Items matching knights (results page 1)

Frontispiece: Burkard Keller of Yburg.Legends of the Black Forest (1890)

A ghostly woman glowing white floats in the air, her bare feet not touching the ground, as she reaches out to a knight, kneeling in awestruck adoration. In the background a statue of the same woman at [...]

Keywords: people, ghosts, spirit, spooky, owls, forests, knights, colour

Places shown: Baden; Germany

Added: 2009-03-24

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Knight and HermitThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

A knight in armour carrying a shield is on foot, leading his horse. He stands by a tree in front of a church or monastery door. A bearded monk beckons him in, pointing towards the open door. In a nic [...]

Keywords: castles, trees, hills, towers, knights, animals, horses, monks, armour, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2004-02-20

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Title Page Image (detail)Architecture: Gothic and Renaissance (1896)

A knight in armour [US: armor] rides a horse. He carries a lance, wears a sword, and fights a dragon; presumably this is St. George, patron saint of England. In the background is a castle or tower on [...]

Keywords: knights, horses, animals, people, dragons, battles, mythical creatures, armour, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-08-08

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Types of ArmourThe Antiquities of England and Wales Vol I (1783)

Explanation of the Plate of Armour No. 1. A Shield called a Roundel. No. 2. A Target. No. 3. A Leaden Mallet, used by the archers, mentioned in the military part of the preface. No. 4. An Iron Mace us [...]

Keywords: armour, weapons, knights, shields, helmets, swords, spears, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2004-02-22

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Frontispiece: Alice and the White KnightThrough the Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There (1871)

“It was a glorious victory, wasn”t it?’ said the White Knight, as he came up panting. “I don’t know,” Alice said doubtfully. “I don’t want to be anybody’s prisoner. I want to be a Queen.” “So you will [...]

Keywords: knights, alice, horses, armour, illustrations for children, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-02-19

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The Death of Cordelia.Art-Journal (1850)

The men, the soldiers, look on anxiously and sad King Lear clutches the dying Cordelia to his breast. Passages From The Poets: The Death of Cordelia. Drawn by J. Franklin. Engraved by G. P. Nicholls. [...]

Keywords: king lear, death, shakespeare, knights, grief, mourning, people, weapons, beards, warriors, royalty, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-11-18

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Christ Crowned With ThornsEngravings on Metal by Albrecht Duerer

Christ Crowned With Thorns; Duerer (Dürer) made several versions of this drawing; this one is from the Engraved Passion. Various angry people attack a seated Christ with sharp sticks. Christ is bare- [...]

Keywords: religion, knights, people, weapons, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-05-25

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Painted Window. Two Saxon Earls of Mercia, And Seven Norman Earls of Chester.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A reproduction in colour of a sixteenth-century painted glass window showing various earls and barons of Chester. Brereton Hall, in Cheshire, was built in the reign of Elizabeth, by Sir William Breret [...]

Keywords: windows, royalty, people, costumes, knights, crowns, swords, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-12-04

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379.—Carlisle Castle.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The knights arrive on horseback over the bridge and into the castle walls. Carlisle castle was built in 1090 on the site of an older Roman fortress. The Castle of Carlisle was founded by William Rufu [...]

Keywords: castles, knights, towers, battlements, bridges, greyscale

Places shown: Carlisle; Cumberland; England

Added: 2012-04-19

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The Twa CorbiesSome British Ballads (1919)

Or, The Two Ravens. Two carrion birds sit discussing what they are going to eat for supper, and one mentions a young man, a knight, lying dead nearby, presumably killed by his lover’s new boyfriend. [...]

Keywords: people, knights, trees, birds, death, spooky, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-06-13

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Homecoming, by Robert EngelsJugend [German art magazine] (1900)

A poem about a man coming home after a long journey; he is a medieval knight, and sits on a wall holding his lance and helmet, overlooking the town and castle. In th epoem he now has grey hair, b [...]

Keywords: poetry, poems, knights, people, warriors, castles, men, armour, medieval architecture, medieval scenes, greyscale

Places shown: Germany

Added: 2021-08-06

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Idler No. 8: George and the Dragon.The Idler (1797)

Saint George, patron saint of England, is seen here wearing full plate mail wielding a mace and about to slay the dragon, together with his two dogs. The image is in an oval cartouche or frame, surmou [...]

Keywords: dragons, knights, weapons, battles, dogs, animals, mythical creatures, wings, armour, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-07-13

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821.—Edward I.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

King Edward I (“Longshanks”) of England lived from 1239 – 1307. He was crowned in 1272 but was away on Crusade and did not rule until 1274. He is shown here riding a horse and wearing a full suit of [...]

Keywords: royalty, knights, horses, weapons, swords, greyscale

Places shown: England

Added: 2006-01-02

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867.—The Siege of CalaisOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“They sent to Edward; who, however, would listen to no terms but unconditional submission. The noble Sir Walter Manny, however, spoke for them; and, at last, mercy was promised to all but six of the c [...]

Keywords: bare feet, knights, warfare, battles, weapons, greyscale

Places shown: Calais; Pas-de-Calais; France

Added: 2006-09-12

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Crest of a Popular KnightBill Nye’s History of England (1900)

“He wore a crest on his helmet adorned with German favors given him by lady admirers, so that the crest of a popular young knight often looked like a slump at the Bon marché” (p. 103)

Keywords: people, cartoons, humour, knights, helmets, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-02-18

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1145.—Playing at Draughts (Harleian MS. 4431)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Two men in mediæval clothing [US: medieval] sit with a draughts [US: drafts or checkers] board balance between their knees. Two other men, one a knight in armour, the other perhaps a page boy, watch [...]

Keywords: knights, games, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-05-09

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1254.—Jousting Tournament. Harleian MS. 4379Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

This wood engraving shows two knights on their horses, charging towards one another with their lances pointed. In the background are great tents or marquees and a watching audience. The heraldic arms [...]

Keywords: jousting, sports, chivalry, knights, tents, people, contests, riding, weapons, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2013-01-04

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Military Costume, Middle of Fifteenth Century.The National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

An archer with a longbow, sword, shiel and arrows; a knight in plate mail armour with a sword; a knight in full armour including a crested helm with pink and white feathers, a short sword or dagger, a [...]

Keywords: soldiers, people, weapons, knights, armour, swords, shields, helmets, costumes, colour, cartici, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2011-05-01

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Costume of Fifteenth Century KnightThe National and Domestic History of England (Vol 2) (1878)

A soldier from “Three knights from the 15th century” without the background or border. This man rests on his long-sword (posing for the engraver?) and also appears to carry a stout stick hung from his [...]

Keywords: soldiers, war, weapons, knights, armour, swords, people, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2011-05-01

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1373.—Wood-cut of a Knight. (From Caxton’s ‘Game of the Chess’)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A fifteenth-century woodcut of a knight riding a horse; he bears the Fleurs-de-Lys, the French badge. This is from an early printed book, made for a book printed at Westminster Abbey by William Caxton [...]

Keywords: knights, people, weapons, horses, fleurs de lys, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-06-19

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