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Poor Marksman A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1885)

Cupid is watching a Frenchman practice his archery, shooting arrows at a heart on a pole. I think [the French] arrogant bunglers; and, in truth, the worst set of marks-men that ever tried cupid’s pati [...]

Keywords: archery, arrows, weapons, cherubs, romance, greyscale

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Added: 2008-01-29

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Flying cherub firing an arrow A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1885)

A winged cupid, a naked boy with wings sprouting from his shoulder-blades, holds an arrow ready to fire. Where his arrow lands, someone will fall in love. I have included both a large size and smaller [...]

Keywords: cherubs, romance, nudity, bare feet, wings, archery, greyscale

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Added: 2008-01-16

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1250.—Archers. (From various MSS. of the 14th Century.) Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Three archers, or bowmen, pose for us: the leftmost carries a bow and a shield, or possibly a quiver, slung around his waist and hanging at his right hip; the middle archer has a sword and a bow; the [...]

Keywords: costumes, weapons, archery, people, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Added: 2010-08-22

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1253.—Breeching Tower; Archers behind their Pavison; Canon, Crossbow-men, &c. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A few words by way of appendage to this part of our subject may here be devoted to the subject of our engravings, representing the storming of a fort (Fig. 1251), the siege of a town (Fig. 1252), and [...]

Keywords: battles, castles, weapons, siege engines, archery, soldiers, warfare, battlments, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-09-21

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1274.—Moveable Towers of Archers, Cannon, etc. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

(Royal MS. 14 Edw. IV) “A few words by way of appendage to this part of our subject may here be devoted to the subject of our engravings, representing the storming of a fort (Fig. 1251), the siege of [...]

Keywords: battles, castles, weapons, siege engines, archery, soldiers, greyscale

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Added: 2007-05-18

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1375.—Shooting at Butts Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A “butt” is an old name for a target used for longbow archery practice; the place where people practice to fire arrows is called an archery butts. The targets were usually placed on mounds of earth. [...]

Keywords: archery, weapons, knights, people, carts, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-05-11

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1805.—Arthur’s Show. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The engraving shows the interior of a large tent or pavillion, with a banner reading Socitie of Prince Arthur hanging from the ceiling, festooned with a garland. There is a round table and, in the fro [...]

Keywords: archery, weapons, events, soldiers, contests, gaming, gluttony, monks, people, costumes, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Mile End; London; England

Added: 2012-12-05

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