Ann Ronan Pictures Collection (page 8)

Mehemet Ali (c1769-1849), mid 19th century
Mehemet Ali (c1769-1849), mid-19th century. Mehemet Ali (Mohammed Ali), an Albanian officer, was sent to Egypt with a Turkish/Albanian force when the French invaded in 1798

Lionel Nathan de Rothschild, Baron Rothschild, c1880
Lionel Nathan de Rothschild, Baron Rothschild c1880. Rothschild (1808-1879) British banker and philanthropist, eldest son of Nathan Meyer Rothschild

Funerary boat of painted wood, 9th Dynasty, Ancient Egypt, 2232-2140 BC

Esther in the presence of Ahasuerus, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Esther in the presence of Ahasuerus, 1866. Esther (Haddash or Hadassah) coming into the presence of King Ahasuerus fainting in fear as she expects to die if it is discovered that she is a Jew

Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794), 1895. French journalist and revolutionary whose writings in favour of clemency displeased Robespierre. He was guillotined at the same time as his friend, Danton

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, c1803. Wellington (1769-1852), Anglo-Irish soldier and stateman, during his service in India, where he became Governor of Mysore, 1799-1805

John Howard (1726-1790), 1883. Howard, English philanthropist and prison reformer, visiting a prison during his investigation of prison conditions

John Howard (1726-1790), 1880. Howard, English philanthropist and prison reformer, visiting a prison during his investigation of prison conditions

Rosa Luxemburg, c1907. Luxemburg (1871-1919) Polish born German revolutionary, became a Communist in 1890. In 1898 she moved to Berlin and continued as an active leader of the left-wing movement

Scene from Il Masnadieri (The Brigands), 1847. Opera by Guiseppe Verdi, with libretto by Andrea Maffei based on Schillers Die Rauber. This was the only opera by Verdi commissioned by London

Adolphus Metkerke (1521-1591), Flemish philologist and statesman

Doctor Syntax making his will, c1816. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Doctor Syntax making his will, c1816. Servants leave the room so that he can speak with his lawyer in privacy. Illustration for Tours of Dr Syntax by William Combe. (London, c1816)

Splendid Jem amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, Kent, 1821. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Splendid Jem, once a dashing hero in the Metropolis, recognised by Tom amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, 1821

Prison hulk at Deptford, London, c1826. These convict hulks were an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

Prison hulk Warrior at Woolwich, London, 1848. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

Convict ward on board the prison hulk Warrior at Woolwich, London, 1848. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

Chapel on board the prison hulk Warrior at Woolwich, London, 1848. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

On board a prison hulk, 1848. A warder watching prisoners entering their ward on board convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600

Engagement near the Tugela River, 2nd Boer War, 1899-1902. A picket of the British 13th Hussars surprised near the Tugela River (Hussar Hill)

Boers attacking a British blockhouse (microfort) during the 2nd Boer War 1899-1902
Boers attacking a British blockhouse (microfort) during the 2nd Boer War of 1899-1902

Great Fire of London, 1666 (19th century). Old St Paul s, destroyed in the fire, seen from the south bank of the Thames. Refugees from the flames cluster in boats

Frost Fair on the Thames at London, 1683. Winters in Britain were often particularly cold in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period known as the Little Ice Age

Frost Fair on the Thames at London, 1734-1740 (1838). Winters in Britain were often particularly cold in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period known as the Little Ice Age

Great Fire of London, 1666 (1825). Charles II and Duke of Yorks party examining the scene. The fire, the worst in Londons history, began in a bakery in Pudding Lane and lasted for 4 days

Great Fire of London, 1666 (c1865). Artist: Kronheim & Co
Great Fire of London, 1666 (c1865). Boats full of citizens who have escaped cross the Thames while others look back to Old St Pauls and the blazing city from the safety of the South Bank

Robert Nivelle, French World War I general. Nivelle (1857-1924) was Commander-in-Chief of the French army from December 1916 to May 1917

Assassination of Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian soldier, 1634 (19th century). Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)

Albrecht van Wallenstein, Austrian soldier. Wallenstein (1583-1634) commanded the Catholic imperial armies during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648)

Johann Tserclaes, Count Tilly, Flemish soldier. Tilly (1559-1632) was appointed by Maximilian I of Bavaria to reorganise the Bavarian army in 1610

Frederick William II, King of Prussia, 1786-1797 (c1810). Frederick William II (1744-1797) was the nephew of Frederick the Great

Gustav III, King of Sweden, 1771-1792. Gustav III (1746-1792) was assassinated during a masked ball. Verdis 1859 opera Un ballo in maschera originally was based on a romanticised version of episode

Henry Ireton, 17th century English Parliamentary commander
Henry Ireton, 17th century English Parliamentary general. Ireton (1611-1651) was the son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell

Ralph Hopton, Ist Baron Hopton, 17th century English Royalist soldier. Hopton (1598-1652) was commander of Charles Is forces in the south-west of England from 1642-1646

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albermarle, 17th century English soldier, 1817. Albemarle (1608-1670) supported the Commonwealth cause in the English Civil Wars from 1644

Capture of James, Duke of Monmouth after the Battle of Sedgmoor, July 1685. James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (1649-1684) was the illegitimate son of Charles II

Siege of Sebastopol, Crimean War, 1854-1855. Soldiers of a British Guards regiment working in the trenches during the 11-month allied siege of the Russian-held city

Battle of Bennington, Vermont, American War of Independence, 16 August 1777. The British were defeated by colonial militia under General John Stark

Execution of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Oxford, 1556 (mid 19th century)
Execution of Thomas Cranmer, Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, Oxford, 1556 (mid 19th century). Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)

Nicholas Ridley, 16th century English Protestant reformer and martyr. Appointed Bishop of London in 1550, Ridley (c1500-1555)

British troops parading on the esplanade, Calcutta, India, mid 19th century

Robert Nivelle, French general, 1917. Nivelle (1857-1924) was Commander-in-Chief of the French army from December 1916 to May 1917

Pope Gregory I, the Great, c1540-1567. Artist: Adriaen Collaert
Pope Gregory I, the Great, c1540-1567. Pope from 590, St Gregory (c540-604) sent Augustine as a missionary to England in 596

St George killing the dragon, 1598. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

St Christopher (Christ-bearer) carrying Christ across the stream. Legend has it that St Christopher was a 3rd century Canaanite giant whose task was to carry travellers across the water

St John in the Isle of Patmos, 1826. St John the Evangelist in exile on the isle of Patmos, having been accused of being a magician. Whilst there he wrote the Book of Revelations

St George killing the dragon, 1884. Artist: George Heywood Maunoir Sumner
St George killing the dragon, 1884. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

St Simeon Stylites, Hermit of the Pillar, 5th century (1825). St Simeon Stylites (387-459) spent 7 years self-imposed solitude in a Syrian monastery

St Vincent de Paul, French priest and philanthropist, 1663. A Franciscan monk, St Vincent de Paul (c1581-1660) is the patron saint of charitable societies

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