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‘The Marriage of the Arnolfini – After Jan van Eyck’ by Fiona Hall
This photographic artwork by Australian artist Fiona Hall was purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1984. In the photograph Hall has reconstructed her own version of the scene from medieval Dutch painter Jan van Eyck’s famous 1434…
Full Tilt jousting
Full Tilt is a jousting entertainment company run by Rod Walker based in the New South Wales city of Bathurst. They can be hired for events wherein performers dressed as medieval knights perform feats of swordplay before they put on a jousting…
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A Knight and his Lady, University Commemoration Day ("Commem") through streets
Hyperlink to a photograph of two Sydney university students participating in the “Commem Day†street parade in 1937, taken by renowned Australian photographer Sam Hood. The two students in the photograph appear on horseback and in…
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Parade of the Ancient Order of Foresters through the Streets
Photograph of members of the Ancient Order of Foresters in NSW parading with a ceremonial banner.
About the Ancient Order of Foresters:
The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with the first recorded…
The Ancient Order of Foresters' Billycart Float
Images of children belonging to the Ancient Order of Foresters riding billycart floats at a NSW parade.
About the Ancient Order of Foresters:
The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with the first…
Float for the Juvenile Section of the Ancient Order of Foresters
Image depicting a children's float for the Ancient Order of Foresters at a parade in NSW.
About the Ancient Order of Foresters:
The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with the first recorded Foresters…
The Ancient Order of Foresters - Women Parading in Headdresses
Image depicting two women of the Ancient Order of Foresters wearing elaborate headdresses at a parade in 1929.
About the Ancient Order of Foresters:
The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with the first…
The Ancient Order of Foresters Parading in Ceremonial Dress
Image depicting men of the Ancient Order of Foresters parading on horses in their ceremonial dress at a parade in 1929.
About the Ancient Order of Foresters:
The Ancient Order of Foresters originated in England in the mid-eighteenth century, with…