From SHP’s collection

A Greek fighter

Tapestry of the first half of the 19th century. It presents an image of a Greek fighter who fights in battle. The broader context depicts classical antiquities.

Alexandros Mavrokordatos (1791 – 1865)

Greeks and Philhellenes fighters in the Greek Revolution of 1821. Portraits of the German officer and Philhellene Karl Krazeisen

Alexandros Ypsilantis

Pipe with a scene depicting Alexandros Ypsilantis with volunteers of the Sacred Company / Ieros Lochos (Germany, 1820s).

Andreas Vokos – Miaoulis (1769 –1835)

Greeks and Philhellenes fighters in the Greek Revolution of 1821. Portraits of the German officer and Philhellene Karl Krazeisen

Antoine Schilcher (1795 – 1828)

Greeks and Philhellenes fighters in the Greek Revolution of 1821. Portraits of the German officer and Philhellene Karl Krazeisen

Bouboulina

Container in the shape of a woman's head, representing Bouboulina.

Bouboulina’s liqueur

Engraved label of a liqueur bottle, named Crême de Bobelina [Lyon, 1820s].

British sword

The weapons of the Philhellenes in 1821 - 1831 in Greece.

Brussels supports Greece

We have read this title thousands of times in the media from 1981 until today. But this is not something new.

Two flower pots with a philhellenic theme

A pair of porcelain vases with representations of a Greek and a Turk with their horses.

Étienne-Marin Bailly (1795 – 1837)

Greeks and Philhellenes fighters in the Greek Revolution of 1821. Portraits of the German officer and Philhellene Karl Krazeisen

Frank Abney Hastings (1794-1828)

Greeks and Philhellenes fighters in the Greek Revolution of 1821. Portraits of the German officer and Philhellene Karl Krazeisen

French Musket

The weapons of the Philhellenes in 1821 - 1831 in Greece.

French sword

The weapons of the Philhellenes in 1821 - 1831 in Greece.

French sword

The weapons of the Philhellenes in 1821 - 1831 in Greece.

Georgios Karaiskakis (1782-1827)

Greeks and Philhellenes fighters in the Greek Revolution of 1821. Portraits of the German officer and Philhellene Karl Krazeisen

German sword

The weapons of the Philhellenes in 1821 - 1831 in Greece

Greece is grateful

General Makrygiannis invited the fighter of the Greek war of Independence and painter Panagiotis Zografos, along with his two sons, to illustrate the great moments of the Greek revolution of 1821.

Greek dishes

Philhellenic dishes (complete series), from the factory of Toulouse, Fouque & Arnoux, b. 1830. Pressed seal: Valentine, diameter: 22 cm.

Greek fighter

Greek freedom fighter. Painting of the early 19th century, by the painter L. V. H. H. d'Aspre.

Greek fighter

Painting by the painter Louis Émile PINEL DE GRANDCHAMP (1831-1894) of the 19th century.

Greek fighter riding on horseback during the Greek War of Independence

Painting by an unknown painter, of the first half of the 19th century.

Greek fugitives

Painting of the first half of the 19th century by the Belgian Philhellene painter Edouard Charles Dons (1798-1869).

Greeks and Philhellenes defeat the Turks in Thermopylae

Friedrich Campe (publisher, 1825-35)

Iakovos Giakoumakis (Tombasis) (1782-1829)

Greeks and Philhellenes fighters in the Greek Revolution of 1821. Portraits of the German officer and Philhellene Karl Krazeisen

Ioannis Makrygiannis (1797 – 1864)

Greeks and Philhellenes fighters in the Greek Revolution of 1821. Portraits of the German officer and Philhellene Karl Krazeisen

Kolokotronis and Nikitaras

Commemorative medal designed in 1836 by the German artist Konrad Lange (1809-1856).

Konstantinos Kanaris (1793 – 1877)

Greeks and Philhellenes fighters in the Greek Revolution of 1821. Portraits of the German officer and Philhellene Karl Krazeisen

Portrait box with Canaris

Circular box of papier mâché with the portrait of Canaris (France, 1830).

Lord Byron

Portrait of the first half of the 19th century. It presents Lord Byron on a throne, with classical antiquities, his weapons and his poetry in the background.

Mantel clock with philhellenic subject

Mantel clock in bronze of the early 19th century, from France with a philhellenic subject.

Mantel clock with philhellenic subject

A very elegant and rare mantel clock in bronze of the early 19th century, from France with a philhellenic subject.

Mantel clock with philhellenic subject

A very elegant and rare mantel clock in bronze of the early 19th century, from France with a philhellenic subject.

Mantel clock with philhellenic subject

A very elegant and rare mantel clock in bronze of the early 19th century, from France with a philhellenic subject.

Mantel clock with philhellenic subject

A very elegant and rare mantel clock in porcelain of the early 19th century, from France with a philhellenic subject.

Markos Botsaris

Painting by an unknown painter of the first half of the 19th century, based on a work by Jean-Charles Langlois (1789-1870).

Moscho and Lambros Tzavellas

Painting of the first half of the 19th century, by the great German Philhellene General Carl Wilhelm Freiherr von Heideck (1788 - 1861).

Nikitas Stamatelopoulos (1782-1849)

Greeks and Philhellenes fighters in the Greek Revolution of 1821. Portraits of the German officer and Philhellene Karl Krazeisen

Markos Botsaris

Painting by an unknown painter, of the first half of the 19th century, which is probably based on a lost work of the great Italian Greek painter Ludovico Lipparini.

Painting with a philhellenic subject

After the battle. Painting of the early 19th century, by Delacroix Ferdinand Victor Eugène (1798 - 1863).

Painting with a philhellenic subject

First half of the 19th century. Painting by the great German painter and Philhellene Christian Johann Georg Perlberg (1806-1884).

Painting with a Philhellenic subject

Panting of the beginning of 19th century by a Greek philhellene painter, probably from Germany.

Painting with a Philhellenic subject

Georgios Karaiskakis (1782-1827), was one of the greatest leaders of the Greek Revolution.

Painting with a Philhellenic subject

The Turks hanged Patriarch Gregory V on the orders of the Sultan.

Pair of pistols

The weapons of the Philhellenes in 1821 - 1831 in Greece.

Philhellenic composition in bronze

Second half of the 19th century. Composition in bronze by the Philhellene artist Benedetto Civiletti (1846-1899).

Philhellenic fan

A hand-painted commemorative Philhellenic fan from the concert on April 28, 1826 in Vauxhall, Paris.

Philhellenic fighter of 1821

Painting of the first half of the 19th century by the great German Philhellene painter Peter Heinrich Lambert von Hess (1792-1871).

Philhellenic plates

19th century. They present scenes of action during the Revolution of 1821.

Philhellenic teapot

Philhellenic teapot (Paris, Nast, approx. 1830)

Philhellenic vases

Pair of porcelain vases "MÉDICIS" with philhellenic themes. Early 19th century.

Pistol

Gold plated silver, full stock, richly decorated with floral patterns, ribbons and grooves.

Pistol

The weapons of the Philhellenes in 1821 - 1831 in Greece

Pistol

The weapons of the Philhellenes in 1821 - 1831 in Greece

Pistol

The weapons of the Philhellenes in 1821 - 1831 in Greece

Pistol

The weapons of the Philhellenes in 1821 - 1831 in Greece.

Plate with a philhellenic theme

A porcelain plate with a philhellenic theme from the Montereau factory in France.

Plate with a philhellenic theme

A porcelain plate with a philhellenic theme from the Montereau factory in France. Early 19th century

Polish sword

The weapons of the Philhellenes in 1821 - 1831 in Greece.

Rare pair of pistols

This type of pistol was used by the Souliotes.

Rare silver riffle

It has engravings with floral motifs, relief with bird, acorns and floral motifs along the entire length.

Riffle weapon (type tufenk)

This type of rifle is called tufenk (the Turkish name).

Saber briquet

The weapons of the Philhellenes in 1821 - 1831 in Greece

Sword Pala used during the Greek revolution

The sword has a steel blade, with a gold-plated artistic inscription.

The clergyman freedom fighter

Circular tobacco box of papier mâché presents a struggling priest (France, 1820s). The scene is copper-plated.

The death of Markos Botsaris

By Theodoros P. Vryzakis (Thebes, October 19, 1814 - Munich, December 6, 1878).

The destruction of Psara

Philhellenic scene inspired from the destruction of Psara by the Turks.

The Souliote

Painting by an unknown painter of the first half of the 19th century, based on a work by Ludovico Lipparini (1800-1856).

The weapon of Lord Byron

It is a 54 cm "trombone" made in Epirus. It bears the initials of Lord Byron GGB (George Gordon Byron) and ornate silver and gold carvings

Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770-1843)

Greeks and Philhellenes fighters in the Greek Revolution of 1821. Portraits of the German officer and Philhellene Karl Krazeisen

Thomas Gordon (1788 – 1841)

Greeks and Philhellenes fighters in the Greek Revolution of 1821. Portraits of the German officer and Philhellene Karl Krazeisen

The slave market

Painting of the first half of the 19th century by the German Philhellene painter Paul Emil Jacobs (1802 - 1866).

Turkish savagery in Chios

Friedrich Campe (publisher, 1825-35)

Warm welcome of Philhellenes in Greece

Friedrich Campe (publisher, 1825-35)

Yatagan

This type of sword, is decorated with trophies and flower motifs and it bears on the edge a carving in the shape of a fish head.

Pair of Philhellenic vases

A pair of porcelain vases with a philhellenic theme. Early 19th century.