Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick Collection

Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman and military commander, 1382-1439
FLO4678433 Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, English nobleman and military commander, 1382-1439. In golden suit of armour with placates on breastplates and screwholes for lance rests

King Henry VIII of England, 1595. The king in blue steel armour edged with gold, pass-guards, gauntlets
FLO4678562 King Henry VIII of England, 1595. The king in blue steel armour edged with gold, pass-guards, gauntlets, breastplate and pauldrons with red cross, lamboys, visored helmet with plumes

A suit of a Genoese demi-launcers armour in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick, 1543
FLO4678553 A suit of a Genoese demi-launcers armour in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick, 1543. Black armour with raised foliage; pauldrons

King Richard III of England, Duke of Gloucester, 1452-1485, or his father Richard, Third Duke of York 1411-1460
FLO4678450 King Richard III of England, Duke of Gloucester, 1452-1485, or his father Richard, Third Duke of York 1411-1460

Sir George Felbridge, 1400. In suit of plate armour with bassinet helmet and camail
FLO4678388 Sir George Felbridge, 1400. In suit of plate armour with bassinet helmet and camail, armorial surcoat with crimson lion rampant, decorated girdle and armour

Archers and cross-bow-man, 1312. Mounted archer shooting, longbowman stringing his bow and crossbowman firing
FLO4678360 Archers and cross-bow-man, 1312. Mounted archer shooting, longbowman stringing his bow and crossbowman firing, all in uniform of hauberk and chausses of gamboised chainmail, surcoats

A spearman, man at arms and slinger, 1250. English infantry, 13th century
FLO4678292 A spearman, man at arms and slinger, 1250. English infantry, 13th century. Spearman and soldier wear bowl helmets and chainmail armour and carry lance, shield and sword

A suit of armour from the Manfredi family, 1620. Purplish black armour engraved with gilt foliage
FLO4678289 A suit of armour from the Manfredi family, 1620. Purplish black armour engraved with gilt foliage, helmet with plumed crest, elbow splints

Federigo Oricono, 1558. In a suit of armour with silk surcoat in plush covering the breastplate and backplate
FLO4678252 Federigo Oricono, 1558. In a suit of armour with silk surcoat in plush covering the breastplate and backplate, sleeve armour pauldrons and elbow pieces, and slops or wide breeches

A knight performing homage to a king, 1100. The kind sits on a throne and holds orb and sceptre
FLO4678244 A knight performing homage to a king, 1100. The kind sits on a throne and holds orb and sceptre, while the knight kneels before him in mascled chainmail armour with sword

Norman Knight and Archers of 1066, illustration from A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick
FLO4678174 Norman Knight and Archers of 1066, illustration from A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, 1842 (colour litho); (add.info.: John Dowding, London)

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

Sir John Cheney or Cheyne, the Vigorous Knight, Master of the Horse to King Edward IV, bodyguard to Henry VII
FLO4678525 Sir John Cheney or Cheyne, the Vigorous Knight, Master of the Horse to King Edward IV, bodyguard to Henry VII, 1442-1499

Maximilian I, Emperor of Germany, 1498. In a suit of fluted armour, helmet with visored beavor, culettes
FLO4678522 Maximilian I, Emperor of Germany, 1498. In a suit of fluted armour, helmet with visored beavor, culettes, puckered velvet lamboys and long tassets

Sir John Crosbie or Crosby, London alderman and Yorkist, and a serjeant at arms, 1475
FLO4678487 Sir John Crosbie or Crosby, London alderman and Yorkist, and a serjeant at arms, 1475. Crosby wears a breastplate with three cupboards, elbow pieces and tiles, ornamented knee pads

Sir John Cornwall, First Baron Fanhope and Milbroke, English nobleman and soldier, 1364-1442
FLO4678472 Sir John Cornwall, First Baron Fanhope and Milbroke, English nobleman and soldier, 1364-1442. He wears a suit of plate armour, armorial tabard with a gold-crowned red lion on ermine field

Richard Fitzhugh, Constable of Chester and Standard Bearer of England, 1141
FLO4678445 Richard Fitzhugh, Constable of Chester and Standard Bearer of England, 1141. Richard Fitzhugh, Earl of Chester, carries the royal standard with two lions passant guardant

Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, 1416, commander at the Battle of Agincourt
FLO4678379 Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, 1416, commander at the Battle of Agincourt. He wears a suit of armour with small pallettes, bassinet wreath and inscription on the forehead plate

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

Sir Eudo de Arsic III, Knight Templar, 1260. He wears a jacket over a chainmail hauberk with hood, chausses
FLO4678300 Sir Eudo de Arsic III, Knight Templar, 1260. He wears a jacket over a chainmail hauberk with hood, chausses, knee poleyns and carries a sword and shield. From an effigy in St

Archer and crossbow man, 1250. English longbowman in skullcap helmet cerebrerium, hauberk
FLO4678295 Archer and crossbow man, 1250. English longbowman in skullcap helmet cerebrerium, hauberk, leather breastplate and arrows in a girdle

Suit of armour of an Italian man at arms of Count Gironi, Bologna, 1555. The suit has flexible splints at elbows
FLO4678253 Suit of armour of an Italian man at arms of Count Gironi, Bologna, 1555. The suit has flexible splints at elbows, breastplate and backplate

Sir John Harsich, 1384. He wears his tilting helmet with turkey-feather crest and cointisse over his bassinet
FLO4678208 Sir John Harsich, 1384. He wears his tilting helmet with turkey-feather crest and cointisse over his bassinet. The wreath below the crest is two pieces of silk in his armorial colours

A suit of cuirassier's armour at the time of the Restoration, 1650. Leather, helmet
FLO4678642 A suit of cuirassier's armour at the time of the Restoration, 1650. Leather, helmet, pauldrons and brassarts of blue steel, buff coat, gambado boots and spurs

The attack of the pel, 1309. Soldier in hauberk and capuchon, tunic and surcoat, with gamboised chausses and knees
FLO4678449 The attack of the pel, 1309. Soldier in hauberk and capuchon, tunic and surcoat, with gamboised chausses and knees, attacking a quintain with his sword

Two crossbow men, 1423. Man stringing a great stirruped crossbow, with his foot in the stirrrup
FLO4678417 Two crossbow men, 1423. Man stringing a great stirruped crossbow, with his foot in the stirrrup and winding on a moulinet and pulleys

An officer of pikemen in corselet holding a wide-brimmed hat and sword, 1616. From Bingham's Tactics
FLO4678282 An officer of pikemen in corselet holding a wide-brimmed hat and sword, 1616. From Bingham's Tactics. Handcoloured lithograph by Maddocks after an illustration by S.R

Bavarian suit of jousting armour 1600. With mentoniere helmet with perforated door for ventilation
FLO4678263 Bavarian suit of jousting armour 1600. With mentoniere helmet with perforated door for ventilation, shoulder shield for tilting, pauldron, elbow plates

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 Guy de Bryan, First Baron Bryan, English military commander and admiral, 1319-1390, and Bernarbo Visconti
FLO4678203 Sir Guy de Bryan, First Baron Bryan, English military commander and admiral, 1319-1390, and Bernarbo Visconti, Lord of Milan, Italian soldier and statesman, 1354-1385

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

Harquebussier and pikeman, 1640. Pikeman in helmet and cuirass, doublet, breeches, boots, holding a pike
FLO4678609 Harquebussier and pikeman, 1640. Pikeman in helmet and cuirass, doublet, breeches, boots, holding a pike. Officer of pistoliers in cuirasset, doublet, breeches

Sir Thomas Peyton, 1484. He wears a suit of jousting armour with a globular breastplate with demi-placard
FLO4678479 Sir Thomas Peyton, 1484. He wears a suit of jousting armour with a globular breastplate with demi-placard, ribbed pauldrons, ornamented elbow plates or bracciaiuola, gauntlets and tiles

John Beaufort, First Duke of Somerset, English nobleman and military commander, 1403-1444
FLO4678462 John Beaufort, First Duke of Somerset, English nobleman and military commander, 1403-1444. He wears a conical helm, and a suit of splendid armour with borders along the arms

A crossbowman and his paviser, 1433. Arbalest in jacket and multicoloured clothes from the Chronique d'Engleterre
FLO4678460 A crossbowman and his paviser, 1433. Arbalest in jacket and multicoloured clothes from the Chronique d'Engleterre

At knight, 1320. He wears a suit of plate armour on a cloth tunic with bassinet helmet, hauketon, gauntlets
FLO4678416 At knight, 1320. He wears a suit of plate armour on a cloth tunic with bassinet helmet, hauketon, gauntlets, ornamented kneecaps, short surcoat laced on the right side

David, Earl of Huntingdon, Scottish nobleman, 1120. He wears a an embroidered broigne hauberk
FLO4678383 David, Earl of Huntingdon, Scottish nobleman, 1120. He wears a an embroidered broigne hauberk and carried a lance with pennant and targe shield. Handcoloured lithograph by R

Cavalry officer and pistolier, 1640. Officer with pistol in helmet and suit of armour with buckram skirt over his
FLO4678593 Cavalry officer and pistolier, 1640. Officer with pistol in helmet and suit of armour with buckram skirt over his thighs, boots and sash sword belt

Two suits of black armour made for a German knight of the Order of St. George of Ravenna, 1534
FLO4678577 Two suits of black armour made for a German knight of the Order of St. George of Ravenna, 1534. Suit of black armour edged in gilt, helmet with gorget of chainmail, horse in barding

Knight in armour for a joust a la haute bard, 1512. Knight in tilting helmet, breastplate with shoulder palettes
FLO4678509 Knight in armour for a joust a la haute bard, 1512. Knight in tilting helmet, breastplate with shoulder palettes, thighs, tilting lance with coronel and vamplate

Embossed armour of Alfonso II, Fifth Duke of Ferrara, in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick, 1565
FLO4678249 Embossed armour of Alfonso II, Fifth Duke of Ferrara, in the possession of Llewelyn Meyrick, 1565. The suit or armour has embossed breastplate, pauldrons, thighs and shield

Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, 1313-1369, English nobleman and military commander
FLO4678215 Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, 1313-1369, English nobleman and military commander. He wears plate armour and chainmail, and carries his staff of office as Marshal of the Army

A knight armed with a martel, 1220. He wears a chainmail hauberk, hood, chausses
FLO4678625 A knight armed with a martel, 1220. He wears a chainmail hauberk, hood, chausses, and carries a buckler and martel de fer (war hammer)

William Longuespee, Long Sword, Third Earl of Salisbury, 1176-1224. In chainmail hood that covers the mouth, hauberk
FLO4678620 William Longuespee, Long Sword, Third Earl of Salisbury, 1176-1224. In chainmail hood that covers the mouth, hauberk, shoes, spurs

A suit of jousting armour, 1480. With grand guard to protect the breast and left shoulder
FLO4678485 A suit of jousting armour, 1480. With grand guard to protect the breast and left shoulder, volving piece and right shoulder protector, and elbow guards or armguard

King Henry VII of England and a billman, 1490. Henry VII's engraved suit of armour in the Tower of London
FLO4678481 King Henry VII of England and a billman, 1490. Henry VII's engraved suit of armour in the Tower of London, with convex breastplate, puckered plate skirt of lamboys

Henry VI, King of England, 1422. He wears a crown on his helmet, an armorial tabard over gold plate armour
FLO4678448 Henry VI, King of England, 1422. He wears a crown on his helmet, an armorial tabard over gold plate armour and carries a bent shield

Sir Thomas Shernborne, English knight and chamberlain to Queen Margaret of Anjou, 1458
FLO4678436 Sir Thomas Shernborne, English knight and chamberlain to Queen Margaret of Anjou, 1458. He wears a suit of plate armour with a distinctive plate gorget or hauus-col

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Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick was a pioneering figure in the field of antiquarianism and heraldry. Born in 1783, Meyrick dedicated his life to studying and preserving historical artifacts, particularly medieval armor and weaponry. His extensive collection became one of the largest in England, showcasing over 2,000 pieces from various time periods. Meyrick's passion for history led him to publish several influential works on armor and heraldry, including "A Critical Inquiry into Ancient Armour" and "The History of Cardiganshire." He was also instrumental in establishing the British Archaeological Association and served as its president for many years. Beyond his scholarly pursuits, Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick was known for his eccentric personality and flamboyant style. He often dressed in elaborate historical costumes, earning him the nickname "the Dandy of Wales." Despite facing financial difficulties later in life, Meyrick remained committed to his work until his death in 1848. His legacy lives on through his contributions to the study of medieval history and armor conservation. Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick will always be remembered as a trailblazer in the world of antiquarianism.