When did pikemen stop wearing armour?

This is a question that I am now pondering.  It's a difficult one to come to any conclusion as armour could be stored and not used. Anybody got any ideas?

1671

Marston Moor 1644

The relief of York by Graham Turner

Today is the anniversary of the biggest battle of the English Civil war.

Memorial Portrait of Moses ter Borch, Gerard ter Borch (II), 1667 - 1669

Killed at Landguard Fort 350 years ago tomorrow these images show the appearance of a young Dutch officer

oil on canvas, h 76.2cm × w 56.5cm. More details

The two painters produced this portrait to commemorate their youngest brother, Moses, who was born in 1645. Moses died in 1667 during the storming of Fort Landguard near Felixstowe in England. He had served in the Dutch navy against the English since 1664. In the painting Moses is surrounded by symbols that allude to his military life: time (the pocket watch), death (the skull), eternity (the ivy on the rocks) and loyalty (the dogs). 

Gesina ter Borch, Portret van Moses ter Borch (ca. 1670, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)

Borch, Gesina ter (1631-1690)

 

 

Carignan-Salieres regiment

Reconstructions by Francis Back

Ordered to Canada in 1665 this unit was one of the first French regiments to wear a uniform.

Des Mousquetaires

Gravée vers 1684-1685 ; page 47 du tome III du « Les Travaux de Mars ou l’Art de la guerre, divisé en trois parties», Allain Manesson-Mallet (1630-1706),

Capitaine, Lieutenant et Enseigne

Gravée vers 1684-1685 ; page 11 du tome III du "Les Travaux de Mars ou l'Art de la guerre, divisé en trois parties...", Allain Manesson-Mallet (1630-1706), La Haye, Adrian Moetjens, 1696

Lord High Admiral's Regiment by Ralph Mitchard

2nd July 1667 Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment - defence of Landguard Fort 350 years ago tomorrow.