Protective clothing; armor worn on the body

concept

Samson carries the gates of Gaza out of the city. Woodcut.

David steals a spear and jug from Saul, who lies deep in a sleep imposed by God. Engraving.

The resurrected Christ rises over terrified soldiers. Engraving after A. Dürer, 1512.

A woman being bled by one man while another holds her arm, two dogs lap up her blood; representing France in the grip of Louis XIV and Cardinal Richelieu, while the financiers drain her resources. Engraving.

Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.

Sthenelos bandaging the wounded finger of Diomedes. Ink drawing by S.W. Kelly, 1937, after a Chalcidian neck-amphora c. 550 B.C.

Narasimha disembowelling Hiranyakasipu in front of his son and attendants. Chromolithograph, 1883.

Self-protection : today, Trasidrex provides protection for the 'heart-at-risk'.

The fatal wounding of Sir Ralph Abercrombie at Alexandria, 1801. Line engraving.

Circe sits with books and wand; to right, men transformed into animals. Etching by G.B. Castiglione, 165-.

Musée du Congo, Tervuren, Belgium: one of five interior scenes. Collotype.

Durga on a lotus with all her weapons surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.

The death of Sir Philip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen. Line engraving.

The republican solidarity of Joseph Priestley and Thomas Paine; indicated by the grinning devil that links them. Etching by I. Cruikshank, 1792.

Page 126: Durga with her arms on her mount being led by Hanuman. Watercolour drawing.

Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

A surgeon is widening the chest wound of a soldier in order to remove an arrow, they are surrounded by a military encampment and a raging battle. Process print after a drawing by C. Maurer, c. 1594.

To the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament assembled, the humble petition and offer of James Armour

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Body armor

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To the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament assembled, the humble petition and offer of James Armour

Body armor

Images from the collections

Images featuring Body armor

Works from the collections

To the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament assembled, the humble petition and offer of James Armour

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