Illustration of Irish warriors by Albrecht Durer, 1521 Irish warriors by Albrecht Durer, 1521. Durer was in the Netherlands in 1520-21, where he may have encountered Irishmen serving the Hapsburgs as mercenaries. The extremely precise and accurate rendering of the arms and equipment of these warriors - almost certainly ex-galloglass and their attendants - strongly suggests that Durer made this sketch from life. Back to a smaller picture of Irish warriors by Albrecht Durer, 1521 |