Axe Collection (page 6)

The Vision (Picturesque Beauties of Boswell, Part the Second), May 15, 1786

Black Hawk, 1800-1850. Creator: Unknown
Black Hawk, 1800-1850. Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe

Indian metal work, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Indian metal work, (1898). Fig 1: Tin-vessel with damascened ornaments. Fig 2: Battle-axe with etched decorations. Fig 3: Battle-axe with damascene work

James Earl of Douglas Wins Sir Henry Percys Pennon... 1388, c1456, (1946). Creator: Unknown
James Earl of Douglas Wins Sir Henry Percys Pennon During the Fight Before Newcastle, 1388, c1456, (1946). The Battle of Otterburn took place in Northumberland in August 1388

Logs from the Forest Delivered at the Stream, Aroostook County, Me. c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Logs from the Forest Delivered at the Stream, Aroostook County, Me. c1930s. Aroostook County was initially dominated by lumber manufacturing with transportation along the Saint John River

Death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1873. Creator: Unknown
Death of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1873. Harold II (c1022-1066) was nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by Edward the Confessor

Rest, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Rest, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Hereward cutting his way through the Norman host, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Hereward cutting his way through the Norman host, c1890. Hereward the Wake (c1035-c1072) Anglo-Saxon nobleman and a leader of local resistance to the Norman Conquest of England

Defeat of the Saxons by Arthur, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Defeat of the Saxons by Arthur, c1890. King Arthur defeats the Saxons at the Battle of Mount Badon in late 5th or early 6th century. From " Cassells Illustrated History of England"

Rubik, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Rubik, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890. ]

Frederick II Of Germany, (1194-1250), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Frederick II Of Germany, (1194-1250), 1890. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194-1250) King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220

The Battle of Evesham: De Montforts Last Stand, (1265), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Evesham: De Montforts Last Stand, (1265), 1890. Battle of Evesham (4 August 1265) one of two main battles in Englands Second Barons War

Albrecht Achilles in battle against the Nurembergers, 1450, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Albrecht Achilles in battle against the Nurembergers, 1450, (1936). Albrecht Achill Im Kampf Mit Den Nurnbergern, 1450. Albrecht III Achilles

Soldiers, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Soldiers, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

The Duke of Somerset killing Lord Wenlock, 1773. Creator: William Walker
The Duke of Somerset killing Lord Wenlock, 1773. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786). John Wenlock, (c1400/04 - 1471) allegedly killed by his own commander

Richard III Killed in Bosworth-Field, 1773. Creator: William Walker
Richard III Killed in Bosworth-Field, 1773. Richard III (1452-1485) killed in Bosworth-Field and the last English king to be killed in battle. After Samuel Wale (1721-1786)

Memorial of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Memorial of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, c1897. An 1893 bronze sculpture by Carl Rohl-Smith in Chicago, Illinois of the battle between between United States troops and Potawatomi Native Americans

Lumbering on the Ottawa River, Canada, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Lumbering on the Ottawa River, Canada, c1897. The Ottawa River timber trade led to population growth and prosperity for communities in the Ottawa Valley

Away with her, and waft her hence ---, c1820. Creator: Unknown
Away with her, and waft her hence ---, c1820. Satirical cartoon with a quote from Shakespeares " Henry VI, Part III", showing Queen Caroline being offered a bribe of £ 50

The Woodman and His Dog, 1862. Creator: Sir John Gilbert
The Woodman and His Dog, 1862. A pipe-smoking man with an axe on his way to chop wood

Death of Richard II. 1400, (mid 19th century). Creator: J Rogers
Death of Richard II. 1400, (late 18th century), (mid 19th century). Engraving after a painting made c1792, depicting a possible scenario for the death of King Richard II of England (1367-1400)

A Scandinavian of the Varangian Guard, 1924. Creator: Herbert Norris
A Scandinavian of the Varangian Guard, 1924. From " Costume & Fashion - The Evolution of European Dress Through the Earlier Ages", by Herbert Norris. [J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, E. P

Norway, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Norway, c1935. From " An Album of National Flags and Arms". [John Player & Sons, c1935]

The Beaver kept looking the opposite way pub. 1876. Creator: Henry Holiday (1839 - 1927)
The Beaver kept looking the opposite way from The Hunting of the Snark, an Agony in Eight Fits, by Lewis Carroll, pub. 1876 (b/w engraving)

Execution of Guy Fawkes, pub. 1841. Creator: George Cruikshank (1792-1878)
Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from " Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance", by William Harrison Ainsworth, pub. 1841 (engraving)

Lumbering on the Ottawa River, Canada, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Lumbering on the Ottawa River, Canada, c1900. Lumberjacks chopping up a felled tree. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co. c1900]

The giant breaks his neck, from The Blue Beard Picture Book, pub. 1879 (colour lithograph), 1879. Jack and the Beanstalk;

The Prince asks directions, from The Blue Beard Picture Book, pub. 1879 (colour lithograph), 1879. Scene from The Sleeping Beauty

Trial and execution of Viscount Stafford, London, 1680. Two views; at the top is an interior view of Westminster Hall showing the trial of William Howard, Viscount Stafford

The hopes of the party, prior to July 14th, 1791. Artist
The hopes of the party, prior to July 14th, 1791. On the Strand, Charles Fox is raising an axe to strike the neck of King George III; on the right is the Crown & Anchor tavern

The butcher, 1740. Artist: George Bickham
The butcher, 1740; the scene is Smithfield, by St Bartholomews Hospital, London, 1740. In the foreground stands an ox skin arranged in an upright position

France, 1755. Artist: William Hogarth
France, 1755, showing a scene on the coast of France with troops boarding a ship to invade England. In the foreground a monk tests his axe

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1834. Artist: Paul Delaroche
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1834. Scene at the Tower of London showing the impending execution of Lady Jane Grey in 1554

Execution of Guy Fawkes, Illustration from Guy Fawkes, or the Gunpowder Treason: an Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth, pub. 1841 (engraving)

On the Way to the Green Chapel, from Stories of the Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson, pub. 1898 (engraving)

The Youth who could not shudder, 1909
The the Youth took the axe and split the anvil with one blow, catching in the Old Mans beard at the same time, from The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, pub. 1909 (colour lithograph)

The Birth of the Monkey, 1922. This legend represents how human nature is prone to evil. From Myths and Legends of China, by Edward TC Werner, published by George G Harrap & Co, 1922

King Magnus in the marsh at Downpatrick, Ireland, 1103 (1913). Magnus III (1073-1103), King of Norway, was killed in an ambush carried out by an Irish army concealed in a marsh

Death of Brian Boru at the Battle of Clontarf, Ireland, 1014 (1913). Brian Boru (c941-1014) was King of Munster from 978 and High King of Ireland from 1002

Thorolf slays Earl Hring at Brunanburgh, 1913. Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
Thorolf slays Earl Hring at Brunanburgh, 937 (1913). Thorolf Skallagrimsson was an Icelandic Norse warrior who fought in the Battle of Brunanburh in 937

Alfred the Great at the Battle of Ashdown, 871 (1913). Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
Alfred the Great at the Battle of Ashdown, 871 (1913). Alfred the Great (849-899) at the Battle of Ashdown, 8 January 871, leading the West Saxon army of his brother, King Ethelred

Robert the Bruce kills Sir Henry Bohun, Battle of Bannockburn, Scotland, 1314 (1864)
Robert the Bruce kills Sir Henry de Bohun, Battle of Bannockburn, Scotland, 1314 (1864). Sir Henry de Bohun (d1314), an English knight, spotted the Scottish king on the battlefield

Charles I, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1625, (1932). Charles I (1600-1649) succeeded his father James I as King in 1625

Death of King Harold, Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Death of King Harold, Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1864). Harold II (c1022-1066) was nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by Edward the Confessor

Farquharson, from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub. 1845 (colour lithograph)

Presents from Birmingham, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
Presents from Birmingham, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Carry Nation, the Kansas Saloon Smasher, c1900s. Carry Nation (1848-1911) was an American temperance campaigner renowned for vandalising saloons with a hatchet

James II, 1856. Artist: Alfred Crowquill
James II, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]

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