Sujet

'The Regalia. - 3', c1911. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'The Regalia. - 3', c1911. '1. Spiritual Sceptre (William IV); 2. Temporal Sword of Justice; 3. Sword of Mercy (Sheathed); 4. Temporal Sceptre (William IV); 5. Sword of Spiritual Justice; 6. Ivory Sceptre (Anne Boleyn)'. 'The royal swords are thus named: Curtana, or the Sword of Mercy, sheathed; the Sword of Justice to the Spirituality, which is obtuse; the Sword of Justice to the Temporality, which is sharp at the point; and the Sword of State. Of these, the last alone is used in the Coronation, being that with which the Sovereign is girded after the anointing. The others are borne in the procession by certain great officers-of-State'. From "The Portrait Book of Our Kings and Queens 1066-1911", edited by T. Leman Hare. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh]

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A58_478

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

67,5Mo (2,6Mo) / 30,5cm x 55,5cm / 3599 x 6558 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people event British weapon weapons traditional tradition color royal war century sword Britain blades blade royalty swords concept typical warfare Colour weaponry 1910s 20th century REGALIA sceptre The Print Collector coronation crown jewels pageantry royal event object Unknown Hare coronations TC and EC Jack Jack T Leman Hare TC and EC T. C. & E. C. Jack T. C. & E. C. T Leman T. Leman Hare T. Leman