Heroic Collection (page 13)

Rescue of the Duchess di Popoli by the Earl of Peterborough during the Siege of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 14 September to 19 October 1705, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)

Hubert de Burghs oath to defend Dover Castle from French attack by sea, August 1217. Date: 1217

The heroic feat of two carabinieri (colour litho)
2778549 The heroic feat of two carabinieri (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The heroic feat of two carabinieri)

For the Heroes of the Fatherland (colour litho)
2777738 For the Heroes of the Fatherland (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: For the Heroes of the Fatherland)

Heroic Sicily (colour litho)
2784226 Heroic Sicily (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroic Sicily. - The strong Sicilian population, under the constant enemy offenses)

Shadows of a Great City by Joseph Jefferson and L R Sherwell. First produced in England, at the Princesss Theatre, 14 July 1887

Hercules, 1555 - 1666 (black chalk on off-white paper)
1217301 Hercules, 1555 - 1666 (black chalk on off-white paper) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); 23.9x15 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Italia Redenta, 1917 (lithograph)
1216831 Italia Redenta, 1917 (lithograph) by Ricketts, Charles (1866-1931); 68.3x42.680.5x51.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

A Chinese student denouncing Japan as the enemy at a mass meeting in Shanghai as part of
PNP367525 A Chinese student denouncing Japan as the enemy at a mass meeting in Shanghai as part of the Chinese Anti-Japanese Boycott of 1932, 1932 (b/w photo) by Chinese Photographer

Four playing cards commemorating the heroes of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving)
XIR371991 Four playing cards commemorating the heroes of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Today a Man Has Fallen Who Did Honour to Man, illustration from
STC292440 Today a Man Has Fallen Who Did Honour to Man, illustration from The Story of France Told to Boys and Girls by Mary MacGregor, 1920 (colour litho) by Rainey

An R. A. M. C. feat hard to match: bringing wounded down the cliff during the Suvla Bay
STC312607 An R.A.M.C. feat hard to match: bringing wounded down the cliff during the Suvla Bay Battle at the Dardanelles, from The Illustrated War News (litho) by Woodville

The Taking of the Moscow Kremlin in 1917, 1938 (oil on canvas)
BAL265721 The Taking of the Moscow Kremlin in 1917, 1938 (oil on canvas) by Maximov, Konstantin Ivanovich (1893-1938); Museum of History, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Poster promoting immigration to Canada, 1925 (colour litho)
PNP256716 Poster promoting immigration to Canada, 1925 (colour litho) by Canadian School (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Homeland; ); Peter Newark American Pictures; Canadian

The Smile of Victory, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359685 The Smile of Victory, 1914-19 (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Intrepid British observers balancing feat in mid-air during heavy attack of
STC359744 Intrepid British observers balancing feat in mid-air during heavy attack of Archies, 1914-19 (litho) by Clark, Christopher (1875-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

Drummer W. Ritchie standing on the enemys parapet to sound the charge
IL352824 Drummer W. Ritchie standing on the enemys parapet to sound the charge under heavy machine gun fire and bomb attacks, illustration from Deeds that Thrill the Empire

Augustus of Prima Porta (marble) (b / w photo)
ALI111798 Augustus of Prima Porta (marble) (b/w photo) by Roman, (1st century AD); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info)

Achilles, 1822 (bronze)
JBG147795 Achilles, 1822 (bronze) by Westmacott, Richard (1775-1856); Hyde Park Corner, London, UK; (add.info.: tribute from the ladies of England to the Duke of Wellington; sculpture cast)

Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV (1638-1715) from the Salon de la Guerre, c. 1687 (stucco)
XIR159033 Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV (1638-1715) from the Salon de la Guerre, c.1687 (stucco) by Coysevox, Antoine (1640-1720); ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Henri de La Rochejaquelein (1772-94) at the Battle of Cholet
XIR162141 Henri de La Rochejaquelein (1772-94) at the Battle of Cholet, 17th October 1793 (oil on canvas) by Boutigny, Paul Emile (1854-1929); 138.5x113.5 cm; Musee d Art et d histoire, Cholet

Jean d Aire, from the Burghers of Calais (bronze) (see also 4828 & 167163)
NUL167162 Jean d Aire, from the Burghers of Calais (bronze) (see also 4828 & 167163) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); height: 45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Hannibal Triumphant, 1722 (marble) (b / w photo)
XIR172251 Hannibal Triumphant, 1722 (marble) (b/w photo) by Slodtz, Sebastien (1655-1726); height: 250 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info)

Black figure vase depicting Athena brandising a shield and spear, 550 BC (ceramic)
XEE4117916 Black figure vase depicting Athena brandising a shield and spear, 550 BC (ceramic) by Greek, (6th century BC); Bibliotheque Nationale, Cabinet de Medailles

Frontispiece from the opera Euryanthe by Carl von Weber (litho)
LRI1079657 Frontispiece from the opera Euryanthe by Carl von Weber (litho) by German School, (19th century); Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

Portrait of King George II When Prince of Wales, Full Length, Wearing State Robes
652172 Portrait of King George II When Prince of Wales, Full Length, Wearing State Robes and the Collar of the Order of the Garter, Holding His Sword in His Left Hand

The brave fireman (colour litho)
5207646 The brave fireman (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The brave fireman)

Joan of Arc (oil on canvas)
1275251 Joan of Arc (oil on canvas) by Piffard, Harold Hume (1867-1938); 91.5x72.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British, out of copyright

Hero, (oil on canvas)
1199611 Hero, (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 73.7x79 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Stepping Stones over the Creek, (oil on canvas)
651104 Stepping Stones over the Creek, (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 45.9x56.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Stepping Stones over the Creek. John George Brown (1831-1913)

Man and the Fates, 1933 (oil on canvas)
651508 Man and the Fates, 1933 (oil on canvas) by Philpot, Glyn Warren (1884-1937); 213.5x182 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and the Fates. Glyn Warren Philpot (1884-1937). Oil on canvas

C M Wells, Middlesex Rugby Player
Cyril Mowbray Wells (1871-1963), Middlesex Rugby Player and first-class cricketer. circa 1900s

Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, c. 1510-13 (oil canvas) (detail)
BEN5471229 Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, c.1510-13 (oil canvas) (detail) by Cosimo, Piero di (c.1462-1521); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

The Standard Bearer Quadrille: Victorian sheet music cover (colour litho)
5235828 The Standard Bearer Quadrille: Victorian sheet music cover (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Standard Bearer Quadrille)

Ulysses threatening Circe, c. 1630-35 (oil on wood)
3959974 Ulysses threatening Circe, c.1630-35 (oil on wood) by Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678); 86 x 105.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Queen Victoria at the first presentation fo the Victoria Cross
STC393214 Queen Victoria at the first presentation fo the Victoria Cross, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

The great advance: Royal Horse Artillery (Cavalry Division) Crossing the Vaal (litho)
STC363433 The great advance: Royal Horse Artillery (Cavalry Division) Crossing the Vaal (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Four playing cards commemorating the heroes of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving)
XIR371989 Four playing cards commemorating the heroes of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Pushing Weights with Two Arms, Number 3, 1914 (oil on canvas)
PNH354122 Pushing Weights with Two Arms, Number 3, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Jansson, Eugene (1862-1915); 238.1x198.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries

Penthesilea, c. 1609 (pen & ink on paper)
CTS407507 Penthesilea, c.1609 (pen & ink on paper) by Jones, Inigo (1573-1652); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: Queen of the Amazons; worn by Lucy Russell)

Belisarius leads the Roman army against the Goths, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c
LLM438560 Belisarius leads the Roman army against the Goths, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c.1880 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

The Apotheosis of Germanicus (oil on canvas)
AMO437789 The Apotheosis of Germanicus (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 100.7x78 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

A veteran at twenty-three, c. 1918 (photogravure)
STC398774 A veteran at twenty-three, c.1918 (photogravure) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Thomas Byford McCudden VC (1895-1918)

How Hereward cleared Bourne of Frenchmen, illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles
STC400812 How Hereward cleared Bourne of Frenchmen, illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, pub. 1870, engraved by C.G

The Gratitude of Thebes, c. 1855 (oil on canvas)
PNH367442 The Gratitude of Thebes, c.1855 (oil on canvas) by Patry, Alexandre Louis (1810-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

The stirrup-charge of the Scots Greys and Highlanders at St
STC359789 The stirrup-charge of the Scots Greys and Highlanders at St. Quentin, 1914-19 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: On August 30th, 1914)

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"Unyielding Valor: Tales of Heroism Throughout History" A fearless fireman emerges from the flames, carrying a young girl to safety, reminding us that heroes walk among us every day. The Last Stand of the 44th Regiment at Gundamuck during the Retreat from Kabul in 1841 stands as a testament to the unwavering bravery and sacrifice of soldiers in dire circumstances. In an awe-inspiring depiction, James Prinsep Beadle captures the Attack of the Ulster Division on July 1st, 1916, immortalizing their heroic efforts amidst unimaginable chaos. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell's indomitable spirit shines through as he leads with courage and inspires countless others as an English soldier. Once again, a heroic firefighter selflessly rescues a young girl from raging flames, proving that true bravery knows no bounds. A Roman statue portrays Hercules in his drunken state but reminds us that even flawed heroes can rise above their weaknesses to achieve greatness. The ancient manuscript page of Beowulf echoes tales of heroism passed down through generations, celebrating those who fought against insurmountable odds for honor and glory. Through German propaganda posters during WWI, we glimpse how they sought to create heroes out of ordinary men by instilling nationalistic fervor and inspiring acts of valor on the battlefield. Piper Findlater's remarkable feat at Dargai in 1897 showcases The Gordon Highlanders' unwavering determination and highlights individual acts of heroism within larger conflicts throughout history. "Britain's Sea Power Is Yours" - An empowering slogan reminding citizens that they too have a role to play in defending their nation's freedom; heroes are not limited to those wearing uniforms alone. WWII poster urges individuals to take flight with RAF fighters – illustrating how ordinary people could become heroes by joining the fight against tyranny.