DESCRIPTION
SMIRKE
City of Westminster
England
Coat of arms:
" Erm. three bends gu. "
- Crest, on antique steel helmet, mantled as the arms, fringed and tasselled or, a wreath of the colours encircling the head-piece, thereon a falcon, wings addorsed and distended, preying on a serpent, all ppr.
Notes:
- Robert Smirke (born October 1, 1780 in London and died April 18, 1867 in Cheltenham), British architect specializing in the Greek Revival
- Sir Edward Smirke (Marylebone 1795, South Kensington, 1875), English lawyer and antiquary.
Heraldic sources:
- The British Herald, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, ...., with a complete Glossary of Heraldic Terms, ..., by Thomas Robson, 1830.
- Ex-libris Edward Smirke,
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SMIRKE
Cité de Westminster
Angleterre
Blason:
" D'hermines, à trois bandes de gueules. "
- Cimier, sur casque d'acier antique, surmonté d'un faucon s'attaquant à un serpent.
Notes:
- Robert Smirke (né le 1er octobre 1780 à Londres et mort le 18 avril 1867 à Cheltenham), architecte britannique spécialisé dans le renouveau grec
- Sir Edward Smirke (Marylebone 1795, South Kensington, 1875), avocat et antiquaire anglais.
Sources héraldiques :
- The British Herald, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, ...., avec un glossaire complet des termes héraldiques, ..., par Thomas Robson, 1830.
- Ex-libris Edward Smirke.
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