Achievement Collection (page 7)

Mr Yerkes first deal (litho)
3642019 Mr Yerkes first deal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Yerkes first deal)

Mr Councillor Chamberlain (b / w photo)
3642016 Mr Councillor Chamberlain (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Councillor Chamberlain)

Dinner Hour, Tangyes works, Birmingham (b / w photo)
3641472 Dinner Hour, Tangyes works, Birmingham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinner Hour, Tangyes works, Birmingham)

Peaceful glories of France (colour litho)
3099324 Peaceful glories of France (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peaceful glories of France)

Matthew Arnold, Sweetness and Light (engraving)
3099810 Matthew Arnold, Sweetness and Light (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matthew Arnold, Sweetness and Light)

Dean Stanley, Broad Church (engraving)
3099803 Dean Stanley, Broad Church (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dean Stanley, Broad Church)

H M Stanley, He Found Livingstone (engraving)
3099802 H M Stanley, He Found Livingstone (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: H M Stanley, He Found Livingstone)

Mark Twain (engraving)
3099801 Mark Twain (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mark Twain. Illustration for Cartoon Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Men of the Day)

Thomas Carlyle, philosopher of Chelsea (engraving)
3099800 Thomas Carlyle, philosopher of Chelsea (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Carlyle, philosopher of Chelsea)

Shirley Brooks, Editor of Punch (engraving)
3099799 Shirley Brooks, Editor of Punch (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shirley Brooks, Editor of Punch)

W H Smith (engraving)
3099797 W H Smith (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: W H Smith. Illustration for Cartoon Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Men of the Day)

Lionel Brough (engraving)
3099781 Lionel Brough (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lionel Brough. Illustration for Cartoon Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Men of the Day)

Benjamin Webster, actor (engraving)
3099780 Benjamin Webster, actor (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benjamin Webster, actor)

Professor Richard Owen (engraving)
3099777 Professor Richard Owen (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Richard Owen)

Robert Browning (engraving)
3099767 Robert Browning (engraving) by Waddy, Frederick (1848-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Browning. Illustration for Cartoon Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Men of the Day)

Satirical cartoon, Blanchard landing in a field
Satirical cartoon, Blanchard the balloonist landing in a field, causing disruption to people and animals. Date: circa 1785

Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the Channel in a balloon
Blanchard and Jeffries crossing the English Channel in a balloon, 7 January 1785 -- 100th anniversary commemoration. Date: 1785

Piccards Feat - recovery on landing
Aftermath of the ascent by Professor Picard of Brussels University on August 18 1932, by balloon to around 10 1/2 miles, the greatest height achieved by a man at that point

Johannes Treu, the worlds strongest tooth-athlete
Power achievement of the Russian Johannes Treu, claimed to be the worlds strongest tooth-athlete. circa 1898

Detail of a yachting trophy, 1892 (silver) (see also 486987)
486988 Detail of a yachting trophy, 1892 (silver) (see also 486987) by Tiffany & Company; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

On the Summit, 1932 (oil on masonite)
651159 On the Summit, 1932 (oil on masonite) by Curran, Charles Courtney (1861-1942); 76x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Summit. Charles Courtney Curran (1861-1942). Oil on masonite

Sitting on Beam, The Empire State Building, 1930s (gelatin silver print)
621926 Sitting on Beam, The Empire State Building, 1930s (gelatin silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

The Crossing of the Red Sea (oil on canvas)
497474 The Crossing of the Red Sea (oil on canvas) by Courtois, Jacques (Le Bourguignon) (1621-76); 129x174 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Sir Richard Tangyes famous Cromwell collection, housed in this room at his house at Newquay, Cornwall (b / w photo)
3621634 Sir Richard Tangyes famous Cromwell collection, housed in this room at his house at Newquay, Cornwall (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Ancestral home of the Krupps now stands within the works (b / w photo)
3642082 Ancestral home of the Krupps now stands within the works (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Princess Hatzfeld, the adopted daughter of Mr C P Huntington (b / w photo)
3642071 Princess Hatzfeld, the adopted daughter of Mr C P Huntington (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Princess Hatzfeld)

Lord Iveagh, who has devoted a million of money to housing the poor of London and Dublin (b / w photo)
3642070 Lord Iveagh, who has devoted a million of money to housing the poor of London and Dublin (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Iveagh)

Weaving silk, Lord Mashams Mills (b / w photo)
3642052 Weaving silk, Lord Mashams Mills (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weaving silk, Lord Mashams Mills)

Mr T H W Idris, in court dress (b / w photo)
3642047 Mr T H W Idris, in court dress (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr T H W Idris, in court dress)

Sir Hiram Maxim making flying machine experiments (b / w photo)
3642041 Sir Hiram Maxim making flying machine experiments (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Hiram Maxim making flying machine experiments)

Sir Hiram Maxim and the men who helped him to make his flying machine (b / w photo)
3642039 Sir Hiram Maxim and the men who helped him to make his flying machine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr J M Cook, who personally conducted the German Emperor through Palestine (b / w photo)
3642035 Mr J M Cook, who personally conducted the German Emperor through Palestine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr J M Cook)

Mr J Pierpont Morgans private office, the only photograph of it ever taken (b / w photo)
3642027 Mr J Pierpont Morgans private office, the only photograph of it ever taken (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr J Pierpont Morgans New York Office, draped in mourning for Mr McKinley (b / w photo)
3642025 Mr J Pierpont Morgans New York Office, draped in mourning for Mr McKinley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr Levers first shop (b / w photo)
3642011 Mr Levers first shop (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Levers first shop)

Sir Frank Newnes, Son of Sir George Newnes (b / w photo)
3641473 Sir Frank Newnes, Son of Sir George Newnes (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Frank Newnes, Son of Sir George Newnes)

"Here I am gentlemen, "said he, from
3501816 " Here I am gentlemen, " said he, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Henri-Theophile Hildebrand (1824-97), 1873 (engraving) by Benett

Place de la Concorde, c. 1783 (oil on panel)
488103 Place de la Concorde, c.1783 (oil on panel) by Demachy, Pierre-Antoine (1723-1807) (attr. to); 40x62.2 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: On December 1, 1783)

The Bergschrund on the Dent Blanche in 1865, from The Ascent of the Matterhorn
STC184867 The Bergschrund on the Dent Blanche in 1865, from The Ascent of the Matterhorn engraved by Edward Whymper (1840-1911), published 1860s-80s (engraving) by Mahoney

In Attempting to Pass the Corner I Slipped and Fell from
STC184864 In Attempting to Pass the Corner I Slipped and Fell from The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper, published 1860s-80s (engraving) by Whymper

They Saw Masses of Rocks, Boulders and Stones, Dart Round the Corner
STC184863 They Saw Masses of Rocks, Boulders and Stones, Dart Round the Corner, from The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper (1840-1911), published 1860s-80s (engraving) by Dore

The Duke of Wellingtons Monument in St Pauls Cathedral, as it is proposed to complete it according to the Original
1056163 The Duke of Wellingtons Monument in St Pauls Cathedral, as it is proposed to complete it according to the Original Design (engraving) by Brewer

Hannibal Crossing the Alps on an Elephant (oil on canvas)
1262534 Hannibal Crossing the Alps on an Elephant (oil on canvas) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 100x135.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Summer in Switzerland, a poster by the Swiss Tourist Board
1197944 Summer in Switzerland, a poster by the Swiss Tourist Board, 1921 (colour lithograph) by Cardinaux, Emil (1877-1936); 100x62 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss

Sir Thomas Sutherland, at his desk in the P&O Offices, Leadenhall Street, London (b / w photo)
3621632 Sir Thomas Sutherland, at his desk in the P&O Offices, Leadenhall Street, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas Sutherland)

Louis Bleriot, French aviator who was the first to fly a powered aircraft across the English Channel (b / w photo)
6014973 Louis Bleriot, French aviator who was the first to fly a powered aircraft across the English Channel (b/w photo) by English Photographer

British aviator Alan Cobham arriving in Westminster to complete his flight from Australia, 1926 (b / w photo)
6014660 British aviator Alan Cobham arriving in Westminster to complete his flight from Australia, 1926 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Building the Empire State Building, c. 1931 (gelatin silver print)
492494 Building the Empire State Building, c.1931 (gelatin silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

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Achievement is the culmination of dedication, perseverance, and passion, and is the triumph of human spirit that propels individuals to conquer unimaginable heights. From Hillary and Tensing Bhutia's awe-inspiring conquest of Everest to their indomitable willpower, achievement knows no bounds. Just like the statue by Tom Murphy honoring singer songwriter Billy Fury near Albert Dock stands tall as a testament to his musical legacy. In the realm of sports, achievement takes center stage at iconic events like the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium where Manchester United's resolute victory over Liverpool left an indelible mark in history. Similarly, Fawley Oil Refinery symbolizes human innovation and progress achieved through relentless efforts. Artistic achievements also captivate our hearts; JMW Turner's masterpiece "The Angel Standing in the Sun" showcases his unparalleled talent and creativity. Meanwhile, West Ham United captain Bobby Moore proudly holding the European Cup Winners Cup trophy exemplifies how teamwork can lead to remarkable accomplishments. Bill Shankly's jubilation as Liverpool becomes League champions epitomizes years of hard work paying off on a grand scale. Likewise, Roger Bannister breaking barriers with his first sub-4 minute mile reminds us that limits are meant to be shattered. Science has its own trailblazers too; Marie Curie's Nobel Prize-winning contributions highlight her brilliance and groundbreaking discoveries. John Lennon's statue close to Cavern Club immortalizes his artistic genius that continues to inspire generations. Even on global stages like Moscow Olympic Games or Summer Olympic Games in Rome, athletes such as Sebastian Coe and Wilma Rudolph demonstrate unwavering determination leading them towards glory. These moments remind us that achievement transcends boundaries - it unites humanity under one common thread: striving for greatness against all odds. Whether scaling mountains or pushing scientific boundaries, these extraordinary individuals prove that with belief in oneself and unwavering commitment, anything is possible – making achievement the pinnacle of human existence.