Bearers Collection (page 3)

Spear-bearers from Cutch (colour litho)
3634007 Spear-bearers from Cutch (colour litho) by Menpes, Mortimer Ludington (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spear-bearers from Cutch)

Emblem-bearers of Cutch (colour litho)
3633971 Emblem-bearers of Cutch (colour litho) by Menpes, Mortimer Ludington (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emblem-bearers of Cutch)

Asia (coloured engraving)
3630125 Asia (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Asia. Illustration from Die Welt in Bildern (Braun & Schneider, Munich)

Palanquin, 1870s (b / w photo)
495576 Palanquin, 1870s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Common mode of transport in the British Raj.); English, out of copyright

Pierre Savorgnan de Brazzas journeys of exploration in the French Congo, 1875-1886 (chromolitho)
2788788 Pierre Savorgnan de Brazzas journeys of exploration in the French Congo, 1875-1886 (chromolitho) by European School

Mon Voyage A Travers Madagascar (engraving)
2789107 Mon Voyage A Travers Madagascar (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mon Voyage A Travers Madagascar)

H-M Stanley En Afrique (engraving)
2783387 H-M Stanley En Afrique (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H-M Stanley En Afrique)

Hammock (chromolitho)
2782672 Hammock (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hammock. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

The Legend of the True Cross, the Carrying of the Cross, completed 1464 (fresco) (detail)
BEN116356 The Legend of the True Cross, the Carrying of the Cross, completed 1464 (fresco) (detail) by Francesca, Piero della (c.1415-92); Basilica San Francesco, Arezzo, Tuscany

Litter with escort, accompanied by buccina players. time of Charlemagne, 9th Century (colour litho)
3620652 Litter with escort, accompanied by buccina players. time of Charlemagne, 9th Century (colour litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litter with escort)

A Deputation to the King from the Three Colleges Comprised in the Victoria University (b / w photo)
3627507 A Deputation to the King from the Three Colleges Comprised in the Victoria University (b/w photo) by English Photographer

French troops advancing on Antananarivo, Madagascar (engraving)
2789439 French troops advancing on Antananarivo, Madagascar (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French troops advancing on Antananarivo, Madagascar)

Establishing the border between French and German territories in the Congo (colour litho)
2779978 Establishing the border between French and German territories in the Congo (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Dalai Lama arriving on a visit to India (colour litho)
2779596 The Dalai Lama arriving on a visit to India (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dalai Lama arriving on a visit to India)

Events in Madagascar (colour litho)
2818606 Events in Madagascar (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Events in Madagascar. Charles Le Myre de Vilers and his expedition reaching the coast)

Lieutenant Mizon (colour litho)
2818306 Lieutenant Mizon (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieutenant Antoine Mizon, French explorer of Central Africa)

The Marchand Mission (colour litho)
2819041 The Marchand Mission (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marchand Mission)

Charles Marie Le Myre de Vilers in Madagascar (colour litho)
2818573 Charles Marie Le Myre de Vilers in Madagascar (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Marie Le Myre de Vilers, French colonial administrator)

Stanley Et Ses Compagnons Dans Les Forets De L Afrique Centrale (engraving)
2783229 Stanley Et Ses Compagnons Dans Les Forets De L Afrique Centrale (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Palanquin bearers and holy men resting beneath a banyan tree at the entrance to a village
CH469840 Palanquin bearers and holy men resting beneath a banyan tree at the entrance to a village, Bengal (pencil & w/c on paper) by Cornish

In the jubilation of victory, Hohenfriedberg, 4th June 1745 (colour litho)
STC434366 In the jubilation of victory, Hohenfriedberg, 4th June 1745 (colour litho) by Knoetel, Richard (1857-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick the Great (1712-86)

Figures of two Arican men carrying a European man, Congo (ivory)
MGS223942 Figures of two Arican men carrying a European man, Congo (ivory) by African, (19th century); height: 11.5cm cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; African, out of copyright

Travelling in Ceylon No. IV, c. 1835 (pen & ink on paper)
BON208309 Travelling in Ceylon No.IV, c.1835 (pen & ink on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Principal attendants of the Chinese Emperors procession
STC232905 Principal attendants of the Chinese Emperors procession, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Giulio Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Zancon

The Guards at Inkerman, 5th November 1854, illustration from
IL243507 The Guards at Inkerman, 5th November 1854, illustration from British Battles dn Land and Sea edited by Sir Evelyn Wood (1838-1919) first published 1915 (colour litho) by Gibb

Verney Lovett Cameron, British explorer (chromolitho)
1093638 Verney Lovett Cameron, British explorer (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894), British explorer

Sortie de la Messe (Leaving Church after Mass) (colour litho)
3098650 Sortie de la Messe (Leaving Church after Mass) (colour litho) by Delort, Charles Edouard (1841-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sortie de la Messe (Leaving Church after Mass)

Three Nude Bearers (pen and brown ink over grey chalk outlines with red chalk on white
1216712 Three Nude Bearers (pen and brown ink over grey chalk outlines with red chalk on white paper) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); 28.2x24.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Gulbeyaz, by Athol Mayhew (engraving)
1623016 Gulbeyaz, by Athol Mayhew (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gulbeyaz, by Athol Mayhew)

Field firing at Peshawur, India (engraving)
1061186 Field firing at Peshawur, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Field firing at Peshawur, India)

Sketches from the Gold Coast (engraving)
1105812 Sketches from the Gold Coast (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from the Gold Coast)

Hunting party and bearers, 13th Century (colour litho)
3620657 Hunting party and bearers, 13th Century (colour litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting party and bearers, 13th Century)

Litter, bearers and loaded pack mules, time of the Crusades, 11th Century (litho)
3620655 Litter, bearers and loaded pack mules, time of the Crusades, 11th Century (litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litter, bearers and loaded pack mules)

Viceroy Li Hongzhang leaving Beijing during the First Sino-Japanese War (engraving)
2789350 Viceroy Li Hongzhang leaving Beijing during the First Sino-Japanese War (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Viceroy Li Hongzhang)

The Marchand Mission (colour litho)
2819043 The Marchand Mission (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Marchand Mission. En route between the Congo and the Nile)

Palanquin and bearers (engraving)
2813414 Palanquin and bearers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palanquin and bearers)

Les Momies De Deir-al-Bahari (engraving)
2783377 Les Momies De Deir-al-Bahari (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Momies De Deir-al-Bahari)

Madame Hlawaczek Au Zambese (engraving)
2783289 Madame Hlawaczek Au Zambese (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Madame Hlawaczek Au Zambese)

Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna
UOL120821 Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsunas succession in 1651, possibly by Kano Masunobu (1625-94) (scroll painting) (detail) by Japanese School

Japans Red Cross work in aid of her Allies: An additional medical unit starting for
STC311064 Japans Red Cross work in aid of her Allies: An additional medical unit starting for Russia, from The Illustrated War News

Coat of arms of Prince Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin (1754-1835
CHT173066 Coat of arms of Prince Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin (1754-1835) from the first book of a twenty volume heraldic collection, 1798 (w/c)

Procession of Indian rajahs (coloured engraving)
5998776 Procession of Indian rajahs (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Procession of Indian rajahs)

Chief of an African Pygmy tribe being carried on a litter (b / w photo)
6015565 Chief of an African Pygmy tribe being carried on a litter (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The World in Pictures: German East Africa (coloured engraving)
979212 The World in Pictures: German East Africa (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The World in Pictures)

Persepolis, Ushers introducing tribute-bearers (engraving)
973631 Persepolis, Ushers introducing tribute-bearers (engraving) by Perrot, Georges (1832-1914) and Chipiez, Charles (1835-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Persepolis)

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

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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.