Caparison Collection

FIRST CRUSADE, 1099. European knights capture Jerusalem in this fanciful manuscript illumination of the early 14th century; Christ watches over the scene

CANTERBURY TALES, c1490. Woodcut of the Knight from the edition of Chaucers Canterbury
CANTERBURY TALES, c1490. Woodcut of the Knight from the edition of Chaucers " Canterbury Tales" printed by Richard Pynson in London, c1490

Knight with the Arms of Jean de Daillon, c1480 (1946). Artist: Guillaume Desremaulx
Knight with the Arms of Jean de Daillon, c1480 (1946). This tapestry is held by the Montacute House, Somerset. From The Connoisseur Vol. 117, edited by H. Granville Fell. [The National Magazine Co

MIDDLE AGES: KNIGHTHOOD. A knight arrayed for a tournament. Line engraving, 19th century

A Caparisoned Elephant - Scene near Delhi (A Scene in the East Indies)
1065274 A Caparisoned Elephant - Scene near Delhi (A Scene in the East Indies), 1832 (oil on canvas) by Daniell, William (1769-1837); Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

PROLOGUE: THE KNIGHT. Woodcut from the Prologue to Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales, from William Caxtons second edition, c1484

ELEPHANT & HOWDAH, 1851. Embroidered housings and trappings of the elephant and howdah exhibited by Queen Victoria of Great Britain at the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851

King Henry VIII of England, 1595. The king in blue steel armour edged with gold, pass-guards, gauntlets
FLO4678562 King Henry VIII of England, 1595. The king in blue steel armour edged with gold, pass-guards, gauntlets, breastplate and pauldrons with red cross, lamboys, visored helmet with plumes

Knight armed for the bond, a joust where the horse's eyes were covered, 1512
FLO4678549 Knight armed for the bond, a joust where the horse's eyes were covered, 1512. Knight in visored salad helmet with ring hooked to the grand guard a la montoniere

Knight in armour for a joust a la haute bard, 1512. Knight in tilting helmet, breastplate with shoulder palettes
FLO4678509 Knight in armour for a joust a la haute bard, 1512. Knight in tilting helmet, breastplate with shoulder palettes, thighs, tilting lance with coronel and vamplate

Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. Creator: C.R
Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. The future King Edward VII rides in a canopied howdah during a royal visit. A triumphal arch is inscribed: God Bless the Prince of Wales'

Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant, early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant, early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. The seated man is being served wine

The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant...1876. Creator: C.R
The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant at the Old Palace of Lushkur, Gwalior, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Meeting of Two Generals, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Two Generals, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500

Bishop in ecclesiastical dress, c1588. Creator: Niclauss Kippell
Bishop in ecclesiastical dress, c1588. Italian text: Un Vescovo nell suo Habito ordinario acompagnando il papa come va[?] di porto'

Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit [of the Prince of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy... 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII on a royal visit to India

Rathor Shri Kinjan Singhji, c1850. Creator: Unknown
Rathor Kinjan Singh, c1850

Sketch of a knight on horseback, c.1755-c.1760. Creator: Jan Brandes
Sketch of a knight on horseback, c.1755-c.1760

Knights with the family arms of Brandes and Hirschman, 1770-1808. Creator: Jan Brandes
Knights with the coats of arms of Brandes and Hirschman, 1770-1808. Two knights in full armour on horseback. The left knight represents the ancestor of Brandes from Bohemen

Harbee Nawab and Attendants - Elephant Prince; Bullock Cart for Removing Luggage, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Harbee Nawab and Attendants - Elephant Prince; Bullock Cart for Removing Luggage, 1857. The state of a native Prince, on his elephant, has been often described

Native Trooper and his Groom, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Native Trooper and his Groom, 1857. The native troopers of Bengal, being mostly gentlemen of high caste, are, or were, a very proud and dashing sort of persons

Carlos V En La Batalla De Muhlberg, (Carlos V at the Battle of Muhlberg), 1548, (c1934). Artist: Paolo Veronese
Carlos V En La Batalla De Muhlberg, (Carlos V at the Battle of Muhlberg), 1548, (c1934). Commemorating the victory of Charles V (1500-1558) over the Schmalkaldic League at Muhlberg on April 24, 1547

A Tournament, Florentine School, 1430-50 (oil on panel)
AMO96920 A Tournament, Florentine School, 1430-50 (oil on panel) by Italian School, (15th century); 44x164 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK

Charlemagne with his paladins (knights of his retinue) (vellum)
IND112747 Charlemagne with his paladins (knights of his retinue) (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Biblioteca Nazionale, Turin, Italy; Index Fototeca

King Louis IX (1214-70) and the Crusaders arriving at Carthage in 1270 (vellum)
IND244308 King Louis IX (1214-70) and the Crusaders arriving at Carthage in 1270 (vellum) by Spanish School, (13th century); Private Collection; Index Fototeca

A Horseman with a Falcon, from the Codex Capodilista (vellum)
ALI183185 A Horseman with a Falcon, from the Codex Capodilista (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Civica, Padua, Italy; Alinari

Combat between an Angevin King and Manfred, King of Sicily (c. 1232-66), after 1265 (fresco)
XIR183196 Combat between an Angevin King and Manfred, King of Sicily (c.1232-66), after 1265 (fresco) by French School, (13th century); Tour Ferrande, Pernes-les-Fontaines

Knight in costume for a tournament, 12th century
6340045 Knight in costume for a tournament, 12th century by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Knight in costume for a tournament, 12th century)

Amaury de Montfort, 1192-1241, Grand Constable of France, and crusader knights in hauberk, armorial tunic
6340117 Amaury de Montfort, 1192-1241, Grand Constable of France, and crusader knights in hauberk, armorial tunic, caparisoned horses

Portrait of King Henry V of England, Henry of Monmouth
6337233 Portrait of King Henry V of England, Henry of Monmouth by Rundall, Mary Ann (d.1839) (after); (add.info.: Portrait of King Henry V of England, Henry of Monmouth)

Portrait of King Edward I of England, surnamed Longshanks
6337228 Portrait of King Edward I of England, surnamed Longshanks by Rundall, Mary Ann (d.1839) (after); (add.info.: Portrait of King Edward I of England, surnamed Longshanks)

Portrait of King William I of England, with emblems
6337220 Portrait of King William I of England, with emblems by Rundall, Mary Ann (d.1839) (after); (add.info.: Portrait of King William I of England, with emblems)

Theodosius I on horseback with sceptre
6340151 Theodosius I on horseback with sceptre by Sasso, Giovanni Antonio (19th century); (add.info.: Theodosius I on horseback with sceptre)

Mounted knights in armour in a procession, 15thC tournament (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986478 Mounted knights in armour in a procession, 15thC tournament (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by Migliavacca, Innocente (19th century); (add.info)

Portrait of King Henry VIII of England
6337240 Portrait of King Henry VIII of England by Rundall, Mary Ann (d.1839) (after); (add.info.: Portrait of King Henry VIII of England)

A Falconer, from Codex de Capodilista (vellum)
XIR161746 A Falconer, from Codex de Capodilista (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Civica, Padua, Italy

The Death of Simon de Montfort at the siege of Toulouse, 25th June 1218, 1883 (engraving)
1736585 The Death of Simon de Montfort at the siege of Toulouse, 25th June 1218, 1883 (engraving) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chatelaine, 1897, from L Estampe Moderne, published Paris 1897-99 (colour litho)
STC193264 Chatelaine, 1897, from L Estampe Moderne, published Paris 1897-99 (colour litho) by Doudelet, Charles (1861-1938); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Mechanical Elephant with Festival Barge and Korean Musicians, c. 1765. Attributed to Komatsuya Hyakki

Caparisoned Horse, Northern Wei dynasty (386-535), early 6th century. Creator: Unknown
Caparisoned Horse, Northern Wei dynasty (386-535), early 6th century

Walking Elephant with Floral Caparison, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Walking Elephant with Floral Caparison, 17th century

Knight in Battledress, after a miniature in a 12th century Psalter
KW260535 Knight in Battledress, after a miniature in a 12th century Psalter, from Le Moyen Age et La Renaissance by Paul Lacroix (1806-84) published 1847 (litho) by French School

The Presentation of the Knight, 1843 (hand coloured lithograph)
985986 The Presentation of the Knight, 1843 (hand coloured lithograph) by Nixon, James Henry (1802-57); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Presentation of the Knight)

Litter of a chatelaine, time of the Dukes of Burgundy, 15th Century (colour litho)
3620661 Litter of a chatelaine, time of the Dukes of Burgundy, 15th Century (colour litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litter of a chatelaine)

Dutch Page (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407557 Dutch Page (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English, out of copyright

Saddle cover decorated with griffin attacking a mountain goat (mixed media
XBP389391 Saddle cover decorated with griffin attacking a mountain goat (mixed media) (detail of 389390) by Altaic School, (5th Century BC); State Hermitage Museum, St

Chronicle of the History of the World from Creation to Woden
486263 Chronicle of the History of the World from Creation to Woden, with a Genealogy of Edward IV (Edward IV Roll), beginning section with a portrait of Edward IV on horseback, a roundel with God

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In the enchanting world of Canterbury Tales, a woodcut of the Knight captures our imagination and transports us to c1490. With his caparisoned steed, adorned in regal trappings, he epitomizes chivalry and honor. Traveling back further in time to 1099, we witness European knights capturing Jerusalem during the First Crusade. In a fanciful manuscript, their victorious moment is depicted with intricate detail and vibrant colors. The caparisons on their horses reflect their triumph and valor. The Middle Ages were an era where knighthood reigned supreme. A line engraving from the 19th century showcases a knight meticulously arrayed for a tournament. Every inch of his armor shines as bright as his spirit while his caparison adds an extra touch of grandeur to his noble presence. Venturing into the East Indies, we encounter a captivating scene near Delhi featuring a majestic caparisoned elephant. Its embroidered housings and trappings are fit for royalty, reminiscent of Queen Victoria's exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1851. This magnificent creature embodies power and grace. Returning to Chaucer's Prologue to Canterbury Tales, another woodcut introduces us to "The Knight. " His attire exudes elegance with its carefully crafted caparison that complements his stature as one of literature's most revered characters. Delving deeper into history reveals Jean de Daillon's coat of arms proudly displayed by a knight in c1480. Guillaume Desremaulx masterfully captures this symbol of nobility through artistry that transcends time. Aimery de Guillaume Berard emerges from the annals of French history as an esteemed knight from the 13th century. His gallant figure dons armor embellished with exquisite details including an awe-inspiring caparison that reflects both strength and sophistication. From France to Germany, cavalry knights armored themselves throughout centuries.