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European Armour in the Royal Collection
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Parts of a field garniture of Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel with associated helmet, gauntlets, greaves and sabatons
1563 - 1800RCIN 62997
This armour is one of a series featuring the Biblical scene of Daniel in the Lions' Den and was most likely made for the personal elite guard of Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1528–1589). Its decoration is of exceptional quality. A number of allegorical and classical figures, including Hercules, Venus and Victory, appear alongside trophies and classical heads with wreaths of laurel. The etcher responsible would have been a member of the Brunswick painters’ guild. The guild accepted an etched ‘heavy field armour (Curitz) or light field armour (Drabbharnisch)' as a master piece, which suggests that decorating armour was a significant source of employment for its members. Among them was Franz Bock, the most likely decorator of this armour. He and other Brunswick armour etchers drew their designs from a range of popular graphic sources, including engravings by artists like Daniel Hopfer (c.1470-1536) and prints by Heironymus Cock (1518-1570).