Two knights in armor fighting a duel with lances

Two knights in armor on foot fighting a duel with lances in a tourney. The knight at left wears a crimson skirt over his suit of plate armor and has three crimson plumes on his helmet 161. The knight at right 162 uses his lance to parry his opponent's thrust. Copied from a woodcut by Jost Amman in Ritterliche Reutter Kunst, 1584. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1802

Antique Print Chivalry Duel Joust Middle Ages Parry Plate Armor Robert Spallart Robert Von Spalart Tourney

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