Heroin Collection (page 4)

Costume for the Character Theseus, 1909 (drawing)
1730597 Costume for the Character Theseus, 1909 (drawing) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); (add.info.: for the play Phaedre (Fedra), written by Gabriele d Annunzio drawing by Leon Bakst)

The war of the Romanians, a lieutenant and a few men conquer two Bavarian batteries and turn them against the enemy
2777598 The war of the Romanians, a lieutenant and a few men conquer two Bavarian batteries and turn them against the enemy (colour litho) by Beltrame

Unfortunate heroism, four brave people who find death in order to help each other... (colour litho)
2815439 Unfortunate heroism, four brave people who find death in order to help each other... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unfortunate heroism)

Deathly Wounded (Colour Litho)
2777563... Deathly Wounded (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: "... Mortally wounded)

Princess Christians Bazaar in Aid of the Windsor Creche and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
1606780 Princess Christians Bazaar in Aid of the Windsor Creche and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (engraving) by English School

Rustam killing the White Demon, from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), by Abu l-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c. 934-c)
BAL4560 Rustam killing the White Demon, from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), by Abu l-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c.934-c.1020), from the large Clive Album (gouache on paper) by Indian School

Bathing Nymphs and Child, 1855-60 (oil on canvas)
5863030 Bathing Nymphs and Child, 1855-60 (oil on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 82.6x100.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

World War I: "Portrait of Gabriele D annunzio (1863-1938) (WWI: Italian poet and soldier Gabriele d Annunzio)
ELD4867000 World War I: " Portrait of Gabriele D annunzio (1863-1938) (WWI: Italian poet and soldier Gabriele d Annunzio) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937)

On the River Banks, 1850
3359536 On the River Banks, 1850 by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); (add.info.: Painting titled On the River Banks by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) a French artist

Lucreces death: Lucrece (Lucrezia, Lucretia, Roman lady of the 6th century BC)
XEE4192602 Lucreces death: Lucrece (Lucrezia, Lucretia, Roman lady of the 6th century BC) was the victim of violence by his cousin Sextus Tarquin, the son of Tarquin the Superb

Statue of Meleager, mythical hero of Aetolia. 1779 (engraving)
7237399 Statue of Meleager, mythical hero of Aetolia. 1779 (engraving) by Cannetti, Giovanni Battista (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Meleager, mythical hero of Aetolia)

The Farnese Hercules, Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples. 1779 (engraving)
7237433 The Farnese Hercules, Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples. 1779 (engraving) by Cannetti, Giovanni Battista (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Farnese Hercules)

Lucretia (oil on canvas, 1580)
LRI4574997 Lucretia (oil on canvas, 1580) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Lucrece Lucrece (Lucrezia, Lucretia)

The Death of Lucretia, Detail. 15th century (Tempera on wood)
LRI4607538 The Death of Lucretia, Detail. 15th century (Tempera on wood) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

History of Ancient Rome: Lucrece, Brutus and Collatinus. Lucrece (Lucrezia, Lucretia)
XEE4404669 History of Ancient Rome: Lucrece, Brutus and Collatinus. Lucrece (Lucrezia, Lucretia, Roman lady) was the victim of violence by his cousin Sextus Tarquin, the son of Tarquin the Superb

The suicide of Lucretia, 1657 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4574651 The suicide of Lucretia, 1657 (oil on canvas) by Cagnacci, Guido (1601-63); 87x66 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon

Statue of Hercules with his child Telephos. 1779 (engraving)
7237419 Statue of Hercules with his child Telephos. 1779 (engraving) by Cannetti, Giovanni Battista (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Hercules, wearing the Nemean lion skin)

The suicide of Lucretia (painting, 1640-1642)
LRI4622149 The suicide of Lucretia (painting, 1640-1642) by Reni, Guido (1575-1642); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The suicide of Lucrece Lucrece (Lucrezia, Lucretia)

Theseus, mythical king and founder-hero of Athens, 1807 (engraving)
7235637 Theseus, mythical king and founder-hero of Athens, 1807 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theseus, mythical king and founder-hero of Athens)

Still-Life of Fruit and Flowers (oil on canvas)
6816284 Still-Life of Fruit and Flowers (oil on canvas) by Marseus van Schrieck, Otto (c.1619-78) (after); 91.5x71 cm; Lyon & Turnbull

Friday bows down at the feet of Robinson Crusoe, 1842 (illustration)
7211521 Friday bows down at the feet of Robinson Crusoe, 1842 (illustration) by Souze, Auguste (b.1829 - fl.1860s); (add.info.: Cover of a volume of the adventures of Robinson Crusoe)

Sextus Tarquinius driven from Rome and is threatened by relatives of Lucretia. Detail from The Death of Lucretia
LRI4607545 Sextus Tarquinius driven from Rome and is threatened by relatives of Lucretia. Detail from The Death of Lucretia

The Story of Lucretia. Jorg Breu the Elder (ca 1475-1537) German painter. Pen and black ink on paper
542913 The Story of Lucretia. Jorg Breu the Elder (ca 1475-1537) German painter. Pen and black ink on paper. by Breu, Joerg the Elder (c.1475-1537); Universal History Archive/UIG

Achilles, Greek warrior hero of Troy, 1741 (engraving)
7235571 Achilles, Greek warrior hero of Troy, 1741 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Achilles, Son of Peleus and the Nereid Thetis)

The Death of Tristan (engraving)
7157340 The Death of Tristan (engraving) by Goldberg, Gustav Adolf (1848-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of Tristan)

Portrait of Policarpa Salavarrieta (1795-1817), heroine of the independence of Colombia (painting)
AIS5377204 Portrait of Policarpa Salavarrieta (1795-1817), heroine of the independence of Colombia (painting) by Garay Caicedo, Epifanio Julian (1849-1903); Museo Nacional, Bogota

Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer, 1927 (wood engraving on vellum)
3610662 Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer, 1927 (wood engraving on vellum) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 30.8x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Golden Cockerel Press, 1927)

Figure of Diomedes, with the Palladium, 1816 (engraving)
7235396 Figure of Diomedes, with the Palladium, 1816 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: Figure of Diomedes with short sword holding the Palladium)

The king rewarding Beowulf (colour litho)
7185259 The king rewarding Beowulf (colour litho) by Crane, Donn P. (1878-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The king rewarding Beowulf)

A cobbler buying a bust from a travelling Italian sculptor. 1831 (engraving)
7234811 A cobbler buying a bust from a travelling Italian sculptor. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Heroism in an Italian steamer, a captain who drops into an infected hold to save two... (colour litho)
2815641 Heroism in an Italian steamer, a captain who drops into an infected hold to save two... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Pergamus, son of the warrior Neoptolemus and Andromache, 1748 (engraving)
7235578 Pergamus, son of the warrior Neoptolemus and Andromache, 1748 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pergamus in helmet with plume)

Antinous, suitor of Penelope in Homers Odyssey, 1745 (engraving)
7235575 Antinous, suitor of Penelope in Homers Odyssey, 1745 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antinous, son of Eupeithes)

Hector, Trojan hero in Homers Iliad, 1742 (engraving)
7235572 Hector, Trojan hero in Homers Iliad, 1742 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hector)

Hyacinth, divine hero and lover of Apollo from Greek mythology, 1722 (engraving)
7235552 Hyacinth, divine hero and lover of Apollo from Greek mythology, 1722 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hyacinth)

Beowulf (colour litho)
7185260 Beowulf (colour litho) by Crane, Donn P. (1878-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beowulf. Illustration from From the Tower Window of My Bookhouse (The Bookhouse for Children, Chicago)

Episodes of war, two French soldiers, one blinded and one wounded in the leg help each other... (colour litho)
2815695 Episodes of war, two French soldiers, one blinded and one wounded in the leg help each other... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Hercules, Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, 1723 (engraving)
7235553 Hercules, Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, 1723 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules in laurel wreath)

Castlehill Barracks (b / w photo)
7191232 Castlehill Barracks (b/w photo) by Porter, James (1874-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castlehill Barracks)

St George and the Dragon (colour litho)
2790837 St George and the Dragon (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info.: St George and the Dragon)

MS Hunter 229 f. 3r May, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum)
5675691 MS Hunter 229 f.3r May, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

Liberty leading the People (oil on canvas, 1830)
LRI4652448 Liberty leading the People (oil on canvas, 1830) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); Louvre, Paris

Venus giving arms to Aeneas, c. 1400-1699 (oil, canvas and panel)
7240876 Venus giving arms to Aeneas, c.1400-1699 (oil, canvas and panel) by Flemish School, (17th century); 32x47.8 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Venus seated centre)

Congratulations, 1878 (oil on canvas)
BAL167038 Congratulations, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Makovsky, Vladimir Egorovic (1846-1920); 29x35 cm; Museum of Art, Serpukhov, Russia

Henri II, or Henry II, King of France, portrait (engraving)
7239680 Henri II, or Henry II, King of France, portrait (engraving) by Bouttats, Gaspar (1625-95) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henri II, or Henry II, 1519 - 1559. King of France)

Cu Chulainn meeting the Morrigan (colour litho)
7149251 Cu Chulainn meeting the Morrigan (colour litho) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cu Chulainn, hero of Irish mythology, meeting the Morrigan)

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"Unveiling the Dark Veil: Exploring the Tragic Tale of Heroin" In this captivating portrait, Gabriel Hanotaux, a renowned French historian and politician from the late 19th century, gazes into the distance with an air of contemplation. Little did he know that his era would witness the birth of a devastating force known as heroin. As we step into Harlaxton Manor through its grand front entrance, our senses are overwhelmed by its majestic beauty. However, behind these walls lies a story intertwined with the rise of heroin—a tale that reveals both opulence and despair. Edouard Manet's portrait captures an artist who lived in an era when society was on the cusp of embracing new ideas and experiences. Yet even amidst artistic brilliance, shadows loomed as addiction began to take hold. The haunting illustration "Hyenas" serves as a chilling reminder of how addiction can transform individuals into creatures driven solely by their cravings, and is within this darkness that heroin found fertile ground to spread its destructive influence far and wide. In contrast, "Head of an Old Man" evokes empathy for those whose lives have been ravaged by addiction. The lines etched on his face tell stories untold—stories marked by pain and loss caused by substances like heroin. The international society's exhibition poster from 1890 hints at how deeply entrenched heroin had become in various corners of society during that time. Its presence was no longer confined to hidden alleys; it had permeated every stratum of life. Artistic masterpieces such as "Captive Andromache" and "Bowl with Aeneas at Carthage" depict ancient tales where tragedy unfolds due to human desires gone awry—an allegory for what awaited those ensnared in heroin's grip. From Medea's vengeful journey to Stockholm Palace's allegorical statues representing struggle against inner demons, history has repeatedly warned us of the perils that lie in addiction's wake.