For more on heralds’ tabards, see these links. You can get additional inspiration for heralds’ tabards from these 18th and 19th century examples:
Philadelphia Museum of Art 1930-28-1 (1707-1714)
KHM Schatzkammer
WS XIV 55,
WS XIV 65,
WS XIV 67,
WS XIV 71,
WS XIV 73,
WS XIV 79,
WS XIV 85,
WS XIV 87,
WS XIV 90,
WS XIV 92,
WS XIV 94,
WS XIV 99,
WS XIV 102
V&A T.1-1937 (1719-1744)
National Museums Scotland A.1987.206 (late 18th century)
Kremlin (1796)
National Army Museum 1963-05-70-1 (1877)
- So-called medieval herald's tabard, 14th century
- Medieval herald’s tabard, early 15th century
- The herald of Charles VII outside Rouen in the Vigils of Charles VII (BNF Fr. 5054, fol. 172)
Also hyt was solas to sene The herrowdys of armys þat went by twyne. Kyngys, herrowdys, and pursefauntys, In cotys of armys suauntys, The Englysche beste, the Fraynysche floure, Of Portynggale castelle, and toure; Othyr in cotys of dyversyte, As lordys berys in hys degre. The Siege of Rouen - Hyngwar sending a herald to Fremund and the herald with Fremund, (British Library Harley 2278, fol. 86), 1434-1439
- A herald in a tabard of the arms of John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury, with the arms of his wife, Margaret Beauchamp, in pretence, the Talbot Shrewsbury Book (British Library Royal 15 E VI, fol. 43), 1444-1445
- Challenge of Pierre de Masse to Sir John Astley (fol. 275v) and Challenge of Philip Boyle to John Astley (fol. 277v), Ordonances of Chivalry (PML M.775), c. 1449-1461
- The herald, Hofämterspiel deck, c. 1455
- The Coronation of Louis VIII in Grandes Chroniques de France (BNF Fr. 6465, fol. 247), 1455-1460
- Ajax complaining to Agamemnon, The Troy Book (British Library Royal 18 D II, fol. 128), c. 1455-1462
- One scene and another scene from the Legend of St. Ursula, c. 1455-1460
- Proclamations of the jousts at Bruges; the appellant lord launches the challenge; the defending lord takes up the challenge; the defending lord selects the judges; the king of arms and the judges; the king of arms proclaims the tournament; entry of a tourneying lord; entry of the judges; the judges’ flags; and handing the prize to the victor; from the Tournament-Book of King René d'Anjou (BNF Fr. 2695, c. 1460; BNF Fr. 2692, c. 1488-1489; and BNF Fr. 2693, c. 1488-1489); English translation of text
- Herald in the Konzil von Konstanz (ÖNB 3044, fol. 91v), c. 1465-1475
- The Earl of Warwick jousting, The Beauchamp Pageants (British Library MS Cotton Julius E. IV, art. 6, fol. 15v), after 1483
- 15th century herald’s tabard and 16th century herald’s tabard
- Herald’s garment with goldwork embroidery, 16th century
- Self-portrait of the herald Caspar Sturm in his Wappenbuch, 16th century
- A herald, Le Triumphe d'Anvers Faict pour la Noble Festes de la Thoison d'Or (NYPL Spencer Collection Ms. 060, fols. 31v-32), 1555
- Heralds in the Ehrenspiegel des Hauses Österreich: BSB Cod. germ. 895, fols. 12v, 48v, 1555; BSB Cod. germ. 896, fol. 1v, 1559
- Queen Elizabeth, attended by Fame, and a Herald of Arms, riding in an elaborate chariot, by Sir William Teshe (British Library Sloane MS 1832), 1570
- Tabard worn by the Lyon King of Arms between 1602 and 1689
- Tabard of a herald of the Holy Roman Emperor, first half of the 17th century
- Tabard of the herald of the Holy Roman Emperor, 1613
- Tabard of the King of Arms of the Duchy of Limburg, 17th century
- Tabard of the King of Arms of the Duchy of Luxembourg, 17th century
- Tabard of the King of Arms of the Duchy of Burgundy, 17th century
- Tabard of the King of Arms of the County of Artois, 17th century
- Tabard of the herald of the king of Hungary, 17th century
- Tabard of the herald of the king of Bohemia, 17th century
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