Heroic Collection (page 16)

Mexico - Guadalajara - The Monumento a los Ninos Heroes
The Monumento a los Ninos Heroes (Monument to the Boy Heroes) commemorates the 1847 battle between the United States and Mexico at Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City

KAMAKAZE JAP AIRMEN
The heroic crew of a damaged Japanese bomber, instead of seeking safety, crash their plane onto a Chinese gun emplacement, anticipating WW2 kamakaze pilots Date: September 1938

Grace Darling and her father row to the rescue of the Forfarshire wrecked off
1147310 Grace Darling and her father row to the rescue of the Forfarshire wrecked off the Northumberland coast, 7th September 1838 (w/c on paper) by English School

Hercules and Cacus, 1588 (chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper)
996325 Hercules and Cacus, 1588 (chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); 41.2x33.2 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; © Art Gallery of Ontario; Purchase

To the front: French cavalry leaving a Breton city on the declaration of war
3245555 To the front: French cavalry leaving a Breton city on the declaration of war, 1888-89 (oil on canvas) by Butler, Lady (Elizabeth Southerden Thompson) (1846-1933)

Portrait of Lord Chesterfield, Bust Length, Wearing the Order of the Garter
659275 Portrait of Lord Chesterfield, Bust Length, Wearing the Order of the Garter, Holding a Book, in a Painted Oval, 1769 (oil on canvas) by Gainsborough

Embarkation of Ulysses, 1842-50 (oil on canvas)
CH402141 Embarkation of Ulysses, 1842-50 (oil on canvas) by Field, Erastus Salisbury (1807-1900); 81.9x106.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Coxwain Cox and His Comrades on Their Mission of Mercy (engraving)
5996225 Coxwain Cox and His Comrades on Their Mission of Mercy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coxwain Cox and His Comrades on Their Mission of Mercy)

The Admirals Ghost, c. 1939 (oil on Renaissance panel)
3712922 The Admirals Ghost, c.1939 (oil on Renaissance panel) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); 63.5x86.4 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Ghost of Admiral Nelson; Nelson)

The Princess an the Snake, illustration from The Brown Fairy Book
2907429 The Princess an the Snake, illustration from The Brown Fairy Book by Andrew Laing, 1904 (colour litho) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941)

Mothers heroism (Colour Litho)
2778258 Mothers heroism (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mothers heroism. Seeing her son in flames after the fall of an oil lamp)

The Feasts of the Fatherland, Cavour has the vision of the great Italy and proclaims it in Parliament... (colour litho)
2815424 The Feasts of the Fatherland, Cavour has the vision of the great Italy and proclaims it in Parliament... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The heroes, the captain of a burning steamer dies maneuvering the rudder instead of leaving the ship (colour litho)
2815176 The heroes, the captain of a burning steamer dies maneuvering the rudder instead of leaving the ship (colour litho) by Beltrame

A heroic act by Prince Aimone of Aosta, Duke of Spoleto (colour litho)
2778134 A heroic act by Prince Aimone of Aosta, Duke of Spoleto (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A heroic act by Prince Aimone of Aosta)

The return of the heroes (colour litho)
2778592 The return of the heroes (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The return of the heroes)

In the Marsala train station, when a train arrived, a nun had stopped in the middle... (colour litho)
2777959 In the Marsala train station, when a train arrived, a nun had stopped in the middle... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Jotted her Down on the Spot, Hogarth sketching the heroic chambermaid (engraving)
3625594 Jotted her Down on the Spot, Hogarth sketching the heroic chambermaid (engraving) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jotted her Down on the Spot)

The courageous gesture of an Italian (colour litho)
2784000 The courageous gesture of an Italian (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The courageous gesture of an Italian)

In a hamlet of Barge (Cuneo) a man, slipping, had fallen over an abyss and remained... (colour litho)
2783983 In a hamlet of Barge (Cuneo) a man, slipping, had fallen over an abyss and remained... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Archangel Gabriel (oil on canvas)
3115292 Archangel Gabriel (oil on canvas) by Irvine, Hugh (1783-1829); 124.4x98.3 cm; Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; eNational Trust for Scotland; Photo eNational Trust for Scotland; British

The god Shiva and his family (chromolitho)
735924 The god Shiva and his family (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The god Shiva and his family)

Rama and the monkeys beseige Lanka (chromolitho)
735918 Rama and the monkeys beseige Lanka (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rama and the monkeys beseige Lanka)

A heroic mother (engraving)
736166 A heroic mother (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Well done; A heroic mother; from The Days Doings)

Emperor Jahangir presiding over a Council of State (chromolitho)
735927 Emperor Jahangir presiding over a Council of State (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emperor Jahangir presiding over a Council of State)

The birth, preaching and death of Buddha (chromolitho)
735921 The birth, preaching and death of Buddha (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The birth, preaching and death of Buddha)

Icilius and Iago (chromolitho)
734766 Icilius and Iago (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Icilius and Iago)

Guarany and Hermann (chromolitho)
734762 Guarany and Hermann (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guarany and Hermann)

Wolfram and His Companions Find Tannhauser (chromolitho)
734744 Wolfram and His Companions Find Tannhauser (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wolfram and His Companions Find Tannhauser)

Cadets for Naval Aviation Take That Something Extra, 1943 (colour litho)
704832 Cadets for Naval Aviation Take That Something Extra, 1943 (colour litho) by Barclay, McClelland (1891-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

How Le. -Corpl O Leary won the Victoria Cross, from The Year 1915
STC306843 How Le.-Corpl O Leary won the Victoria Cross, from The Year 1915: a Record of Notable Achievements and Events, 1915 (litho) by Woodville

Sophia rescued from the water, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield
PT309557 Sophia rescued from the water, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, pub. Ackermann, 1817 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Rowlandson

The Rabbi Abraham Bloch offers a crucifix to a dying catholic soldier
CHT231073 The Rabbi Abraham Bloch offers a crucifix to a dying catholic soldier and is hit by a shell, 1914-18 (colour litho) by French School

Four playing cards commemorating the heroes of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving)
XIR371990 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

Four playing cards commemorating the heroes of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving)
XIR371986 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

Federal Recruiting Poster for the Second Regiment, Empire Brigade (colour litho)
PNP270115 Federal Recruiting Poster for the Second Regiment, Empire Brigade (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Grant Captures the Eagle, from Grant the Grenadier by Walter Wood
KW282145 Grant Captures the Eagle, from Grant the Grenadier by Walter Wood, published by Routledge, c.1912 (colour litho) by Handley-Read

Minute Man statue, Old North Bridge, 1874 (bronze) (photo)
PNP328626 Minute Man statue, Old North Bridge, 1874 (bronze) (photo) by French, Daniel Chester (1850-1931); Concord, Massachusetts; (add.info)

Portrait of Nathanael Greene (litho)
PNP321595 Portrait of Nathanael Greene (litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nathanael Greene (1742-86)

Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth, 28 June 1778 (litho)
PNP332845 Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth, 28 June 1778 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

He rushed against Horatius and smate him with all his might
IL340165 He rushed against Horatius and smate him with all his might, illustration from The Lays of Ancient Rome, by Thomas Babington Macaulay (colour litho) by Hardy

The Apotheosis of Washington, engraved by H. Weishaupt (colour litho)
AQS257149 The Apotheosis of Washington, engraved by H. Weishaupt (colour litho) by Moore, Samuel (19th century) (after); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

The Last Hope, a Municipal Reform Party poster
NAT323419 The Last Hope, a Municipal Reform Party poster, published in The Graphic, October 27th 1906 (litho) by English School

The Builder (colour litho)
PNP322046 The Builder (colour litho) by Beneker, Gerrit Albertus (1882-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: painted to symbolise the rising prosperity of America;)

George and the Dragon, illustration from King Alberts Book, published c
IL281057 George and the Dragon, illustration from King Alberts Book, published c.1914 (colour litho) by Riviere, Briton (1840-1920); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Guy and the Northumbrian Dragon, illustration from
489620 Guy and the Northumbrian Dragon, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

Bust of Chretien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, 1785 (marble)
XIR201648 Bust of Chretien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, 1785 (marble) by Houdon, Jean-Antoine (1741-1828); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: French statesman)

Light Expelling Darkness - Evaporation of Stygian Exhalations
NCO190434 Light Expelling Darkness - Evaporation of Stygian Exhalations, or The Sun of the Constitution rising superior to the Clouds of Opposition, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (etching)

Phaeton Alarm d, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (etching, engraving
NCO189785 Phaeton Alarm d, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (etching, engraving, aquatint & w/c) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 34x37.4 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

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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.