#breasplate

[royalty-nobility]

Victor Amadeus III of Savoy, King of Piedmont-Sardinia in 1773 (1726-1796)

Artist: Workshop of Anton Raphael Mengs (German, 1728-1779)

Date: 18th century

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Palace of Versailles, Paris, France

Victor Amadeus III

Victor Amadeus III (1726 – 1796) was King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 20 February 1773 to his death in 1796. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numerous administrative reforms until he declared war on Revolutionary France in 1792. He was the father of the last three mainline kings of Sardinia.

[wiirocku]

1 Thessalonians 5:8-9 (NASB1995) - But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

[armthearmour]

Elements of an armor etched with the arms of Burgundy, attributed to Ambrosius Gemlich,

Total Weight: 13 lbs/5.9 kg

made in Germany, ca. 1515-1520, housed at the Royal Armouries War Gallery in Leeds.

[royalty-nobility]

George II (1683-1760)

Artist: David Morier (Swiss-born British, (1705? – c. 1770)

Date: ca. 1745

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Royal Collection Trust / Windsor Castle, London, United Kingdom

George II of Great Britain

George II (George Augustus; 1683 - 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death in 1760.

Born and brought up in northern Germany, George is the most recent British monarch born outside Great Britain. The Act of Settlement 1701 and the Acts of Union 1707 positioned his grandmother Sophia of Hanover and her Protestant descendants to inherit the British throne. George married Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, with whom he had eight children.

[kenthedm-inspiration]

“The Wounded Corsair and the Girl” by  Wojciech Kossak

A bit more modern feeling than most fantasy art, but still a good representation. Is the Corsair leaving a battle scene or just a well seasoned scout getting directions? How did he get that wound? The bandage appears makeshift, but there is no sign of recent carnage. Perhaps it is the second day of battle...