EditorialSavoyard-style close helmets or Totenkopf. Complete the armour of the cuirassiers or the heavy cavalry. North Italy. Ca.1600-1630. Armoury. Grandmaster Palace. Valletta. Malta.
EditorialSpain, Madrid. Royal Palace. It was built by order of Philip V. The project was commissioned to Giovanni Battista Sachetti (1690-1764). Its construction began in 1738 and the building was completed in 1764. Facade and wings of the building from the Squ...
EditorialTower of London. - Horse Armoury. (Recess in the South Wall.) Valuable specimens of Armour,...belonging to...reign...Henry VIII, Frank Mason Good (English, 1839 - 1928), about 1866, Albumen silver print.
EditorialTower of London. - Horse Armoury. Equestrian figure in Suit of embossed, engraved, and gilt Armour, probably Spanish..Edward VI, Frank Mason Good (English, 1839 - 1928), about 1866, Albumen silver print.
EditorialTower of London. - Horse Armoury. Equestrian figures of Knights of...time...Charles I...Armour...continued no lower than..knees, Frank Mason Good (English, 1839 - 1928), about 1866, Albumen silver print.
EditorialErnst Ruediger, Count Starhemberg (1637-1701), Field-marshal and Commander of Vienna during the Turkish siege of 1683. Oil on canvas, 232 x 155 cm.
EditorialThe Great Horse Armoury in the Tower of London. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by Gilbert from London Interiors, Their Costumes and Ceremonies, Joshua Mead, London, 1841.
EditorialBeefeater showing Victorian tourists the Norman Armoury or the Small Armoury in the Tower of London. Among the weapons and shields are medieval implements of torture. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by B. Sly from London Interio...
EditorialHelmet of the Emperor Charles V, in the Royal Armoury, Madrid, c. 1862. Photographs from the collection of the royal armoury, Madrid. Spain, c.1862. Albumen print. Source: 1704.a.15 no.58.
EditorialFull battle armour for knight and barding for horse, mid 16th century. He wears a plumed helmet, full suit of plate armour, articulated gauntlets and shoes with spurs, and holds a lance. The saddle is upholstered in leather and has steel plates front a...
EditorialThe Great Horse Armoury in the Tower of London. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by Gilbert from London Interiors, Their Costumes and Ceremonies, Joshua Mead, London, 1841.
EditorialBeefeater showing Victorian tourists the Norman Armoury or the Small Armoury in the Tower of London. Among the weapons and shields are medieval implements of torture. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by B. Sly from London Interio...
EditorialFull battle armour for knight and barding for horse, mid 16th century. He wears a plumed helmet, full suit of plate armour, articulated gauntlets and shoes with spurs, and holds a lance. The saddle is upholstered in leather and has steel plates front a...
EditorialErnst Ruediger, Count Starhemberg (1637-1701), Field-marshal and Commander of Vienna during the Turkish siege of 1683. Oil on canvas, 232 x 155 cm.
EditorialA battle with maces, another favourite and bloody sport of medieval knights. Fascinated, the ladies watch from a covered, two-storied waggon. Mural from the armoury, Runkelstein castle, from the series of murals showing courtlife, sports and pastimes a...
EditorialThe armoury of a high-ranking officer appears to have remained unchanged at least from the 18th century. The shield of tough rhino hide, embellished in brass with sun and moon, reflects Moghul metalwork. 42 cm across.