Ann Ronan Pictures Collection (page 19)

The Deluge or Flood, mid 19th century. Noah builds an altar and makes a burnt offering in thanks for the receding of the waters and the preservation of the Ark and its occupants

King David playing his harp before the Ark, mid 19th century. David and all the house of Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet

Page from Wycliffes translation of the Bible into English, c1400. The bygynynge of ye gospel of Jesus Christ ye sone of God (St Marks gospel)

Marys Visit to Elizabeth, c1808. The Virgin Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth who calls out Blessed art thou among women on learning that Mary is pregnant with the son of God

St Luke the Evangelist writing his gospel, c1808. From the Bible (Luke 1.3). St Luke is the Patron saint of artists and physicians. An Ox, his symbol, is in the right foreground

Adoration of the Shepherds, c1808. Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds and the Christ child in swaddling bands in the stable. From the Bible (Luke 2.16)

Crucifixion, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Crucifixion, 1866. Jesus being nailed to the cross. From the Bible (John 19.18)

St Denis, Patron Saint of France, 1826. St Denis, also known as Denys or Dionysius (dc258) was the first bishop of Paris. Persecuted under the Roman Emperor Valerian (c193-260)

Moses delivering the Israelites from Egypt, 1557. The Hebrew prophet Moses, shown with horns of hair, leading the Children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage through the parted waters of the Red Sea

Isaac being saved from sacrifice, 1557. Isaac being saved from being sacrificed to God by his father Abraham by the appearance of a ram caught in a thicket

David Praising the Lord, c1808. King David praising the Lord and playing the harp. From the Bible (Psalms 150.3)

Moses and the Brazen Serpent, c1808. God sent plague of serpents to punish the Israelites for their disobedience. They repented, asking Moses to intercede

Moses with the Rod, and Ten Commandments, c1808. Moses with the tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments. From the Bible (Exodus 34)

Henry IV, first Bourbon King of France, c1820. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594

Eugene, Prince of Savoy, French-born Austrian soldier, c1820. Artist: Delpech
Eugene, Prince of Savoy, French-born Austrian soldier, c1820. Regarded as one of the outstanding military strategists of his time

Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper, c1804. From the Bible (Mark 14.22)

St Paul the Apostle in prison, writing his epistle to the Ephesians, 1st century AD (19th century). From the Bible (Ephesians 3.1)

The Deluge, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
The Deluge, 1866. The last frantic attempts to cling to life. And all flesh died that moved upon the earth.... From the Bible (Genesis 7.22)

Judas betraying Christ with a kiss, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Judas betraying Christ with a kiss, 1866. From the Bible (Matthew 26.9)

First page of St Matthews Gospel from William Tyndales English New Testament, 1525. Tyndale (c1494-1536) set out to translate the Bible into common English

Samson and Delilah, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Samson and Delilah, 1866. Delilah the Philistine, learns from her lover, Samson the Israelite, that the secret of his great strength lies in his long hair. She then betrays him to her own people

Minting coins, 1750. At bottom right are dies that would be put in the press, being operated by the two men, in which coins are stamped out. From The Universal Magazine. (London 1750)

Nero, 1st century Roman emperor, 1850. Nero (37-68) became Emperor of Rome in 54. Tyrannical, debauched and extravagant, he committed suicide in order to avoid being executed

Isaac Newtons house, St Martins Street, Leicester Square, London, c1850. English physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newtons (1642-1727)

Troop of horsemen at a religious ceremony, c1240
Troop of horsemen with banners and trumpets and a drummer mounted on a donkey, at a religious ceremony, c1240. From The Maqamat (The Meetings)

Siege of Arras, under Louis XIII, Thirty Years War, 1640 (late 19th / early 20th century). Artist: Francois Flameng
Siege of Arras, under Louis XIII, Thirty Years War, 1640 (late 19th/early 20th century). Arras was taken by the French from the defending Spanish on 10 August

St Bernard of Clairvaux, 19th century. Born in Burgandy, Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153) became a Cistercian Abbot and one of the great Doctors of the Christian Church

Kom Ombo, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Pascal Sebah
Kom Ombo, Egypt, 1878. Photograph of the Ancient Egyptian temple of Kom Ombo by Pascal Sebah who was based on Constantinople

English troops inside the ruins of the Post Office, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916
English troops inside the ruins of the Post Office after its destruction by the rebels, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916

English troops under fire in Talbot Street, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916. English troops under fire behind a barricade of cars, facing a charge by the rebels

Before and after, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916. The Hotel Metropole and the Post Office before and after being blown up by the rebels

Ruins of the Rebel Headquarters, Anti-English Irish uprising, Dublin, May 1916. The Irish Transport & General Workers Union building after storming by English troops

Daniel O Connell, Irish patriot and political leader. O Connell (1775-1847) The Liberator, worked for Catholic emancipation which was granted by the British parliament in 1829

Jonathan Swift, Anglo-Irish satirist, poet and cleric. Swift (1667-1746) was the author of Gullivers Travels, Battle of the Books and A Tale of the Tub

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish-born British playwright. Dramatist, poet and novelist Goldsmith (1724-1774) is best remembered for the novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766)

Oliver Goldsmith, 18th-century playwright, (c1860s). Goldsmith (1730?-1774) in his room surrounded by books. Dramatist, poet

Eamon De Valera, American-born Irish statesman, c1930s. After fighting for Irish independence, De Valera (1882-1975) became leader of Fianna Fail and served as Prime Minister of Ireland

Eamon De Valera declining the opportunity to attend the Ottawa Conference, 1932. Artist: Leonard Raven-Hill
Eamon De Valera declining the opportunity to attend the Ottawa Conference, 1932. Cartoon showing De Valera (1822-1975) American-born Irish statesman

Eamon De Valera at a march-past of troops of the Irish Free State, Dublin, c1934-1935
Eamon De Valera taking the salute at a march-past of troops of the Irish Free State, Dublin, c1934-1935. American-born Irish statesman De Valera (1882-1975) fought for Irish independence

Kitchener of Khartoum in dress uniform, c 1900s. Irish-born British soldier and statesman Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916)

Napoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - April 1814. Artist: Paul Delaroche
Napoleon at Fontainebleau During the First Abdication - April 1814. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Napoleon I Emperor of France, 1804. Artist: Francois Pascal Simon Gerard
Napoleon I Emperor of France, 1804. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

General Bonaparte at Arcole, 17 November 1796, (c1797). Artist: Antoine-Jean Gros
General Bonaparte at Arcole, 17 November 1796, (c1797). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) during his victory over the Austrians in Italy in November 1796

Napoleon in his Study, 1812. Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Napoleon in his Study, 1812. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks of the French Revolutionary army

Archimedes in his bath, 1547. Sixteenth-century hand-coloured woodcut of the Greek mathematician and inventor (c287-212 BC)

Entrance to the Maginot barracks, Maginot Line, France, c1935-1940. Conceived by Andre Maginot (1877-1932) as an impegnable wall on Frances eastern frontier

L eveil de la Cite ( The City Awakes ), 1910. Artist: Umberto Boccioni
L eveil de la Cite ( The City Awakes ), 1910

Dynamism of a Mans Head, 1914. Artist: Umberto Boccioni
Dynamism of a Mans Head, 1914

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