Bearers Collection (#4)

The Ashantee War, How I took Coomassie (engraving)
1049095 The Ashantee War, How I took Coomassie (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ashantee War, How I took Coomassie, an Officers Dream)

Tattooed bearers and a carrying chair, Japan, circa 1870s. Date: circa 1870s

17th century soldiers
Various soldiers including : mercenaries, musketeers, artillerymen, harquebusiers, captains, standard bearers, dragoons and cuirassiers

Night travelling in the Punjab 1857
Travelling at night is accompanied by a musalchee or torch-bearer, who runs a little before the palanquin, with the torch, not only for the purpose of showing them the way

The Porter Il Facchino (engraving)
867963 The Porter " Il Facchino" (engraving) by Italian School; Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Example of a Roofless Palanquin, c. 1890
Example of a Roofless Palanquin, pub. c.1890 (hand coloured engraving). This was used for carrying Government officials or first class noblemen; also used to carry the King around Palace grounds;

Example of an Enclosed Palanquin, c. 1890
Example of an Enclosed Palanquin, pub. c.1890 (hand coloured engraving)

DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES COFFIN IS CARRIED FROM HOSPITAL, PARIS - AUGUST 1997

Ethiopian Noblewoman with two attendants carrying possessions in two ornate baskets with conical lids. Date: late 1930s

GERMAN DRESS 1500-1550
German costumes of the first half of the 16th century: Knights, Nobles, Court Dress, Soldiers, Standard bearers & a drummer. N.B slashed clothing - Landsknecht. Date: 16th century

WWI - Patriotic German soldiers bearing their Flag
Four German soldiers proudly advance into battle bearing the national flag. The caption translates (loosely!) as: Living for the banner - No faltering will lead to glory

The first of the wounded during WWI, seen here at the French port of Le Havre, being invalided back to Britain. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

Stereoview, World War One, The Great War Realistic Travels military photographs circa 1918. Tenderly lifting a serious injured soldier by stretcher bearers

Stretcher Bearers Giving Aid To A Soldier Lying Wounded In A Trench On The Somme, France During World War I. From The Story Of 25 Eventful Years In Pictures, Published 1935

Verney Lovett Cameron Arriving At The Village Of Oulonnda, Africa During His Travels There In 1872 To 1876. Verney Lovett Cameron, 1844 To 1894. English Explorer In Central Africa

David Livingstone Being Carried the Last Mile To Die At His African Home In Ujiji, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Africa In 1873. Dr. David Livingstone, 1813-1873. Scottish Missionary And African Explorer

Explorer Pietro Paolo Savorgnan Di Brazz

Egyptian Art. Tomb equipment of Gemniemhat. Saqqara, c. 1990 BC. Middle Kingdom. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

The Queen and her canopy bearers
Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother, and her canopy bearers at the coronation of King George VI on 12th May 1937. Date: May 1937

Wedding - Crown Prince of Sweden and Lady Louise Mountbatten
The Wedding of Crown Prince Adolf of Sweden (1882-1973) and Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten (1889-1965) on 3rd November 1923 at St. Jamess Palace, London

The Transit of Venus - Comic Postcard
A comic postcard depiting a rotund woman (a very classical frame!) being transported home from the pub by two stretcher-bearing Bobbies

Summoning bearers to Cape Coast Castle, 1874
Natives from protected tribes are summoned with a bell and shouts to act as bearers or carriers for the British in the 2nd Ashanti War (1873-74)

A Roman Triumph (Topham)
A Roman emperor and his young son triumphantly parade through Rome in a chariot, with the enthusiastic crowds and bearers of the Roman standard "s P Q R" all around them

Female bearers and a carrying chair, Japan, 1870s. Date: 1870s

Girl in carrying chair with bearers in grass coats, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Model of a group of offering bearers. Egypt
Model of a group of offering bearers. Wood. Middle Kingdom. 12th Dynasty. 1800 BC. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Japan - Kago Travelling Chair Date: circa 1908

Thanet VAD Motor Transport Group and stretcher bearers outside The Yarrow Home for Convalescent Children (date - journal). Sir Alfred Yarrow opened this home in 1894

Geisha in her sedan chair
Elegant geisha travelling to her client in a sedan chair carried by two bearers. Artist: Raphael Kirchner Date: circa 1901

A Standard Bearer at the 1937 Coronation
An impression of one of the number of Standard bearers taking part in the colourful Coronation procession up the nave of Westminster Abbey during the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. Date: 1937

King George VI and his canopy bearers, coronation
King George VI and his canopy bearers, who are Knights of the Garter, at his Coronation on 12th May 1937. Date: May 1937

Coronation ceremonial procession 1937
The Coronation procession up Westminster Abbeys blue-carpeted nave for the coronation of King George VI: a colourful pageant as peers

Head Bearded Man Looking Lower Left Nicodemus
Artokoloro

Der kuing von Gutzin, print made by George Glockendon, 1511 (woodcut)
XJF472268 Der kuing von Gutzin, print made by George Glockendon, 1511 (woodcut) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

But the Bearers, Getting Tired of their Work, Took me to a Farm-House for a Rest, Pleading my Exhausted Condition, 1888 Engraving

Franco-Prussian War: Stretcher bearers on the battlefield

Tomb of Christopher Columbus (carved wood) (see also 329904)
KW329903 Tomb of Christopher Columbus (carved wood) (see also 329904) by Spanish School, (16th century); Cathedral of S. Maria de la Asuncion, Seville

King Louis IX (1217-70) before Damietta, illustration from Bibliotheque des
KW219437 King Louis IX (1217-70) before Damietta, illustration from Bibliotheque des Croisades by J-F. Michaud, 1877 (litho) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French

Portrait of Nicolas Foucquet, Pieter van Schuppen, P. de la Serre, 1655 - 1703

A bullet proof stretcher cover for rescuing the wounded and the stretcher bearers
KW1547386 A bullet proof stretcher cover for rescuing the wounded and the stretcher bearers between trenches during World War One, from The Illustrated War News

The Adoration of the Magi, Initial E: Sword Bearers; Master of the Brussels Initials, Italian, active about 1389 - 1410; Bologna, Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Europe; between 1389 and 1404; Tempera colors

Ivory Coast, West Africa - Boa Kouassi King of Agni N denian
Ivory Coast, West Africa - Boa Kouassi (King of Agni N denian). Date: circa 1908

Standard bearers, drummers and trumpeters of a Saracen army mounted on camels and horses. 13th century Arab manuscript

Stretcher bearers Passchendaele August 1917. Stretcher bearers struggling through the mud near Boesinghe, August 1, 1917, during the Battle of Pilckem Ridge (part of the Third Battle of Ypres)

World War I 1914-1918: A Canadian casualty of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 1917, being evacuated by stretcher bearers. Wounded

Franco-Prussian War: Stretcher bearers on the battlefield

But the Bearers, Getting Tired of their Work, Took me to a Farm-House for a Rest, Pleading my Exhausted Condition, 1888 Engraving

Standard Bearers Knights. Detail. Painting on wood from de decoration of 13th century roof. Unknown origin. Tempera

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In the depths of history, bearers have played diverse roles, transcending time and space. From the haunting silhouettes of World War I soldiers, wounded and in need of medical care, to the elegant figures setting off on a Fox Hunt from their grand Chateau. Even ancient Roman costumes adorned those who carried significance. The Cross Bearers etched into memory an image of valor amidst the chaos of a WWI battlefield, as depicted by Matania's poignant illustration. Notables assembled at the Abbey annexe during the 1937 Coronation, each bearing their own weighty responsibilities. Madame Yevonde's portrait immortalized Lady Elizabeth Paget as she stood tall like a bearer of grace and poise. In contrast, Baldwin I met his demise as he relinquished his earthly crown - a Latin King of Jerusalem no more. Beardsley's provocative artwork "The Fruit Bearers" transported us under hills where mystery dwelled. Prussian Royal Wedding celebrations showcased bearers carrying dreams for a united future. Kandy in Sri Lanka witnessed Buddhist processions where bearers carried sacred symbols with reverence and devotion. The Standard Bearers during George V's coronation ceremony embodied loyalty and honor; they held aloft banners representing nations united under one ruler. Lourdes beckoned believers to its Grotto and Basilica, where countless souls sought solace through prayerful offerings borne by faithful hands. Bearers throughout history have shouldered burdens both literal and symbolic - be it weapons or standards, hopes or prayers. Their presence reminds us that behind every significant moment lies someone willing to carry its weight with dignity and purpose.