Buckler Collection

Medieval Archer
A medieval archer prepares to fire his bow

Dockhead Folly, Bermondsey, London, 1820. Artist: John Chessell Buckler
Dockhead Folly, Bermondsey, London, 1820

Jamaica House, Cherry Garden Street, Bermondsey, London, 1826

Knights of the Round Table: "Lancelot fights against the dragon"
JLJ4647947 Knights of the Round Table: " Lancelot fights against the dragon" Manuscript miniature " The novel of Lancelot du Lac", 1344. B.N

Representation of Geoffroi V (Geoffroy) Le Bel Plantagenet (Comte du Maine et d Anjou
JLJ4592252 Representation of Geoffroi V (Geoffroy) Le Bel Plantagenet (Comte du Maine et d Anjou, Duke of Normandy) (1113-1151) Grave plaque in email. 1151. Musee de Tesse

Fonthill Abbey / Buckler
FONTHILL ABBEY, WILTSHIRE As rebuilt by Beckford Date: 1822

Ilias Picta: scene of the Iliad of Homer, 5th century AD. J.C. above: Diomede assisted by Minerva wounds Aneas (Book 5)
GIA5034596 Ilias Picta: scene of the Iliad of Homer, 5th century AD. J.C. above: Diomede assisted by Minerva wounds Aneas (Book 5, vv.4 - 8)

Tapestry illustrating The Trojan War: Achilles' Death, c.1470 (tapestry)
CUL4896566 Tapestry illustrating The Trojan War: Achilles' Death, c.1470 (tapestry); 482x942 cm; (add.info.: AGAMEMNON. Legendary king of Argos and Mycenae. Center Scene)

Prisoner fighting a starving lion in an arena of the Roman Empire. Coloured engraving of the 19th century
NWI4856002 Prisoner fighting a starving lion in an arena of the Roman Empire. Coloured engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Prisoner fighting a starving lion in an arena of the Roman Empire)

Civilization of Antiquity: Roman soldiers wearing the various insignia of the Empire
NWI4857410 Civilization of Antiquity: Roman soldiers wearing the various insignia of the Empire. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Civilization of Antiquity)

Tolede, Cathedrale Sainte Marie - Detail of the choir stalls representing a siren - 15th century Spain
JEB4945195 Tolede, Cathedrale Sainte Marie - Detail of the choir stalls representing a siren - 15th century Spain; (add.info.: Tolede)

Traditional costumes from the Middle East: Man from Syria (left), woman from Damascus and Arab from Baghdad
NWI4878125 Traditional costumes from the Middle East: Man from Syria (left), woman from Damascus and Arab from Baghdad (Iraq or Iraq)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4900378 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Armee besieging a fortified city of Roman Antiquity using the turtle's device to reach the walls
PCT4286785 Armee besieging a fortified city of Roman Antiquity using the turtle's device to reach the walls. Assault of fortifications

Kurdish man with shield and club. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814)
FLO4722910 Kurdish man with shield and club. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Peasant et soldat Cochinchinois (Vietnam) - Men of Vietnam (Cochinchine): soldier with turban, shield and spear
FLO4723504 Peasant et soldat Cochinchinois (Vietnam) - Men of Vietnam (Cochinchine): soldier with turban, shield and spear, and farmer with straw hat

Costumes and customs of Vietnam, 18th century. Vietmamese peasants making offerings to a statue of Buddha in a banyan
FLO4576448 Costumes and customs of Vietnam, 18th century. Vietmamese peasants making offerings to a statue of Buddha in a banyan tree 1, and group of Vietnamese including peasants and soldiers 2

Ancient Roman armour, helmet, breastplate, shield and weapons from the British Museum
FLO4594049 Ancient Roman armour, helmet, breastplate, shield and weapons from the British Museum, Bartoli's Triumphal Arches and Sir William Hamilton's vases

Armed man of Lithuania, with mace, sword and shield. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's
FLO4705008 Armed man of Lithuania, with mace, sword and shield. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

Military costume: a soldier with a small shield and an epee, 14th century - Soldier with small shield
FLO4676984 Military costume: a soldier with a small shield and an epee, 14th century - Soldier with small shield, sword and plumed helmet

Soldiers and weapons of Carthage. Carthaginian soldiers in breastplate and helmet 1,2, Hannibal's shield 3
FLO4620762 Soldiers and weapons of Carthage. Carthaginian soldiers in breastplate and helmet 1,2, Hannibal's shield 3, and war machine 4, a battering ram within a portable hut covered in cowhide

Nomadic Giagas or Gallas, a ferocious, warlike people from Sierra Leone who destroyed the Kingdom of Benguela (Angola)
FLO4620240 Nomadic Giagas or Gallas, a ferocious, warlike people from Sierra Leone who destroyed the Kingdom of Benguela (Angola), depicted with spears, shields and cudgels

Khoikhoi people (Hottentot) of Korah travelling with their cattle, shields, assagays (spears) and blankets
FLO4620199 Khoikhoi people (Hottentot) of Korah travelling with their cattle, shields, assagays (spears) and blankets. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's

Roman period in Great Britain (1st to 5th century): A Roman Brito and a Feryllt (metallurgist)
FLO4608266 Roman period in Great Britain (1st to 5th century): A Roman Brito and a Feryllt (metallurgist, chemist and botanist) - Eau forte by Robert Havell (1793-1878)

Greeks in battle with attack and defence weapons. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's
FLO4703817 Greeks in battle with attack and defence weapons. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

Knights' helms 287-9, chainmail hood worn under the helm 290, shields for knights on horseback 291-293
FLO4702873 Knights' helms 287-9, chainmail hood worn under the helm 290, shields for knights on horseback 291-293, and shields for knights on foot 294, 295

A Jewish woman and captured Hebrew standing under a palm tree next to two shields
FLO4704299 A Jewish woman and captured Hebrew standing under a palm tree next to two shields. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes

Captive Gaul king and a pensive British woman. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "
FLO4704158 Captive Gaul king and a pensive British woman. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

Gaul warrior in full battledress, with lance, shield, sword and helmet, and a Belgian woman
FLO4704093 Gaul warrior in full battledress, with lance, shield, sword and helmet, and a Belgian woman. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Ceremony at a German tribal meeting. Men wearing wreaths, animal skins and antlers
FLO4704055 Ceremony at a German tribal meeting. Men wearing wreaths, animal skins and antlers. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

German women, one with shield and lance. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "
FLO4704013 German women, one with shield and lance. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

German warrior, Sarmatian archer in armour, and Belgian cavalry in chain-mail armour
FLO4704000 German warrior, Sarmatian archer in armour, and Belgian cavalry in chain-mail armour. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Indian warrior with spear, sword, shield and helmet from a monument. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von
FLO4704476 Indian warrior with spear, sword, shield and helmet from a monument. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Queen of the Amazons, King Priamus, and Phrygian warriors wearing the chlamis (military cloak)
FLO4703472 Queen of the Amazons, King Priamus, and Phrygian warriors wearing the chlamis (military cloak). Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Ancient figures of Orlando and Oliver, crowns and weapons of Charlemagne. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico
FLO4623582 Ancient figures of Orlando and Oliver, crowns and weapons of Charlemagne. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico after Giuseppe Bramati from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Round buckler or rondella 1, oval buckler 2, infantry targe 3, infantry shield 4, cavalry shield 5
FLO4623337 Round buckler or rondella 1, oval buckler 2, infantry targe 3, infantry shield 4, cavalry shield 5, and huge shield used in a siege 6

Soldiers and weapons from the Bayeux Tapestry. Men in plate and chainmail armour armed with mace, lance
FLO4623304 Soldiers and weapons from the Bayeux Tapestry. Men in plate and chainmail armour armed with mace, lance, sword and shield

Chinese and Tartar infantry: tiger guard with striped uniform, tiger shield and scimitar
FLO4622337 Chinese and Tartar infantry: tiger guard with striped uniform, tiger shield and scimitar, with archers and other troops

British Antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): A British warrior (Scotland), armed with a spear and an axe
FLO4608193 British Antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): A British warrior (Scotland), armed with a spear and an axe, holding his shield

Ancient Chinese military uniforms and weapons including suits 5.9, armour 6.7.8, tiger guard shield 37.38, scimitar 33
FLO4622360 Ancient Chinese military uniforms and weapons including suits 5.9, armour 6.7.8, tiger guard shield 37.38, scimitar 33, scabbard 34, quiver 39, axis 36, helmet 3,4.6, and horn 32

Clothes and weapons of the natives of Ethiopia. Hunters with bow, arrows and shields hunting wild animals
FLO4619769 Clothes and weapons of the natives of Ethiopia. Hunters with bow, arrows and shields hunting wild animals. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's

Dance guerriere at Bourou, Sea of the Solomon Islands, Archipelago of Bismarck, New Ireland
JAB4121356 Dance guerriere at Bourou, Sea of the Solomon Islands, Archipelago of Bismarck, New Ireland, Oceania - Voyages by James COOK (1728-1779)

Patriotic map showing France and Russia allies fighting for the right, 1915
LUX4743770 Patriotic map showing France and Russia allies fighting for the right, 1915; (add.info.: Patriotic map showing France and Russia allies fighting for the right)

Dacian cavalry with sabre and shield, and Numidian on horseback. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von
FLO4704156 Dacian cavalry with sabre and shield, and Numidian on horseback. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal

Richly decorated German shield from the mid 16th century in the arms collection of the Count of Erbach
FLO4644092 Richly decorated German shield from the mid 16th century in the arms collection of the Count of Erbach. Decorated with gilt figures on a grey iron background, and a wide gold-plated edge

Grave stones around 1350-1400, with engraved coat of arms - Chromolithography
FLO4643537 Grave stones around 1350-1400, with engraved coat of arms - Chromolithography, drawing by Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck (1811-1903), for his book "Costumes

A Modern Diana, Victorian fancy dress or theatrical costume. She wears a red hunting coat, green skirt
FLO4656233 A Modern Diana, Victorian fancy dress or theatrical costume. She wears a red hunting coat, green skirt, shield with horse and stirrrup on an ermine, and petticoat with fox hunting scene

The cavalry soldiers of Guy I, Count of Ponthieu (died 1010), shirt vetus, short panties and shoes
FLO4707707 The cavalry soldiers of Guy I, Count of Ponthieu (died 1010), shirt vetus, short panties and shoes, with sword worn on the belt and hat (89, 91, 92,93 and 94)

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"Buckler: A Timeless Symbol of Protection and Valor" In the world of medieval archery, the name Buckler evokes images of skilled marksmanship and unwavering defense. Dockhead Folly in Bermondsey, London, witnessed countless arrows launched by courageous archers like John Chessell Buckler himself in 1820. The Knights of the Round Table knew no fear when faced with mythical creatures. Lancelot's legendary battle against a fearsome dragon showcased his prowess as he wielded his trusty buckler to ward off its fiery breath. Geoffroi V Le Bel Plantagenet left an indelible mark on history, immortalized through art at Fonthill Abbey. His portrait depicted him holding a buckler, symbolizing his noble lineage and unwavering strength. St Luke's Church in Chelsea stood tall as a testament to architectural beauty in 1847. Its west view revealed intricate details including depictions of Mars and Venus embracing under the watchful eye of a celestial buckler. Giulio Romano's ship drawings captured the essence of maritime adventure. The ship's bow adorned with shields served as both protection and intimidation on treacherous waters - an embodiment of the mighty buckler. Nature too found solace in this ancient symbol. The Broad Buckler Fern, Nephrodium spinulosum, displayed delicate fronds that resembled miniature versions of these protective shields - nature's own armor against adversity. In times long past, crusaders donned their iron helmets and chainmail armor for holy quests. Their yellow tunics emblazoned with white crosses on red fields were complemented by capes lined with ermine - all accompanied by their trusted bucklers bearing witness to their devotion. Roland le Preux was hailed as a hero in epic poems such as "La Chanson de Roland.