Heroism Collection (page 19)

The Heroes of the Bruch (chromolitho)
964529 The Heroes of the Bruch (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Heroes of the Bruch, Spain, 1808)

The Defenders of Gerona (chromolitho)
964528 The Defenders of Gerona (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Defenders of Gerona, Spain, 1809)

Perseus with the Head of Medusa, 1908 (oil on board)
887273 Perseus with the Head of Medusa, 1908 (oil on board) by Stuck, Franz von (1863-1928); Galleria Internazionale d Arte Moderna, Ca Pesaro, Venice, Italy; German, out of copyright

Where theres a will theres a way
LLM456457 Where theres a will theres a way by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Where theres a will theres a way)

Self devotion of a seaman
LLM456451 Self devotion of a seaman by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Self devotion of a seaman)

The life boat Bradford saving the crew of the barque Scott
LLM456456 The life boat Bradford saving the crew of the barque Scott by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The life boat Bradford saving the crew of the barque Scott)

Hopson displaying the flag
LLM456447 Hopson displaying the flag by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hopson displaying the flag)

Lieutenant Morland making prisoners of eighteen Germans in a mine at Givenchy (litho)
STC413370 Lieutenant Morland making prisoners of eighteen Germans in a mine at Givenchy (litho) by Ripperger, H. (fl.1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieutenant Denys Max Thomson Morland)

Captain Bell-Irving engaging three of the enemys aeroplanes (litho)
STC413361 Captain Bell-Irving engaging three of the enemys aeroplanes (litho) by Avis, W. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 19th December 1915; Captain Malcolm McBean Bell-Irving)

Drummer Kenny rescuing a comrade under very heavy fire (litho)
STC413360 Drummer Kenny rescuing a comrade under very heavy fire (litho) by Elcock, Howard K. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drummer William Kenny VC (1880-1936)

Private Torrance pumping air into a mine under heavy fire (litho)
STC413334 Private Torrance pumping air into a mine under heavy fire (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th/20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Private J)

Acting-Second-Corporal O Brien descending a shaft with an officer to search for
STC413319 Acting-Second-Corporal O Brien descending a shaft with an officer to search for the enemy (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Private Lavin grappling with a Turkish bomber in a British sap at Suvla Bay
STC413392 Private Lavin grappling with a Turkish bomber in a British sap at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli (litho) by Holloway, Edgar Alfred (1870-1941); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British

Risaldar Santa Singh, Dafadar Bisham Singh and Sowar Buda Singh breaking through
STC413380 Risaldar Santa Singh, Dafadar Bisham Singh and Sowar Buda Singh breaking through the ranks of the Arabs to the assistance of Captain Willoughby (litho) by Rowlandson

Clara Barton tending wounded during the American Civil War (colour litho)
PNP375367 Clara Barton tending wounded during the American Civil War (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War)

Rescuing a wounded comrade under fire, World War I (litho)
817281 Rescuing a wounded comrade under fire, World War I (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rescuing a wounded comrade under fire, World War I)

Head, displaying manly vigour and heroic resolution (engraving)
666922 Head, displaying manly vigour and heroic resolution (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Head, displaying manly vigour and heroic resolution)

Lieutenant Neame holding the enemy back and rescuing wounded men (litho)
STC413339 Lieutenant Neame holding the enemy back and rescuing wounded men (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philip Neame (1888-1978)

Captain Hawkers aerial battle with three German aeroplanes (litho)
STC413337 Captain Hawkers aerial battle with three German aeroplanes (litho) by Avis, W. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Hawker VC (1890-1916)

Gunner Rafferty carrying a wounded woman to safety from a farmhouse which was being
STC413335 Gunner Rafferty carrying a wounded woman to safety from a farmhouse which was being shelled (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gunner J)

Second-Corporal Collier struggling out of a mine gallery nearly full of water after
STC413331 Second-Corporal Collier struggling out of a mine gallery nearly full of water after completing his work (litho) by Holloway

Lance-Corporal Tombs dragging back a severely wounded man by means of a rifle-sling
STC413329 Lance-Corporal Tombs dragging back a severely wounded man by means of a rifle-sling placed roud his own neck and the mans body (litho) by Avis, W

Bombardier Harlock laying his gun after having been twice wounded (litho)
STC413321 Bombardier Harlock laying his gun after having been twice wounded (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

The destruction of a German seaplane by Flight-Sub-Lieutenant Ince off the Belgian Coast
STC413316 The destruction of a German seaplane by Flight-Sub-Lieutenant Ince off the Belgian Coast (litho) by Avis, W. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Midshipman Malleson jumping with a line from a barge to link up another barge which was
STC413388 Midshipman Malleson jumping with a line from a barge to link up another barge which was drifting (litho) by Holloway

Sergeant B. C. Shea rallying and cheering on the men of his regiment after being seriously
STC412120 Sergeant B.C. Shea rallying and cheering on the men of his regiment after being seriously wounded at Rouges Bancs (litho) by Valda

Sergeant T. Green rescuing, unaided, three severely wounded men from a burning gun-hut
STC412114 Sergeant T. Green rescuing, unaided, three severely wounded men from a burning gun-hut (litho) by Avis, W. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sergeant T)

Private Jewson getting out of his trench under very heavy shell-fire to rescue
STC412111 Private Jewson getting out of his trench under very heavy shell-fire to rescue the wounded and bring in the dead (litho) by Holloway

Private Fitch driving a transport cart after the driver had been shot (litho)
STC412100 Private Fitch driving a transport cart after the driver had been shot (litho) by Elcock, Howard K. (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 26th April 1915; Private W.R)

Private T. G. Turrall guarding a wounded officer and holding his ground amid machine-gun
STC412082 Private T.G. Turrall guarding a wounded officer and holding his ground amid machine-gun fire and bombs (litho) by Pearse

Acting-Sergeant J. Erskine bandaging his wounded officer while being repeatedly fired at
STC412074 Acting-Sergeant J. Erskine bandaging his wounded officer while being repeatedly fired at (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th/20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sapper W. Hackett refuses to leave a comrade who was lying seriously injured in a mine
STC412072 Sapper W. Hackett refuses to leave a comrade who was lying seriously injured in a mine gallery (litho) by Pearse

Drummer W. Ritchie standing on the enemys parapet to sound the "charge"
STC412052 Drummer W. Ritchie standing on the enemys parapet to sound the " charge" under heavy machine-gun fire and bomb attacks (colour litho) by Elcock, Howard K

Naik Shahamad Khan, with two others, holding his ground after his machine-gun had been
STC412051 Naik Shahamad Khan, with two others, holding his ground after his machine-gun had been knocked out by shell-fire (litho) by Avis, W

Devotion to duty of a French officer of cuirassiers (colour litho)
2807833 Devotion to duty of a French officer of cuirassiers (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Devotion to duty of a French officer of cuirassiers)

Unfortunate heroism, a mother with a child in her neck rushes under a motorbike cart to save a little girl
2815644 Unfortunate heroism, a mother with a child in her neck rushes under a motorbike cart to save a little girl (colour litho) by Beltrame

The celebration of the Victory in Milan (colour litho)
2809253 The celebration of the Victory in Milan (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The celebration of the Victory in Milan)

A brave youth (colour litho)
2818276 A brave youth (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A brave youth. A 12 year old apprentice jeweler named Alphonse Lecrocq intervening to restrain)

Apotheose De Napoleon (coloured engraving)
2818098 Apotheose De Napoleon (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apotheose De Napoleon)

The heroic mothers, a peasant woman who in Ancona has her skin removed from her shoulders to give it to one of her
2815517 The heroic mothers, a peasant woman who in Ancona has her skin removed from her shoulders to give it to one of her

The heroic mothers, a woman who burns herself and dies to save her two children from the fire (colour litho)
2815113 The heroic mothers, a woman who burns herself and dies to save her two children from the fire (colour litho) by Beltrame

Giuseppe Garibaldi, On The Centenary Of His Birth (colour litho)
2815022 Giuseppe Garibaldi, On The Centenary Of His Birth (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giuseppe Garibaldi, On The Centenary Of His Birth)

Heroic suicide (colour litho)
2779761 Heroic suicide (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroic suicide. French Army doctor Major Pouillot shooting himself rather than be captured by a)

A 16 year-old schoolboy saving a boat and its passengers (colour litho)
2779754 A 16 year-old schoolboy saving a boat and its passengers (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Victim of his devotion to duty (colour litho)
2779652 Victim of his devotion to duty (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victim of his devotion to duty)

Honour to the heroes of Frances colonial expansion! (colour litho)
2779591 Honour to the heroes of Frances colonial expansion! (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Honour to the heroes of Frances colonial expansion)

Fishermens wives launching a lifeboat during a storm (colour litho)
2779191 Fishermens wives launching a lifeboat during a storm (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishermens wives launching a lifeboat during a storm)

A French Army officer drowned in an attempt to save two of his men (colour litho)
2782459 A French Army officer drowned in an attempt to save two of his men (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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