Sword Collection (page 16)

Landscape with fighting riders, 1743. Creator: Gerard Joseph Xavery
Landscape with fighting riders, 1743

Phaedre, Having Declared Her Passion, Attempts to Kill Herself with the Sword of Hippolytus, c1801
Phaedre, Having Declared Her Passion, Attempts to Kill Herself with the Sword of Hippolytus, c. 1801

Hermione Rejecting Orestes, c. 1799. Creator: Girodet de Roucy-Trioson
Hermione Rejecting Orestes, c. 1799

Nutcracker with a candle and bloody sword, 1898. Creator: Willem Wenckebach
Nutcracker with a candle and bloody sword, 1898

Portrait of Dominique Jacques de Eerens, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1855-1858. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Dominique Jacques de Eerens, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1855-1858. Copy after Cornelis Kruseman

His Majesty The King, 1911. Creator: Unknown
His Majesty The King, 1911. King George V and his Queen consort Mary of Teck were crowned on 22 June 1911. From "The Book of the Coronation". [Cassell and Company, Ltd. London, 1911]

Man with sword and blue jacket (Lodewijk Ernst Hertog from Brunswijk Wolffenbüttel?), 1700-1800. Creator: Anon
Man with sword and blue jacket (Lodewijk Ernst Hertog from Brunswijk Wolffenbuttel?), 1700-1800. Man wearing red sash, hoilding a sabre

Le "Gloria Victis"; d'Antonin Mercie, 1916. Creator: Goupil
Antonin Mercie, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

Hallway with liquor cabinet and living room decorated with mistletoe ball and Christm... c1900-1915 Creator: Unknown
Hallway with liquor cabinet and living room decorated with mistletoe ball and Christmas gnome by fireplace, between 1900 and 1915

Portrait of Rupert (1619-1682), Prince-Palatine of the Rhine, in Combat Dress, after c.1645. Copy after

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c.1497-c.1500. Creator: Sandro Botticelli
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c.1497-c.1500

Portrait of a Dutch Admiral of the Fleet, 1570-1610. Creator: Circle of Pieter Pietersz
Portrait of a Dutch Admiral of the Fleet, 1570-1610

Portrait of Jan Jacob Rochussen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1845. Creator: Nicolaas Pieneman
Portrait of Jan Jacob Rochussen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1845

Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola, 1609. Creator: Michiel van Mierevelt
Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola, 1609. Other Title(s): Portrait of Ambrogio Spinola (1569-1630)

Saint Valerian, left wing of a triptych, c.1490-c.1500. Creator: Master of Brunswick
Saint Valerian, left wing of a triptych, c.1490-c.1500. Valerianus is holding a garland of flowers and a sword (the latter the symbol of his martyrdom)

Ordnance Museum, Academy Hall, U.S. Military Academy, c1901. Creator: William H. Jackson
Ordnance Museum, Academy Hall, U.S. Military Academy, c1901

Look at This Sword, Was it to Be Resisted?, from Eleanora: from the Sorrows of Werter, n.d. Note: artists are listed as possible creators

British soldier, 1875-1925. Creator: Richard Simkin
British soldier, 1875-1925

U.S.S. Brooklyn, Asst. Engineer Ryan, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Brooklyn, Asst. Engineer Ryan, between 1896 and 1901

Legend of a Knight (end panel of a cassone), 1450-1474. Creator: Anon
Legend of a Knight (end panel of a cassone), 1450-1474

U.S.S. Atlanta, sword exercise, between 1886 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Atlanta, sword exercise, between 1886 and 1901

The Arms of the Family Kress von Kressenstein, after 1530. Creator: Unknown
The Arms of the Family Kress von Kressenstein, after 1530

Warrior with Drawn Sword, 1808. Creator: Joannes Echarcus Carolus Alberti
Warrior with Drawn Sword, 1808

Card Fight outside a Country Tavern, c.1628-c.1630. Creator: Adriaen Brouwer
Card Fight outside a Country Tavern, c.1628-c.1630. Two men draw swords while a woman attempts to stay the hand of one of them

Bivouac at Molodechno, 3-4 December 1812: an episode from Napoleon's Retreat from Russia, 1816. Soldiers around a smoking campfire - the man on the right holds a wild boar's head

Christian IV, 1638-1641. Creator: Karel van Mander III
Christian IV, 1638-1641. Danish king wearing lace-trimmed suit of gold silk

Une nouvelle statue de Jeanne d'Arc. Oeuvre d'Antonin Carles, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Une nouvelle statue de Jeanne d'Arc. Oeuvre d'Antonin Carles, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

U.S.S. Newark, sword exercise, between 1891 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Newark, sword exercise, between 1891 and 1901

Portrait of Cornelis van Aerssen (1600/02-1662), Lord of Sommelsdijk, 1658. Creator: Adriaen Hanneman
Portrait of Cornelis van Aerssen (1600/02-1662), Lord of Sommelsdijk, 1658. Other Title(s): Portrait of Cornelis van Aerssen (1600/02-1662), Lord of Sommels, Colonel of Cavalry

"Queen Boadicea" - J. Thomas, sculptor - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856. Creator: J. R. C
"Queen Boadicea" - J. Thomas, sculptor - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856. Sculpture of Boudicca, queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe. Mr

Major-General Sir William Fenwick Williams, K.C.B. "The Hero of Kars" - from a photograph by John W Creator
Major-General Sir William Fenwick Williams, K.C.B. "The Hero of Kars" - from a photograph by John Watkins, Parliament-Street, 1856. British army officer who fought in the Crimean War

Willem III, Count of Holland, Ordering the Beheadal of the Bailiff of Zuid Holland, 1336, 1620-1649
Willem III, Count of Holland, Count of Holland, Ordering the Beheadal of the Bailiff of Zuid Holland, 1336, 1620-1649

Group Portrait of the Four Brothers of William I, Prince of Orange: Jan, Hendrik... c1630. Creator: Wybrand Simonsz
Group Portrait of the Four Brothers of William I, Prince of Orange: Jan (1535-1606), Hendrik (1550-74), Adolf (1540-68) and Lodewijk (1538-74), Counts of Nassau, c.1630

The St Martin's Day Kermis, c.1540-c.1598. Creator: Peeter Baltens
The St Martin's Day Kermis, c.1540-c.1598. Religious festival: a rowdy mob crowds around a cask of wine. On the right, Saint Martin cuts his cloak in half to clothe a beggar

Cavalry Attack at Sunset, 1646. Creator: Jan Asselijin
Cavalry Attack at Sunset, 1646

"The Standard Bearer" - by J. Gilbert - from the Exhibition of Old Water Colours, 1856. Creator: Unknown
"The Standard Bearer" - by J. Gilbert - from the Exhibition of Old Water Colours, 1856. Engraving of a painting. From "Illustrated London News", 1856

Portrait of a Man, c.1610-c.1620. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Man, c.1610-c.1620

Portrait of Cornelis Backer (1633-81), councillor, alderman, and colonel of the... 1660-1684. Creator: Gaspar Netscher
Portrait of Cornelis Backer (1633-81), councillor, alderman, and colonel of the Amsterdam militia, 1660-1684

Portrait of a Male Member of the Van der Borcht Family, c.1635. Creator: Follower of Anthony van Dyck
Portrait of a Male Member of the Van der Borcht Family, c.1635

Portrait of Jochem Hendricksz Swartenhont (1566-1627), 1627. Creator: Nicolaes Eliasz Pickenoy
Portrait of Jochem Hendricksz Swartenhont (1566-1627), 1627

Apotheosis of the Dutch East India Company (Allegory of the Amsterdam Chamber... 1702-1746. Creator: Nicolaas Verkolje)
Apotheosis of the Dutch East India Company (Allegory of the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce of the VOC), 1702-1746

Presentation of a Sword to Major Hibbert, at Macclesfield, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Presentation of a Sword to Major Hibbert, at Macclesfield, 1856. The sword is described in the Macclesfield Courier as "a splendid specimen of the cutler's art." The blade is richly

The Lord Mayor Announcing the Peace, at the Mansion-House - from a photograph by the London Stereosc Creator
The Lord Mayor Announcing the Peace, at the Mansion-House - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1856. End of the Crimean War

Allegory of Abuses by the Authorities of Church and State, 1570-1580. Creator: Gillis Mostaert
Allegory of Abuses by the Authorities of Church and State, 1570-1580. Alternative title: The Haywain: An Allegory of Worldly and Spiritual Abuses

Soldiers in a Stable, c.1655. Creator: Jacob Duck
Soldiers in a Stable, c.1655

Portrait of Otto Brahe (1578-1652), c.1605-c.1610. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Otto Brahe (1578-1652), c.1605-c.1610

Bear Hunt, 1649. Creator: Paulus Potter
Bear Hunt, 1649

The Three Norns, 1844. Creator: Johan Ludvig Gebhard Lund
The Three Norns, 1844. (Deities in Norse mythology.)

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"The Sword: A Symbol of Power, Valor, and History" From the Bayeux Tapestry portraying the Norman Conquest to the painting of St. Martin sharing his coat at St. Gatien Cathedral in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, the sword has left an indelible mark on human history. It embodies strength and courage as seen in "Scotland for Ever, " depicting the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo in 1815. The Battle of Hastings depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry showcases how a single swing of a they are alter destinies forever. In contrast, Manjushri, divinity of knowledge at Kopan monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal represents wisdom wielded with precision. Elizabeth Southerden Thompson's oil on canvas masterpiece "Scotland Forever" immortalizes Scottish warriors brandishing their swords fearlessly. The Light Dragoons' legacy from 1790 to 1992 exemplifies how this weapon evolved alongside military strategies throughout centuries. In London's Old Bailey Law Courts above stands The Scales of Justice - a symbol reminding us that even though justice may be blindfolded, it is armed with truth and fairness. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington's portrait by Thomas Lawrence portrays him holding a ceremonial sword as he led Britain to victory against Napoleon Bonaparte. Fencing positions demonstrate not only physical prowess but also strategic thinking required when engaging an opponent with this noble weapon. Meanwhile, Angels of Mons grace piano music covers as they guard over those who seek solace through melodies inspired by heavenly battles fought long ago. Finally, Greek Orthodox iconography depicts St. George slaying a dragon within St. Georges Orthodox church - illustrating how swords have transcended reality into mythical realms where good triumphs over evil. Through art and history alike we are reminded that beyond its mere function as a tool for combat or defense lies something far greater - an emblem of human determination, honor, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness.