Heroic Collection (page 17)

Jean d Aire, from the Burghers of Calais (bronze) (see also 4828 & 167162)
NUL167163 Jean d Aire, from the Burghers of Calais (bronze) (see also 4828 & 167162) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); height: 45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

How Hereward rescues Alftruda, illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley
STC400814 How Hereward rescues Alftruda, illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, pub. 1870, engraved by C.G

How Hereward slew the bear, illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, pub
STC400805 How Hereward slew the bear, illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, pub. 1870, engraved by C.G

Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c
LLM438679 Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c.1880 (digitally enhanced image) Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC)

Perseus on the Winged Horse Pegasus, with Medusas Head, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World
LLM438649 Perseus on the Winged Horse Pegasus, with Medusas Head, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c.1880 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Medical team assist their wounded comrades in the midst of enemy artilley fire (b / w photo)
STC406175 Medical team assist their wounded comrades in the midst of enemy artilley fire (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German

Pegasus, with Hercules slaying the Bull, published 1808-10 (colour litho)
STC404440 Pegasus, with Hercules slaying the Bull, published 1808-10 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Smith, Captain of the Tigre, in the Battle of Acre, 1799 (engraving)
WAG421398 Smith, Captain of the Tigre, in the Battle of Acre, 1799 (engraving) by Cardon, Antoine (1772-1813); Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands

The Pass of Thermopylae, c. 1940s (litho)
IL439464 The Pass of Thermopylae, c.1940s (litho) by Brock, Richard Henry (1871-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Newnes Pictorial Knowledge)

Emperor Augustus holding a sceptre and thunderbolt, from Herculaneum (stone) (b / w photo)
ALI169544 Emperor Augustus holding a sceptre and thunderbolt, from Herculaneum (stone) (b/w photo) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

How Lance-Corporal Holmes won the V. C. 1914-19 (litho)
STC359706 How Lance-Corporal Holmes won the V.C. 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of a young revolutionary during the French Revolution of 1830 (oil on cardboard)
XIR375189 Portrait of a young revolutionary during the French Revolution of 1830 (oil on cardboard) by Colin, Alexandre Marie (1798-1875); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Cover of the score sheet for Scout Gallopade, by Jo. Benson, published by C. D
NBY332279 Cover of the score sheet for Scout Gallopade, by Jo. Benson, published by C.D. Benson, Nashville, Tennessee (litho) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Unfortunate Heroism (Colour Litho)
2809163 Unfortunate Heroism (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unfortunate heroism)

A cordial Italian-Romanian event (colour litho)
2809005 A cordial Italian-Romanian event (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A cordial Italian-Romanian event)

The Majella Festival (colour litho)
2808939 The Majella Festival (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Majella Festival)

Not to forget (colour litho)
2808931 Not to forget (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: So as not to forget)

A Heroic Brigadier (colour litho)
2808727 A Heroic Brigadier (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Heroic Brigadier)

With the lip of the Chiefs, the Motherland kisses its heroes (colour litho)
2808605 With the lip of the Chiefs, the Motherland kisses its heroes (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the lip of the Chiefs)

At the Valle Inferno pass, a platoon of Alpini, after a heroic fight, tears a trench... (colour litho)
2815760 At the Valle Inferno pass, a platoon of Alpini, after a heroic fight, tears a trench... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Heroism of a soldier, saves a penetrated Bavarian regiment from drowning in Lorraine... (colour litho)
2815694 Heroism of a soldier, saves a penetrated Bavarian regiment from drowning in Lorraine... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroism of a soldier)

Scaling of the Heights of Abraham (watercolour)
2818132 Scaling of the Heights of Abraham (watercolour) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scaling of the Heights of Abraham.); © Look and Learn

The great heroics, a nun who saves her students by throwing them from the window of a school... (colour litho)
2814850 The great heroics, a nun who saves her students by throwing them from the window of a school... (colour litho) by Beltrame

An exceptional rescue made a Balilla in the waters of the Liri near Sora (Frosinone) (colour litho)
2783603 An exceptional rescue made a Balilla in the waters of the Liri near Sora (Frosinone) (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sarpedon, c. 1875-76 (oil on canvas)
1199612 Sarpedon, c. 1875-76 (oil on canvas) by Richmond, William Blake (1842-1921); 244.5x92.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Garde Mobile - Officier (coloured engraving)
3621746 Garde Mobile - Officier (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garde Mobile - Officier (Mobile Guard Officer)

Nude bacchants riding panthers, c. 1506-08 (bronze)
1478660 Nude bacchants riding panthers, c.1506-08 (bronze) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); 91.2x90.2 cm; Private Collection; eFitzwilliam Museum; Italian, out of copyright

Abd-ar-Rahman III Proclaims the Caliphate of Cordoba (chromolitho)
734856 Abd-ar-Rahman III Proclaims the Caliphate of Cordoba (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abd-ar-Rahman III Proclaims the Caliphate of Cordoba)

Caliph Omar Burns The Library at Alexandria (chromolitho)
734854 Caliph Omar Burns The Library at Alexandria (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caliph Omar Burns The Library at Alexandria)

Repulse of the French Imperial Guard, in their desperate attack on Hougoumont
1268437 Repulse of the French Imperial Guard, in their desperate attack on Hougoumont, defended by the British guards under Lord Saltoun, lithograph by R

Wellington directing a charge of the guards against a column of French at Waterloo
1268436 Wellington directing a charge of the guards against a column of French at Waterloo, lithograph by R. Ackermann, 1815 (litho) by Atkinson, John Augustus (1775-1831); National Army Museum

Reception of Viscount Wimbledon at Plymouth, illustration from Cassell
STC385327 Reception of Viscount Wimbledon at Plymouth, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

Reverse of a Scythian comb, from Solokha burial mound, Steppe (gold
BOO89699 Reverse of a Scythian comb, from Solokha burial mound, Steppe (gold) (for front see 232330) by Scythian; height: 12 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; out of copyright

Achilles, 1822 (bronze)
JBG147793 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)

Decius Mus Addressing the Legions, c. 1616 (oil on hardboard
5954191 Decius Mus Addressing the Legions, c.1616 (oil on hardboard, transferred from wood and canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 80.7x84.7 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Giuseppe Danise in William Tell (b / w photo)
5615600 Giuseppe Danise in William Tell (b/w photo) by Mishkin, Herman (1871-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian baritone opera singer Giuseppe Danise (1883-1963) for opera William Tell

The Death of the Great Wolf, 1795 (coloured engraving)
2632323 The Death of the Great Wolf, 1795 (coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Glorification of Andrea Doria, c. 1750-68 (oil on canvas)
822638 The Glorification of Andrea Doria, c.1750-68 (oil on canvas) by Corvi, Domenico (1721-1803); 97.9x48.9 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

The Hero of the Day, 1861 (oil on canvas)
828446 The Hero of the Day, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Barwell, Frederick Bacon (c.1831-1922); 92x122 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hero of the Day. Frederick Bacon Barwell (circa 1831-1922)

Saint Martin and the Beggar; and Saint George and the Dragon - the wings of an altarpiece
827805 Saint Martin and the Beggar; and Saint George and the Dragon - the wings of an altarpiece, (oil on panel) by Koerbecke

Battle of Quatre Bras: Sir Thomas Picton ordering the Charge of Sir James Kempts Brigade
780312 Battle of Quatre Bras: Sir Thomas Picton ordering the Charge of Sir James Kempts Brigade, pub. J. Booth, 1816 (engraving) by Jones

Bronze statue of the emperor Trebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD (bronze)
3525846 Bronze statue of the emperor Trebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD (bronze) by Roman, (3rd century AD); 241.3 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; out of copyright

Asrael and Belisar (chromolitho)
734763 Asrael and Belisar (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Asrael and Belisar)

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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.