Bidspirit auction | Pair of Military Engravings Sir

Pair of Military Engravings Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick - Pair of Very Nice Antique Hand-colored Military Engravings after Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783 - 1848), Meyrick, Samuel Rush, Sir from \'A CRITICAL INQUIRY INTO ANCIENT ARMOUR, AS IT EXISTED IN EUROPE, PARTICULARLY IN GREAT BRITAIN, FROM THE NORMAN CONQUEST TO THE REIGN OF KING CHARLES II. ILLUSTRATED BY A SERIES OF ILLUMINATED ENGRAVINGS. WITH A GLOSSARY OF MILITARY TERMS OF THE MIDDLE AGES | Plates LXXIV: An officer of Pikemen, and LXXVI: A Suit of Black Armour | Published: London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842 | Engraved by William Maddocks | Each is professionally matted and framed (matching) under glass | Approx. Dimensions Each: 22\” H x 19.5\” W | An excellent set of engravings from Meyrick\'s great work on arms and armor, with beautiful plates \”as fine as the monuments of Westminster Abbey\” (\'Edinburgh Review\').