Heroism Collection (page 9)

Princess Scheherazade (Sheherazade) (tales of the thousand and one nights). Illustration by George Barbier (1882-1932)
GIA4770655 Princess Scheherazade (Sheherazade) (tales of the thousand and one nights). Illustration by George Barbier (1882-1932). circa 1910

Perseus & Andromeda, 18th century (engraving)
6199597 Perseus & Andromeda, 18th century (engraving) by Cars, Laurent (1699-1771); 33.2x26.9 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: After Francois Lemoyne (Paris, 1688 - Paris)

The collier Thordis about to ram a German submarine, 18 February 1915 (colour litho)
976467 The collier Thordis about to ram a German submarine, 18 February 1915 (colour litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The first Indian to win the Victoria Cross - Naik Darwan Singh Negi, Festubert, France, November 1914 (colour litho)
976454 The first Indian to win the Victoria Cross - Naik Darwan Singh Negi, Festubert, France, November 1914 (colour litho) by Stewart

Lieutenant Rhodes-Moorhouse flying over Courtrai to bomb the railway, 26 April 1915 (colour litho)
976433 Lieutenant Rhodes-Moorhouse flying over Courtrai to bomb the railway, 26 April 1915 (colour litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lieutenant John Henry Stephen Dimmer repairing a machine gun while exposed to the fire of the Prussian Guard
976431 Lieutenant John Henry Stephen Dimmer repairing a machine gun while exposed to the fire of the Prussian Guard, Klein Zillebeke, Belgium, 9 November 1914 (colour litho) by Stewart

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)

Perseus and Andromeda (Painting, 1607)
LRI4577468 Perseus and Andromeda (Painting, 1607) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The golden-haired beauty. Folk tale. Illustration of Vaccari and Carrey in "Les beaux tales"collection
XEE4181664 The golden-haired beauty. Folk tale. Illustration of Vaccari and Carrey in " Les beaux tales" collection " Nos loisirs" around 1910. Private collection

Foreign affairs and wars during the reign of Louis XV of France, 1715-1774 (colour litho)
5207748 Foreign affairs and wars during the reign of Louis XV of France, 1715-1774 (colour litho) by Girard, Joseph (fl.1930-50); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

The Surrender of Jerusalem to Sergeant Hurcombe of London Regiment (colour litho)
3105242 The Surrender of Jerusalem to Sergeant Hurcombe of London Regiment (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sergeant Edward Clarke directing the defence of Chateau Herentage during the First Battle of Ypres
976458 Sergeant Edward Clarke directing the defence of Chateau Herentage during the First Battle of Ypres, November 1914 (litho) by Stewart

Midshipman Reginald Himbury assisting the gunners of the Clan McTavish in the fight with the German raider Moewe
976438 Midshipman Reginald Himbury assisting the gunners of the Clan McTavish in the fight with the German raider Moewe, 16 January 1916 (colour litho) by Stewart

German searchlights and Very lights exposing temporary Second Lieutenant William Armitage
976464 German searchlights and Very lights exposing temporary Second Lieutenant William Armitage and his party while cutting the enemys wire entanglements, World War I (colour litho) by Stewart

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)

"Representation du heros russe medieval Bogatyr, chevalier errant"Aquarelle de Andrei Petrovich Riabouchkine
FIA5390485 " Representation du heros russe medieval Bogatyr, chevalier errant" Aquarelle de Andrei Petrovich Riabouchkine (Ryabushkin) (1861-1904) 1893 Dim 29, 7x26

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)

Cu Chulainn rebuked by Emer (litho)
7149244 Cu Chulainn rebuked by Emer (litho) by Millar, Harold Robert (1869-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cu Chulainn, hero of Irish mythology, rebuked by his wife Emer)

Lord Roberts fighting two sepoys over the British standard at Khudaganj, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross
7148223 Lord Roberts fighting two sepoys over the British standard at Khudaganj, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Indian Mutiny, 1857 (colour litho) by English School

Firemen rescuing people from a burning building (colour litho)
7157434 Firemen rescuing people from a burning building (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firemen rescuing people from a burning building)

Guillaume-Tell (engraving)
7179575 Guillaume-Tell (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guillaume-Tell. Illustration for Dictionnaire Populaire Illustre by Decembre-Alonnier (c 1880)

Circe Invidiosa, 1872 (oil on canvas)
DGA5609814 Circe Invidiosa, 1872 (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917) (after); 180x87 cm; (add.info.: By Waterhouse); Photo © Fine Art Images

Robin Hood, 1883 (illustration)
7211789 Robin Hood, 1883 (illustration) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); (add.info.: Robin Hood (Robin Hood) drawn by Howard Pyle (1853-1911) in a live published in the USA in 1883

Heroisme des habitants de Bourges (engraving)
7193956 Heroisme des habitants de Bourges (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroisme des habitants de Bourges)

The Cross, Bridgwater (engraving)
7188178 The Cross, Bridgwater (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cross, Bridgwater)

The Sandbag Battery, from a Sketch made the Morning after the Fight (engraving)
7188167 The Sandbag Battery, from a Sketch made the Morning after the Fight (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sandbag Battery)

Gordon and his "Kings"(engraving)
7188164 Gordon and his " Kings" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gordon)

Port Royal, Jamaica (engraving)
7188160 Port Royal, Jamaica (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Royal, Jamaica)

Portsmouth Ferry (engraving)
7188157 Portsmouth Ferry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portsmouth Ferry. Illustration for Heroes of the United Service by L Valentine)

St George killing the Dragon (aquatint)
3100042 St George killing the Dragon (aquatint) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: St George killing the Dragon)

St. George and the Dragon, c. 1432 / 1435 (oil on panel)
1219539 St. George and the Dragon, c.1432/1435 (oil on panel) by Weyden, Rogier van der (1399-1464); 14.3x10.5 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

Detail of St. George Killing the Dragon, c. 1502-07 (oil on canvas) (detail of 428017)
XIR430586 Detail of St. George Killing the Dragon, c.1502-07 (oil on canvas) (detail of 428017) by Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460/5-1523/6); Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice

"Enee"Portrait du heros de la guerre de Troie - Email de Leonard Limosin (1505-1577)
FIA5378402 " Enee" Portrait du heros de la guerre de Troie - Email de Leonard Limosin (1505-1577) vers 1540 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore by Limosin

Dobrynia Nikitich sauve Zabava Putyatishna du dragon Gorynych. (Dobrynya Nikitich rescues Zabava Putyatishna from)
FIA5374247 Dobrynia Nikitich sauve Zabava Putyatishna du dragon Gorynych. (Dobrynya Nikitich rescues Zabava Putyatishna from the Dragon Gorynych). Conte traditionnel de la Russie kievienne

"Marcus Curtius"Le valeureux Marcus Curtius, citoyen romain, se sacrifie aux dieux romains en se jetant dans
FIA5383367 " Marcus Curtius" Le valeureux Marcus Curtius, citoyen romain, se sacrifie aux dieux romains en se jetant dans un goufre dans un forum en 362 avant JC - Peinture de Francesco

St. George and the Dragon, illustration from Princess Marie-Joses Childrens Book, published 1916 (colour litho)
2607901 St. George and the Dragon, illustration from Princess Marie-Joses Childrens Book, published 1916 (colour litho) by Shaw

Ilya Mouromets (Elie de Mourom) (Ilya Muromets). Heros legendaire russe. Peinture de Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov
FIA5374801 Ilya Mouromets (Elie de Mourom) (Ilya Muromets). Heros legendaire russe. Peinture de Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (1848-1926), huile sur toile, 1914. art russe debut 20e siecle. V

The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470 (tapestry)
CUL4897495 The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (15th century); Catedral de Zamora, Castilla y Leon, Spain; (add.info.: The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470)

Saint George killing the dragon (painting)
3496278 Saint George killing the dragon (painting) by Zenale, Bernadino (1460-1526); (add.info.: Left transept Certosa di Pavia 053 Transetto sinistro)

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