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Background imageBody Armor Collection: Samurai Holding Spear

Samurai Holding Spear
(Original Caption) Ancient warrior of Japan. Undated photograph. BPA2# 3100

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Medieval Painting of a Knight on Horseback

Medieval Painting of a Knight on Horseback
Medieval knight on horseback. (Heinrich von Rugge). From medieval collection of Minnelieder. Undated painting

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Alexander the Great During Battle

Alexander the Great During Battle
Alexander the Great fighting in the Battle of Issus, ca. 310 B.C. based on The Battle of Issus Roman Mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii, Italy

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Woodcut of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Woodcut of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
(Original Caption) King Arthur and his valiant Knights of the Round Table

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Engraving by John J. Crew After Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor by Abraham Cooper

Engraving by John J. Crew After Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor by Abraham Cooper
(Original Caption) Cromwell at the Battle of Marston Moor. Leading a charge after being wounded in his right arm

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Two Gallic Warriors and a Roman Legionnaire

Two Gallic Warriors and a Roman Legionnaire
Reconstructions of soldiers as they appeared during the time of Julius Caesar. Left to right: a Gallic soldier, a Roman legionnaire, and a second Gallic soldier

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Over the Top for You Liberty Loan Poster by Sidney H. Reisenberg

Over the Top for You Liberty Loan Poster by Sidney H. Reisenberg
(Original Caption) World War I poster for the Third Liberty Loan- "Over the Top For You. Bus U.S. Government Bonds." Undated illustraton. BPA2# 5572

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Engraving of Sir Francis Drake

Engraving of Sir Francis Drake
Portrait of Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) English navigator. Engraving

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Portrait of Hernan Cortes

Portrait of Hernan Cortes
(Original Caption) Portrait of Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), framed in ornate splendor with a Latin caption commemorating his conquest of Mexico. ca. 16th Century

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Engraving of a Knight Cocking a Crossbow by L. Massard

Engraving of a Knight Cocking a Crossbow by L. Massard
A 14th-century knight is shown cocking his crossbow in this 19th-century engraving

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Print Depicting Charles II, King of England

Print Depicting Charles II, King of England
Charles II (1630-1685), King of Britain and Ireland (1660-1685) met defeat at Worcester (1651), was exiled until brought back as king (1660), and ruled his last four years without parliament

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Joan of Arc in Armor

Joan of Arc in Armor
(Original Caption) Joan of Arc is shown here in a painting by Albert Lynch

Background imageBody Armor Collection: The Pilgrims at Plymouth: The First Sermon Ashore, 1621 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

The Pilgrims at Plymouth: The First Sermon Ashore, 1621 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
(Original Caption) The Pilgrims at Plymouth: The First Sermon Ashore, 1621. Painting by J.L.G. Ferris

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Print of Joan of Arc Kneeling with Flag

Print of Joan of Arc Kneeling with Flag
(Original Caption) Joan of Arc (c.1412-1431), French national heroine, is shown in this half-length photogravure, wearing armor and holding a flagpole

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Hernando Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico Print

Hernando Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico Print
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Picture shows Hernando Cortez (1485-1547), Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Undated engraving by Storm

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker
Painting of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) by Robert Walker. National Portrait Gallery

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Ingrid Bergman and Others in Joan of Arc

Ingrid Bergman and Others in Joan of Arc
Ingrid Bergman as Joan of Arc

Background imageBody Armor Collection: The Trial of George Jacobs, August 5, 1692 by Tompkins H. Matteson

The Trial of George Jacobs, August 5, 1692 by Tompkins H. Matteson
(Original Caption) Trial of George Jacobs for witchcraft in 1692

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Engraving of a Knight Aiming a Crossbow by L. Massard

Engraving of a Knight Aiming a Crossbow by L. Massard
A 14th-century knight is shown aiming his crossbow in this 19th-century engraving

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Captain John Smith

Captain John Smith (1580-1631) was an early explorer and colonizer of Virginia. He became the president of the Jamestown colony in 1608

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Painting of Duilius Defeating the Carthaginians Near Mylae

Painting of Duilius Defeating the Carthaginians Near Mylae
Duilius, comanding the Roman fleet, defeats the Carthaginians near Mylae on the Sicilian coast in 260 B.C

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Portrait of Hernando de Soto

Portrait of Hernando de Soto
(Original Caption) Hernando de Soto, (1499-1542), Spanish explorer. Discovered the Mississippi River in 1540

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Woodcut of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Woodcut of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
(Original Caption) King Arthur and his valiant Knights of the Round Table

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Portrait of a Samnite

Portrait of a Samnite
A Samnite-a gladiator in full armor carrying sword and shield

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Knight and Equestrian Armor

Knight and Equestrian Armor
This armor from Italy dates to around 1575

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Victory Liberty Loan Poster by Victor Clyde Forsythe

Victory Liberty Loan Poster by Victor Clyde Forsythe
(Original Caption) World War I poster for Victory Liberty Loan. "And They Thought, we Couldn't Fight."

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Illustration of Mary Dyer Being Led to Execution

Illustration of Mary Dyer Being Led to Execution
(Original Caption) Puritans: Mary Dyer, Quaker martyr, being led to execution, 1660

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Illustration of Knights Jousting

Illustration of Knights Jousting
Lithographed illustration of a Medieval tournament

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Illustration of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza by Jules David

Illustration of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza by Jules David
An illustration by Jules David from a 1835 French edition of Don Quichotte by Miguel Cervantes. Sancho Panza finds Don Quixote after Don Quixote unsuccessfully attacks a windmill

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Illustration of Samurai Warrior

Illustration of Samurai Warrior

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Illustration of Mary Dyer Led to Execution

Illustration of Mary Dyer Led to Execution
Illustration entitled Mary Dyer Led To Execution. The illustration shows Mary Dyer holding a Bible surrounded by a crowd and, more closely, by soldiers with guns and drums

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Illustration of Knights Jousting

Illustration of Knights Jousting
Lithographed illustration of a Medieval tournament

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Illustration of King Arthur Receiving Excalibur by Henry Matthew Brock

Illustration of King Arthur Receiving Excalibur by Henry Matthew Brock
(Original Caption) King Arthur receives the magic sword, Excalibur. Colored wash drawing

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Illustration Showing the Emperor Nero Giving the 'Thumbs Down' Signal

Illustration Showing the Emperor Nero Giving the "Thumbs Down" Signal
"Thumbs down": Nero in the arena dooming a gladiator who has to re-enter the fight. BPA2# 4513

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Ferdinando Cortes Engraving

Ferdinando Cortes Engraving
Engraved portrait of Hernando Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Undated color illustration

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Peter The Great Engraving

Peter The Great Engraving
Peter I (1672-1725) of Russia, called the Great. Introduced Russia to Western European Civalization and made her into a recognized European power

Background imageBody Armor Collection: A British Archer Under Edward III by J. Pass

A British Archer Under Edward III by J. Pass
5/1/1797 - ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Engraving of a British archer wearing armor and poised with a bow under Edward III. Illustration. BPA2# 219

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Lithograph of the Embarkation and Departure of Columbus from the Port of Palos after a painting by Ricardo Balaca

Lithograph of the Embarkation and Departure of Columbus from the Port of Palos after a painting by Ricardo Balaca
(Original Caption) Illustration titled "Embarkation and Departure of Columbus from the Port of Palos", On His First Voyage of Discovery, On The 3rd of August, 1492

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Illustration of Joan of Arc Leading Charge In Battle

Illustration of Joan of Arc Leading Charge In Battle
(Original Caption) Painting of Joan of Arc leading her troops in battle. She is on horseback with both sword and flag in hand. Dead knights lay in her wake. Undated painting

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Medieval Illustration of the Battle of Crecy

Medieval Illustration of the Battle of Crecy
Miniature illustration (ca. 1346-1400) of the Battle of Crecy from Chronique by Jean Froissart, a history of western Europe from 1300 to 1400

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds Poster by Fred Strothmann

Beat Back the Hun with Liberty Bonds Poster by Fred Strothmann
(Original Caption) World War I poster for Liberty Bonds. Slogan reads "Beat back the HUN with LIBERTY BONDS." Undated illustration

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Entrance of Cortez into Mexico Lithograph

Entrance of Cortez into Mexico Lithograph
(Original Caption) Illustration entitled "ENTRANCE OF CORTEZ INTO MEXICO, " depicting the first meeting of Hernando Cortes and Montezuma, November 8, 1519. Color lithograph, copyright 1892

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Jean Seberg Preparing for Scene in Saint Joan

Jean Seberg Preparing for Scene in Saint Joan
From the 1957 film Saint Joan

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Jean Seberg as Joan of Arc

Jean Seberg as Joan of Arc
From the 1957 film Saint Joan

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Actors Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave Starring in Camelot

Actors Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave Starring in Camelot
A scene from the 1967 film Camelot, in which Richard Harris plays King Arthur, and Vanessa Redgrave his wife, Queen Guenevere

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Suit of Armor and Weapons

Suit of Armor and Weapons
(Original Caption) This suit of armor and surrounding weaponry date from the time of Henry VIII

Background imageBody Armor Collection: John Manners

John Manners
" General John Manners, Marquis of Granby (1721-1770), Engraved by H.Robinson from the original of sir Joshua Reynolds in the Collection of the earl of Egremont

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Robert Bertie

Robert Bertie
" Robert Bertie, Earl of Lindsey ob 1642, engraved by H.Robinson from the original of Vandyke, in the collection of the Baroness Willoughby of Eresby

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Sir Philip Sidney

Sir Philip Sidney
" Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586)Engraved by H.Robinson from the original of Sir Antoine More in the collection of the Duke of Bedford

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Robert Rich Earl of Warwick

Robert Rich Earl of Warwick
" Portrait of Robert Rich Earl of Warwick, ob 1658engraved by H.Robinson from the original of Vandykein the collection of the earl of Hardwicke

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Robert Devereux

Robert Devereux (1591-1646) 3Rd earl of Essex.engraved by H.T Ryall ( Aug 1837) from the original of Walker, in the collection of the most noble the Marquis of Stafford

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell
Portrait of Oliver Cromwell ( 1599-1658) engraved by Scriven and published in London by Virtue & Cie in 1854.Digital restoration by Pictore ( Sepia Toned )Very high resolution available XXXL

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Julius Caesar receiving tribute

Julius Caesar receiving tribute from the British people (Britons) who were conquered by his army in 50BC at Deal in Kent

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Tilting Helm

Tilting Helm
Antique illustration of a Tilting Helm

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Rapid-fire bunker gun

Rapid-fire bunker gun
Gruson 5.3 cm - rapid-fire cannon L / 25 cal in wheeled armored

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Japanese general and officers

Japanese general and officers
Japanese Taikuns general and officers old war costumes

Background imageBody Armor Collection: Armor and weapons engraving 1896

Armor and weapons engraving 1896
Armor and weapons engraving


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