1789.—The Grand Falconer details |
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| Image title: | 1789.—The Grand Falconer | |
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| Source: | Knight, Charles: “Old England: A Pictorial Museum” (1845) | |
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| Keywords: | people, falconry, swords, dogs, animals, castles, greyscale | |
| Status: | public domain in the USA, out of copyright in Canada, hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes and no usage credit required | |
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The Grand Falconer is an hereditary position that dates from medieval times, and belongs to the Duke of St. Albans. The man shown here wears a Middle-Eastern-style head-dress with a diadem and carries a scimitar. At his feet a dog, and in the background a castle, symbol of authority in mediaeval times. A falcon sits on his wrist. In North America the sport of falconry is called hawking. |
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