765 The Battle of Blenheim, c.1910 (litho) by Payne, Henry A. (Harry) (1868-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Blenheim)

A corps of Siberian Amazons (colour litho)
2795885 A corps of Siberian Amazons (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A corps of Siberian Amazons. Women Cossacks training near Ussuriysk)

Algerian goumiers of the French Army defeating a larger group of German cavalry, World War I, 1915 (colour litho)
6000361 Algerian goumiers of the French Army defeating a larger group of German cavalry, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Bombled

The Old Dragoons of 1850, modeled 1905, cast 1905-09 (bronze with black patina)
2969060 The Old Dragoons of 1850, modeled 1905, cast 1905-09 (bronze with black patina) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909); 73x119.3x43.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; George F

Officers posing with a heavy gun outside Washington, D. C. ca. 1862 (b / w photo)
869213 Officers posing with a heavy gun outside Washington, D. C. ca. 1862 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

French cavalrymen training using a mechanical horse (colour litho)
3620846 French cavalrymen training using a mechanical horse (colour litho) by Carrey, (fl.1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: French cavalrymen training using a mechanical horse)

A British regiment of dragoons using their swords to put out a fire (colour litho)
2780037 A British regiment of dragoons using their swords to put out a fire (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"The Cossacks attacked him with their sabres and pikes"(engraving)
2813224 " The Cossacks attacked him with their sabres and pikes" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An exceptional wedding (colour litho)
2809149 An exceptional wedding (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An exceptional marriage)

Major General George G. Meade and Staff, 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354398 Major General George G. Meade and Staff, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: General Meade (1815-1872)

General E. V. Sumner and Staff, 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354395 General E. V. Sumner and Staff, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: Edwin Vose Sumner (1797-1863)

General O. B. Wilcox and Staff, 1861-65 (b / w photo)
STC354371 General O. B. Wilcox and Staff, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: General Wilcox (1823-1907)

General Corcoran (far left) and Officers of the 69th New York Volunteers
STC354356 General Corcoran (far left) and Officers of the 69th New York Volunteers, 1861-65 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle against the Turks (oil on canvas)
482034 Battle against the Turks (oil on canvas) by Masturzio, Marzio (17th Century) (Studio of); 91.5x134 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; out of copyright

George Washington at Valley Forge with his Continental Army, Winter and Spring
PNP257438 George Washington at Valley Forge with his Continental Army, Winter and Spring, 1777-78 (litho) by American School

Officers sword, 51st Foot, c. 1809 (steel with wooden grip)
1268523 Officers sword, 51st Foot, c.1809 (steel with wooden grip) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: The 51st became light infantry in 1809)

The Mutiny in India (engraving)
2785687 The Mutiny in India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mutiny in India)

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"Sabres: A Symbol of Power, Struggle, and Triumph" they have long been associated with various historical events and significant moments in human history. From the Olympics to fencing competitions, these iconic weapons have left an indelible mark on our collective memory. In 1932, during the Olympics, sabre fencing captivated audiences with its intense duels and precise movements. Fencers showcased their skills and agility while wielding these elegant blades, captivating spectators worldwide. The figure of Sergeant Ewart from the Scots Greys painting stands as a testament to the bravery and valor displayed by those who wielded sabres in battle. Their unwavering determination led them through countless conflicts throughout history. One such tragic event was the Peterloo Massacre in 1819 when cavalry regiments charged into an unarmed crowd demanding parliamentary reform. The drawn sabres struck fear into hearts as they mercilessly cut down innocent lives. This engraving published by Richard Carlile serves as a haunting reminder of this dark chapter in England's past. From famous fights to historic battles like Waterloo, sabres played a pivotal role on many occasions. Captain Kelly's lithograph depicts him killing a French commanding officer at Waterloo using his trusty sabre—a moment that forever changed the course of history. They were not limited to warfare; they also made appearances during riots in Germany and symbolized tragedies caused by fanaticism across different eras. These colour lithographs serve as visual reminders of how power can be both destructive and awe-inspiring. Medals commemorating events like the Peterloo Massacre or depictions of battles such as Malplaquet further immortalize the significance within historical narratives. They remind us that even amidst chaos and bloodshed, there is always room for remembrance and reflection. Napoleon Bonaparte himself is often portrayed holding a sabre—a symbol of his authority as First Consul—showcasing the power and influence that these weapons held in shaping the destiny of nations.