Heroic Collection (page 19)

The Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513-14, detail (etching)
SOU112531 The Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513-14, detail (etching) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; German

Four playing cards commemorating the heros of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving)
XIR223833 Four playing cards commemorating the heros of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Portrait of Nathanael Greene (oil on canvas)
PNP321594 Portrait of Nathanael Greene (oil on canvas) by Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Little Bighorn, 25th June 1876 (oil on canvas) (centre detail)
PNP245867 Battle of Little Bighorn, 25th June 1876 (oil on canvas) (centre detail) by Paxson, Edgar Samuel (1852-1915); Private Collection; (add.info)

Front of a Scythian comb, from Solokha burial mound, Steppe (gold) (for reverse see 89699
XBP232330 Front of a Scythian comb, from Solokha burial mound, Steppe (gold) (for reverse see 89699) by Scythian, (4th century BC); height: 12.6 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Peninsular Gold Cross, c. 1813 (gold)
XCF274349 Peninsular Gold Cross, c.1813 (gold) by English School, (19th century); Apsley House, The Wellington Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Peninsular campaigns 1808-1814)

Lieutenant Bayard Wilkeson, Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (engraving)
PNP269488 Lieutenant Bayard Wilkeson, Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Attila advancing on Paris (litho)
IL283063 Attila advancing on Paris (litho) by Courcelles Dumont, Suzanne (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Attila)

Darius fighting the lion, detail from the west entrance to the Palace of Darius the Great
XIR279375 Darius fighting the lion, detail from the west entrance to the Palace of Darius the Great (stone) by Achaemenid, (550-330 BC); Persepolis, Iran; (add.info.: Darius I (550-486 BC)

They Rushed Into The Fray Like Madmen Bent Upon Sudden Death
STC292433 They Rushed Into The Fray Like Madmen Bent Upon Sudden Death, plate from The Story of France, by Mary MacGregor, 1920 (coloured litho) by Rainey

Womans Holy War, Grand Charge on the Enemys Works, 1874 (litho)
PNP252342 Womans Holy War, Grand Charge on the Enemys Works, 1874 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Heroic death of Arnold von Winkelried at the Battle of Sempach (engraving)
971165 Heroic death of Arnold von Winkelried at the Battle of Sempach (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plaque depicting Ninurta battling with a monster, c. 1450 BC (ivory)
930116 Plaque depicting Ninurta battling with a monster, c.1450 BC (ivory) by Mesopotamian, (25th century BC); Private Collection; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Camillus breaking the treaty with Brenno and the Allegories of Glory, Ceiling of the Entrance Hall
930931 Camillus breaking the treaty with Brenno and the Allegories of Glory, Ceiling of the Entrance Hall, Galleria Borghese (fresco) by Rossi

The Battle of Omdurman, 2 September 1898, the First Charge of the Dervishes (litho)
1063673 The Battle of Omdurman, 2 September 1898, the First Charge of the Dervishes (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Omdurman)

Frontispiece from the opera Euryanthe by Carl von Weber (litho)
LRI1079658 Frontispiece from the opera Euryanthe by Carl von Weber (litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Biblioteca del Conservatorio G

Heroic devotion to duty of a railway level crossing guard (colour litho)
3099212 Heroic devotion to duty of a railway level crossing guard (colour litho) by Carrey, (fl.1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A soldier in uniform with three medals is standing next to a cannon in Paris
699205 A soldier in uniform with three medals is standing next to a cannon in Paris, 1918 (autochrome) by Gervais-Courtellemont

Compagnie Algerienne - Subscribe - Liberty Loan, 1918 (colour litho)
699159 Compagnie Algerienne - Subscribe - Liberty Loan, 1918 (colour litho) by Romberg, Maurice (1862-1943); 121x79 cm; Private Collection; eGalerie Bilderwelt; French, out of copyright

Subscribe to the Loan, 1917 (colour litho)
699096 Subscribe to the Loan, 1917 (colour litho) by Capranesi, Giovanni (1852-1921); 130x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Honoured Hero, 1901 (oil on canvas)
658885 The Honoured Hero, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Alchimowicz, Kazimierz (1840-1916); 131x201 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Honoured Hero. Kazimierz Alchimowicz (1840-1916). Oil on canvas

Side view of the Royal Artillery Memorial 1914-18, 1925 (bronze and Portland stone
JBG148204 Side view of the Royal Artillery Memorial 1914-18, 1925 (bronze and Portland stone) (photo) by Jagger, Charles Sergeant (1885-1934); Hyde Park Corner, London, UK; eJulian Page; English

King Arthur, 1903 (oil on canvas)
CW159046 King Arthur, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Butler, Charles Ernest (1864-c.1918); 123.2x73.7 cm; Private Collection; eChristopher Wood Gallery, London, UK; British, out of copyright

Cartoon for The Rescue, c. 1855 (pencil & red chalk on paper)
BIR190004 Cartoon for The Rescue, c.1855 (pencil & red chalk on paper) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 38x28 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

The French Heroines, Felicite and Theophile de Fernig in 1792
CHT199882 The French Heroines, Felicite and Theophile de Fernig in 1792, from Le Petit Journal, 27th August 1894 (coloured engraving) by Lix

Just in Time (colour litho)
5197221 Just in Time (colour litho) by White, Edmund Richard (fl.1864-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: Just in Time)

The rival operas (litho)
5209534 The rival operas (litho) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The rival operas. Illustration for Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson (John Lane and R H Russell)

Portrait of a boy, as Daifilo, in a red surcoat over a silver robe, with an orange cloak
6166525 Portrait of a boy, as Daifilo, in a red surcoat over a silver robe, with an orange cloak, a bird resting on his right hand, his dog beside him, in a landscape

The Last of the Mohicans (oil on canvas)
1763747 The Last of the Mohicans (oil on canvas) by Leutze, Emanuel Gottlieb (1816-68); 104.8x76.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Eldred Pottinger at Herat, 1838 (engraving)
3744559 Eldred Pottinger at Herat, 1838 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eldred Pottinger (1811-43) was an Anglo-Indian army officer and diplomat

Rustam unwittingly kills his son Suhrab in battle, 1843 (engraving)
3744538 Rustam unwittingly kills his son Suhrab in battle, 1843 (engraving) by Persian School; Private Collection; (add.info)

A set of sixteen tiles arranged in pairs to form eight illustrations of the
1217589 A set of sixteen tiles arranged in pairs to form eight illustrations of the Briar Rose tale, 1862 - 1865 (ceramic) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 131.6x40.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Hercules, 1498 (engraving)
1217322 Hercules, 1498 (engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 31.8x22 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; German, out of copyright

Nude bacchants riding panthers, c. 1506-08 (bronze)
1478402 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

A Russian icon of Saint George, early 18th century (chased and engraved brass oklad)
1195499 A Russian icon of Saint George, early 18th century (chased and engraved brass oklad) by Russian School (18th century); 86.2x64.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian

Waterloo, presented with Old Englands Annual, 1898 (colour litho)
1268433 Waterloo, presented with Old Englands Annual, 1898 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Sgt Charles Ewart (1769 - 23 May 1846)

The Earl of Uxbridge leading a charge of cavalry at the Battle of Waterloo
1268435 The Earl of Uxbridge leading a charge of cavalry at the Battle of Waterloo, his right leg has just been struck by a cannon ball, lithograph by R

Joan of Arc (oil on canvas)
988085 Joan of Arc (oil on canvas) by Costa, Joao Zeferino da (1840-1915); 83.2x64.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Joan of Arc; Jeanne D Arc. Zeferino da Costa (1840-1915). Oil on canvas

Sport on the upper reaches of the River Niger (litho)
1036813 Sport on the upper reaches of the River Niger (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sport on the upper reaches of the River Niger)

Untitled, engraved by Godefroy Engelmann, 1829 (litho)
1071605 Untitled, engraved by Godefroy Engelmann, 1829 (litho) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 24.8x17.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts

Hercules Restores Gallia, 1638 (etching)
1071018 Hercules Restores Gallia, 1638 (etching) by Nolpe, Pieter (1613-53); 29.7x38.3 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mark Haukohl in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jack E

Hercules Vanquishing Diomedes, 1638-42 (oil on canvas)
3743813 Hercules Vanquishing Diomedes, 1638-42 (oil on canvas) by Le Brun, Charles (1619-90); 276.9x179 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle); (add.info)

Mirror (bronze)
938031 Mirror (bronze) by Roman (5th century AD); Museo Diocesano, Rossano, Italy; eGiuliano Valsecchi; out of copyright

Frontispiece from the opera Euryanthe, by Carl von Weber (litho)
LRI1079656 Frontispiece from the opera Euryanthe, by Carl von Weber (litho) by French School, (19th century); Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

Saint George, 1517 (oil on panel)
991429 Saint George, 1517 (oil on panel) by Duerer, Hans (1490-c.1538) & workshop; 102x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint George. Hans Duerer and workshop (1490-1535/8). Oil on panel

Circe and Odysseus (oil on panel)
3674579 Circe and Odysseus (oil on panel) by Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678); 74x106.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: stamped with the Antwerp hand)

WWI German grenadier armed with stick grenades, 1915 (b / w photo)
778975 WWI German grenadier armed with stick grenades, 1915 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; German, out of copyright

Nemrod, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909611 Nemrod, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Rochegrosse, Georges Marie (1859-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Published in Cent dessins)

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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.