Fleece Collection

Jason & Golden Fleece
Jason and the Argonauts reach Colchis and find the Golden Fleece - but have to deal with its defenders before they can obtain it

Medea and the Fleece
Medea, daughter of Aeetes king of Colchis who possesses the Golden Fleece, uses magic to send the guardian dragons to sleep, enabling her lover Jason to steal the Fleece

Medea and Jason stealing the Golden Fleece
Depiction of Medea and Jason from Greek mythology. Medea drugs a serpent while Jason prepares to kill it and steal the Golden Fleece. Venus and a winged youth stand at their side

Alonso Perez de Guman, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550-1615). Grandee of Spain, a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece since 1581. Commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada. Engraving. Portrait

THE ARGO
The Argo sails up the Bosphorus to the Black Sea, heading for Colchis where the Golden Fleece is kept

Ceremonial dress of orders of chivalry, 16th century
Ceremonial robes of knights of the Golden Fleece A, Order of the Garter B, Teutonic Knights C, D, and sword and wreath of Georg Hund von Wenkheim E

Knight of the Golden Fleece, GWR Star Class - probably 1920s

Great Western Railway, probably 1920s, Knight of the Golden Fleece Star Class

A sheep fleece from Australia at a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632). Engraving, 1840
Sigismund III Vasa (1566-1632) or Sigismund III of Poland. King of Poland (1587-1632) and Sweden (1592-1599), Grand Duke of Lithuania and monarch of the united Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Fadrique Enriquez de Velasco (1465-1538). Lord of Medina de Rioseco, 4th Admiral of Castile. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Letre. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana

Antonio Valdes y Fernandez Bazan (1744-1816). Spanish military and marine. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias

Three young princes, children of Ferdinand, duke of Parma
Giuseppe Baldrighi (1723-1803). Italian painter. Three young princes, the children of Ferdinand, duke of Parma, ca.1775-1776. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, so-called the Good (1396-1467). Founded the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1429. The king in chapter robes, wearing the gold collar of the Order of the Fleece

Knight of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece in ceremonial dress. Chivalry order founded in 1429 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy. Chromolithography

Photograph of Golden Fleece PH, Newington, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Golden Fleece PH, Holditch, Somerset. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Photograph of Golden Fleece PH, Edmonton, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Golden Fleece PH, Chard, Somerset. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Knight in robes of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Knight in ceremonial robes of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece and crosses and emblems of high chivalric orders. Toison d oro ed altri ordini cavallereschi

Knight of the Spanish Order of Calatrava In ceremonial robes with emblems and crosses. Ordini Cavallereschi di Alcantara, di Cristo, etc

King of Hungary, roi d Hongrie. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

Count of Artois, Comte d Artois. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

Duke of Austria, Duc d Autriche. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

Robert; Seigneur de Masmines, d. 1431. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Louis Antoine de Bourbon, Duc d Angouleme 1776-1849. In the uniform of a colonel in the Garde-du-corps de Monsieur with grand-cordon bleu sash, chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece

King Charles X of France 1757-1836 in military uniform of a colonel in the Garde Nationale with grand-cordon bleu sash and chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Ordre de la Toison-d Or

Helle, Phrixus and the flying golden ram
Helle reaching for her brother Phrixus on his flying golden ram trying after falling off into Hellespont (now the Dardanelles). Dolphins caper alongside

Young peasant woman shearing a sheep, Republic of Estonia. Date: 1922

ZODIAC SPRING SOLSTICE
The sky as it appeared at the Spring Solstice 2500 BC, at the time of the Golden Fleece voyage; some of the Argonauts are depicted along with their ship and the Zodiac signs Date: circa 1700

HYLAS
A youth of whom Herakles is very fond; but during the Golden Fleece expedition, sent to fetch water, he is carried off by the nymphs of Mysia and never seen by Herakles again

AMPHIARAUS, Greek seer of Thebes, known for interpretation of dreams, sailed on Golden Fleece expedition

Edwardian gentleman 1902
Edwardian gentleman having his heavy lambswool lined overcoat removed by a footmen. 1902

Argo Navis. Constellation represented by the ship Argo. Engr
Argo Navis. Mythological interpretation of the constellation of the Southern Hemisphere, represented by the ship Argo, used by Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece

Philip I the Handsome (1478-1506). King of the Netherlands (1482-1506) and Castile (1504-1506), married to Joanna the Mad. Painting

Advert for Aquascutum mens coats 1929
Mens coat made from impenetrable Aquascutum trench coatings, with detachable collar and lining of Teddy Bear Fleece. 1929

Moses and Joshua descend from Mount Sinai with the tablets of the Law broken and found the Israelites worshiping the golden fleece. Engraving in Liber Chronicarum by Hartman Schedel, 15th century

The Early Iron Age. The bog body from Huldremose in Djursland from 100 AD. The woman wore a skirt of wool, a scarf and two fleece capes. Her hair was tied up with a long woollen cord

TOISON D OR
Charles le Temeraire, duc de Bourgogne, presides over an assembly of the chevaliers des Toison d Or (knights of the Golden Fleece)

The Golden Fleece
Thanks to Medeas magical powers, she is able to help Jason seize the Golden Fleece despite the creatures which guard it

Stealing the Fleece
Medea, daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis, who possesses the Golden Fleece, falls in love with Jason and helps him steal it

Castor & Pollux (Tooke)
The twin sons of Zeus and Leda, known as the DIOSCURI, sail with Jason to steal the Golden Fleece, and end up as the Gemini of the Zodiac

Advert for Turnbull and Asser garments 1918
Chamois leather garments for autumn and winter. To Order leather jackets, combines the maximum amount of warmth with the minimum of weight, trousers with double flap

The miracle of the fleece - Judges 6. circa 1690

Advert for Peter Robinsons mens motor coats 1909
Ready to wear Gentlemens motor and travelling coats, in real Irish and Scotch tweeds, lined with fleecy wool or with detachable leather linning

Philip V of Spain (1683-1746). King of Spain. Oath of allegi
Philip V of Spain (1683-1746). King of Spain. House of Bourbon. Oath of allegiance of the military orders; Golden Fleece, Alcantara and Calatrava. Engraving. 18th century. Colored

Marchese Ambrogio Spinola (1569-1630) by Peter Paul Rubens (
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. Portrait of Marchese Ambrogio Spinola (1569-1630). National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

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