Caption

16th-century armor with lance and sword from the army of Henry II of France, from the collection of the Musée d'Artillerie in Paris, photomechanical print, This print is part of a cover with 36 prints, a title page and a list of images., check stamp: 'PHOTOGLYPTIE, LEMERCIER ET Cie, PARIS', Paris, cliché maker: Lemercier & Cie., c. 1877 - in or before 1882, Lemercier & Cie., photographer, cliché maker, paper, Woodburytype, Woodburytypie, height 275 mm x width 115 mm, hacking and thrusting weapons: sword, armour, helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance, A full-length figure in a suit of polished plate armor stands on a rectangular wooden pedestal, wearing a helmet with a pointed visor and large plume feathers rising above it, with a closed gauntleted hand gripping the shaft of a long pole weapon that rests on a circular guard, while the other hand hangs near the hilt of a sheathed sword at the waist; the armor includes articulated pauldrons, a breastplate with a decorative strap crossing it, chainmail visible beneath the fauld, articulated cuisses and greaves over the legs, and sabatons on the feet, all rendered in a metallic sheen, with a plain neutral background and the whole image framed by a textured pale border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A78_219

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.0Mb (11.4Mb) / 9.8in x 19.3in / 2954 x 5794 (300dpi)

Keywords

16th-century armor lance sword army Henry II France collection Musée d'Artillerie Paris photomechanical print print part cover 36 prints title page list images check stamp Photoglyptie LEMERCIER ET Cie cliché maker Lemercier & Cie c 1877 - 1882 photographer paper Woodburytype Woodburytypie height 275 mm x width 115 mm hacking thrusting weapons armour helved weapons polearms striking thrusting full-length figure suit polished plate armor stands rectangular wooden pedestal wearing helmet pointed visor large plume feathers rising closed gauntleted hand gripping shaft long pole weapon rests circular guard hand hangs near hilt sheathed sword waist armor includes articulated pauldrons breastplate decorative strap crossing chainmail visible beneath fauld articulated cuisses greaves legs sabatons feet rendered metallic sheen plain neutral background whole image framed textured pale border