Knighting ceremonies posters & prints

Knight of the Garter in ceremonial costume William Bond

Queen Anne and the Knights of Garter, c.1725 Pierre Angelis or Angillis

Procession of the Knights of the Bath (1697-1768) Canaletto

Fear of James I, King of England, for a sword at the knighting of Kenelm Digby, ca. 1623 Anonymous

View of royalty kneeling accompanied by an armoured knight A Birrell

Imaginary Composite Procession of the Knights of the Garter English School

Official robes of a knight of the French chivalric order of the Holy Spirit French School

Henri d'Orleans Receiving Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit Philippe de Champaigne

Queen Elizabeth I Knighting Francis Drake in 1581 English School

The Accolade Edmund Blair Leighton

Prince William offering his sword to the Dean, at the Altar, the Knights Standing under their Banners, published in 1730 Joseph Highmore

Queen Elizabeth I Knighting Francis Drake in 1581 English School

A gentleman leading a country bride,1636, and Louis XIII creating a knight Tamisier

Two Knights Hans Burgkmair

Cornelis Tromp knighted by the King of Denmark Jacob van Beverwijk

King Charles X receiving the Knights of the Saint Esprit at Reims Cathedral on the 30th May, 1825 Jean-Charles Develly

Henry of Ulm is awarded his knighthood by the Emperor at the Council of Constance Ulrich von Richental

Menu for the Annual Banquet for the Knights of the Order of St. George, November 28, 1887 Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov

Sir Henry Edmund Knight. 1883 John Robert Dicksee

Ceremonial Procession in Bologna on 5 November 1529 Anonymous

In the City, Nov. 9, 1837, Her Majesty Knighting Sir Moses Montefiore Anonymous

Grand Procession of the Sovereign and the Knights of the Garter at Windsor, 1672 Wenceslaus Hollar

Ceremonial Procession in Bologna on 5 November 1529 Anonymous

The Warrior's Tenure Holding the Fief of the King by the Sword Anonymous

Ceremonial Procession in Bologna on 5 November 1529 Anonymous

Popes and Emperor give privileges to the Teutonic Knights Anonymous

Ceremonial Procession in Bologna on 5 November 1529 Anonymous

The Investiture of the Black Prince as a Knight of the Garter Anonymous

The Black Prince being made a Knight of the Garter Anonymous

Ceremonial Procession in Bologna on 5 November 1529 Anonymous

The Ceremony of Reverence to Joseph I at the Knights Hall of the Hofburg Palace, 1705 Matthias Steinl

The Investiture of the Black Prince as a Knight of the Garter Anonymous

Louis XVI King of France, Receiving the Homage of the Knights of the Order of St. Esprit at Reims, 13th... Gabriel Francois Doyen

The Coronation of William the Conqueror, Exhibited at the Society of Arts. Anonymous

Ceremonial Procession in Bologna on 5 November 1529, on the Occasion of Charles Vs Coronation Anonymous

The marriage of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of Denmark Anonymous