Messenger Collection (page 21)

I make the acquaintance of Miss. Mowcher, illustration from David Copperfield
XJF396006 I make the acquaintance of Miss. Mowcher, illustration from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (1812-70) first published 1850 (litho) by Browne

Woman Writing a Letter (oil on canvas) (detail of 197807)
XIR377106 Woman Writing a Letter (oil on canvas) (detail of 197807) by Duval-Lecamus, Pierre (1790-1854); Musee d Art Thomas Henry, Cherbourg, France; (add.info.: Femme en Train d Ecrire; ); French

The Army of Ravens, a scene from The Dream of Rhonabwy, part of The Mabinogion
XJF359079 The Army of Ravens, a scene from The Dream of Rhonabwy, part of The Mabinogion (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A portrait of a gentleman, 1678 (oil on panel)
BAL349276 A portrait of a gentleman, 1678 (oil on panel) by Slingelandt, Pieter van (1640-91); 31.4x24.3 cm; Private Collection; Johnny Van Haeften Ltd. London; Dutch, out of copyright

The Messenger of Love, Engraving 1882

Peake Overland Telegraph Station, South Australia, c
KW330028 Peake Overland Telegraph Station, South Australia, c.1880, from Australian Pictures by Howard Willoughby, published by the Religious Tract Society, London, 1886 (litho) by English School

Queen Margaret, (By John Bell), Messrs. Messenger and Son, 1851 Engraving

Up springs the lark, Shrill-voiced, and loud;the messenger of morn!"
" Up springs the lark, Shrill-voiced, and loud; the messenger of morn!"

The Annunciation, c. 1423-24 (tempera on panel)
XOS741916 The Annunciation, c. 1423-24 (tempera on panel) by Masolino da Panicale, Tommaso (1383-c.1447); 148.8 x 115.1 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; Italian, out of copyright

The Archangel Gabriel, c. 1430 (tempera on panel)
XOS741915 The Archangel Gabriel, c. 1430 (tempera on panel) by Masolino da Panicale, Tommaso (1383-c.1447); 76.6 x 57.8 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; Italian, out of copyright

Illustration for Loves Labours Lost, from The Illustrated Library Shakespeare
KW469529 Illustration for Loves Labours Lost, from The Illustrated Library Shakespeare, published London 1890 (litho) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English

The Small Courier, c. 1496 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF275606 The Small Courier, c.1496 (engraving) (b/w photo) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

The Message (oil on canvas)
BAL226651 The Message (oil on canvas) by Neer, Eglon Hendrick van der (1634-1703); 73x61 cm; Private Collection; Courtesy of Thomas Brod and Patrick Pilkington; Dutch, out of copyright

Mercury (marble)
XIR221132 Mercury (marble) by Barba, Ramon (1767-1831); Prado, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Ms Fr 9081 fol. 245v Historiated initial R depicting the Sultan sending
XIR187142 Ms Fr 9081 fol.245v Historiated initial R depicting the Sultan sending his messengers to the Caliph of Egypt and the Sultan kissing the feet of the Caliph

David and Bathsheba, 1562 (oil on canvas)
XIR182165 David and Bathsheba, 1562 (oil on canvas) by Massys or Metsys, Jan (1509-75); 162x197 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: wife of Uriah the Hittite; femme d Urie; ); Dutch

Louis XV (1710-74) at the Battle of Fontenoi in 1745, from Histoire de France by Colart
KW177761 Louis XV (1710-74) at the Battle of Fontenoi in 1745, from Histoire de France by Colart, published c.1840 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French

Louis VIII (1187-1226) the Lion receives an envoy from his enemy Henry III (1207-72) of England
KW177737 Louis VIII (1187-1226) the Lion receives an envoy from his enemy Henry III (1207-72) of England, from Histoire de France by Colart, published c.1840 (engraving) by French School

Red Pied Carrier Pigeon (oil on canvas)
XYC158088 Red Pied Carrier Pigeon (oil on canvas) by Wolstenholme, D. the Younger (1798-1882); 35.9x30.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Grizzle Carrier Pigeon (oil on canvas)
XYC158087 Grizzle Carrier Pigeon (oil on canvas) by Wolstenholme, D. the Younger (1798-1882); 35.9x30.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Bathsheba receives the message of David, Cornelis Massijs, 1549

Abraham, Sara and an Angel, c. 1520 (oil on panel)
XIR156225 Abraham, Sara and an Angel, c.1520 (oil on panel) by Provost, Jan II (1465-1529); 78x58 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; Dutch, out of copyright

Achilles has a dispute with Agamemnon, 1776 (oil on canvas)
XKH152269 Achilles has a dispute with Agamemnon, 1776 (oil on canvas) by Tischbein, Johann Heinrich (1722-89); 69x84.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Chelsea Pensioners Receiving the Gazette Announcing the Battle of Waterloo, c. 1819
XYC129304 Chelsea Pensioners Receiving the Gazette Announcing the Battle of Waterloo, c.1819 (oil on panel) by Wilkie, David (1785-1841); 26.6x44.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art

The American Pony Express, En Route from the Missouri River to San Francisco (engraving)
XJF110004 The American Pony Express, En Route from the Missouri River to San Francisco (engraving) (b/w photo) by Andrews, George Henry (1816-98) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Woman Writing a Letter (oil on canvas)
XIR197807 Woman Writing a Letter (oil on canvas) by Duval-Lecamus, Pierre (1790-1854); Musee d Art Thomas Henry, Cherbourg, France; French, out of copyright

Landscape with Mercury and Argus, c. 1570 (oil on panel)
XOS1765656 Landscape with Mercury and Argus, c.1570 (oil on panel) by Flemish School, (16th century); 35.6x45.7 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Harold Receiving News of the Norman Invasion in 1066 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF106655 Harold Receiving News of the Norman Invasion in 1066 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norman Conquest by William I)

Titlepage of The London News, Communicating the High Counsels of Both Parliaments
XJF106662 Titlepage of The London News, Communicating the High Counsels of Both Parliaments in England and Scotland (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School

The Annunciation (oil on canvas)
XAL169048 The Annunciation (oil on canvas) by Garofalo, Benvenuto Tisi da (1481-1559); Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Elite Legion of the Gendarmerie, 1801-02 (w / c on paper)
XIR160479 Elite Legion of the Gendarmerie, 1801-02 (w/c on paper) by Benigni, P. (1770-1830); Musee de la Gendarmerie, Melun, France; French, out of copyright

Edward II (1284-1327) and the Minstrel (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF144062 Edward II (1284-1327) and the Minstrel (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Hermes Consecration, 1874 (oil on canvas)
BAL134942 Hermes Consecration, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Bronnikov, Fedor Andreevich (1827-1902); 70x123.4 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

The Tonkin Expedition, Notes at Saigon, the Capital of the French Colony of Lower Cochin China
THE TONKIN EXPEDITION, NOTES AT SAIGON, THE CAPITAL OF THE FRENCH COLONY OF LOWER COCHIN CHINA: 1. An Annamese House Servant and Messenger. 2. An Annamese Private Servant. 3

The Messenger of God Appearing to Joshua; Ferdinand Bol, Dutch, 1616 - 1680; about 1640 - 1644; Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, and red, white and black chalk; 27.1 x 19.5 cm (10 11/16 in)

Initial P: Saint Paul, Initial P: A Bishop Giving a Letter to a Messenger; Unknown; Bologna, Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Europe; about 1280 - 1290; Tempera colors, gold leaf

Initial P: Saint Paul Giving a Letter to a Messenger; Unknown; Bologna, Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Europe; about 1280 - 1290; Tempera colors, gold leaf

M. Jules de Premaray, courrier des theatres (theatre messenger); Nadar [Gaspard Felix Tournachon], French, 1820 - 1910; 1857; Salted paper print; Image: 23.5 x 15.3 cm (9 1/4 x 6 in.)

Dido, Henry Fuseli, 1741-1825, Swiss

CARRIER PIGEONS, 1915. Carrier pigeons being released from the roof of Madison Square Garden in New York City, bound with messages for President Woodrow Wilson in Washington, D.C

ST. PAUL AND MESSENGER. Saint Paul handing an epistle to a messenger. Woodcut from the Cologne Bible, 1478-80

TELEGRAPH MESSENGER, 1891. A young telegraph boy at Chicago

WORLD WAR I: MESSENGER DOG. A British dispatch-bearing dog waiting for his message, being written from a World War I trench. Photograph, c1916

WWI: CARRIER PIGEON. A carrier pigeon being released to carry a message to the French headquarters during World War I. Photograph, c1916

WORLD WAR I: HOMING PIGEON. A soldier removes a message from the leg of a homing pigeon during World War I

WORLD WAR I: CARTOON, 1914. The messenger. A German soldier recruiting a young boy to fight. American cartoon, 1914, by Boardman Robinson

NEW YORK: OMNIBUS, 1893. Photographed 1893

GRACE & RACHEL MARTIN, 1780. Grace and Rachel Martin, disguised as rebel soldiers, ambush two English officers carrying documents to South Carolina during the American Revolution, 1780

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"Messenger: Connecting Worlds, Delivering Stories" From the ancient Greek god Hermes to the brave messenger dogs of World War I, messengers have played a vital role throughout history. In Jonnard's 1886 artwork "Hermes, " we see the divine figure embodying communication and swift delivery. The image of a Royal Engineer with his loyal messenger dog in France during WWI reminds us of the crucial role animals played in relaying important information amidst chaos and danger. Charles M. Russell's drawing "RUSSELL: STAGE ROBBER" depicts a treacherous scene where a stagecoach robber takes down an unfortunate messenger, highlighting both the vulnerability and significance of these bearers of news. During WWII, AFS despatch riders and messengers risked their lives on motorcycles to ensure timely communication on the battlefield. Their courage is immortalized in historical records as well as artistic representations. Beyond physical beings, even metabolic enzymes act as molecular messengers within our bodies, orchestrating essential chemical reactions that keep us alive. The intricate artwork depicting this phenomenon showcases science's own form of messaging. In an extraordinary display during WWI, seaplane carrier pigeons were trained to deliver messages across vast distances when traditional means failed. These feathered heroes defied all odds to bring hope and critical information from one place to another. Mary Qoss Messenger may not be widely known but her name resonates with those who appreciate artistry and creativity. Her contributions undoubtedly left an indelible mark on her chosen field. Dispatch Rider Violet Goozee exemplifies female empowerment during wartime as she fearlessly navigated dangerous terrains delivering messages that could change lives forever. Her bravery serves as inspiration for generations to come. Lockwood in Huddersfield stands witness to countless messengers traversing its streets over centuries - each carrying stories waiting to be shared or secrets longing to be kept hidden away forever within its walls.