Commanding Collection

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, 1816. Creator: John Martin
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, 1816

Siege of Yorktown, 1781 (c1836). Artist: Auguste Couder
Siege of Yorktown, 1781 (c1836). French General Jean de Rochambeau (1725-1807) and American General George Washington (1732-1799) giving the last orders for the attack, October 1781

Cambyses Commanding the Flaying of Judge Sisamnes, 1607. Creator: Willem van Swanenburg
Cambyses Commanding the Flaying of Judge Sisamnes, 1607. From Thronus Justitiae, pl. 6

Juno Commanding Argus to Keep Watch on Io, 1655-1683. Creator: Nicolaes Berchem
Juno Commanding Argus to Keep Watch on Io, 1655-1683

The Colonies Pay Tribute to the Dutch Maiden, 1852. Creator: Charles Rochussen
The Colonies Pay Tribute to the Dutch Maiden, 1852

Beyer, Hilda, Miss, 1915 Dec. 8. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Beyer, Hilda, Miss, 1915 Dec. 8

The Raising of Lazarus. Creator: Greek School
The Raising of Lazarus

The Sacrifice of Isaac, 1635. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Sacrifice of Isaac, 1635. God ordered Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of his faith (Genesis, XXII: 1-13)

Sasaki Moritsuna Asking Fisherman to Reveal the Shallows Where His Troops can Cross and At... 1884
Sasaki Moritsuna Asking Fisherman to Reveal the Shallows Where His Troops can Cross and Attack the Taira Forces at Fujito in Bizen Province

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still, from Illustrations of the Bible, 1835

The Destruction of Pharaohs Army, 1792. Creator: Philip James de Loutherbourg
The Destruction of Pharaohs Army, 1792

Assault on Two Fortresses, c. 1614. Creator: Jacques Callot
Assault on Two Fortresses, c. 1614

The Queen at the Helm of a Ship in Stormy Seas [reverse], 1615. Creator: Abraham Dupre
The Queen at the Helm of a Ship in Stormy Seas [reverse], 1615. Marie de Medici acted as regent during the minority of Louis XIII

Phoebus Apollo, 1895-8. Creator: Briton Riviere
Phoebus Apollo, 1895-8

Venus ordering Psyche to take water from a fountain guarded by dragons, from the Fable of Cupd and Psyche, 1530-60

Plate 22: Venus ordering Psyche to sort a heap of grain, from the Fable of Psyche, 1530-60

Francesco I d Este, Suffering the Pain of his Injuries, Continues to Take Charge for the Successful Completion of the Military Campaign

Washington, Crossing the Delaware-On the Evening of Dec. 25th 1776, previous to the Battle of Trenton. 1876. During the American Revolution

Mohammed II Encouraging His Seamen, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mohammed II Encouraging His Seamen, 1890. Mehmed the Conqueror (1432-1481) Otoman Sultan described as the lord of the two lands and two seas (the Aegean and Black seas)

The sleep of Brunnhilde, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The sleep of Brunnhilde, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Brunnhilde sleeps in the fire circle, destined to be there until a hero can break through the magic ring to awaken her

Appear, flickering fire, Encircle the rock with thy flame! Loge! Loge! Appear!, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie

Richard assumes the command of the rebels, 1381 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Richard assumes the command of the rebels, 1864. King Richard II of England, (1367-1400) assumes the command of the rebels, after the death of their leader Wat Tyler in 1381

Canute and his Courtiers, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong Seccombe
Canute and his Courtiers, c1884. Canute was King of England, Denmark and Norway from 1016-1035. Here, sycophantic courtiers try to convince him he is so powerful he can command the sea

George II. At Dettingen, 27 June 1743, (c1880). The Battle of Dettingen took place on 27 June 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession

Canute the Great, at the request of his Sycophants and Flatterers, ridiculously Commanding the Sea Artist: John Hall
Canute the Great, at the request of his Sycophants and Flatterers, ridiculously Commanding the Sea to retire, 1783. After Edward Edwards (1738-1806)

Illustration for the Faerie Queene, c1890, (1897). Artist: Walter Crane
Illustration for the Faerie Queene, c1890, (1897). A teme of dolphins raunged in aray, Drew the smooth charett of sad Cymoent; They were all taught by Triton, to obey, To the long raynes

Act I Scene ii from The Tempest, c19th century. Miranda, Prospero and Caliban on the Enchanted Island. From A Collection of Prints illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, by Josiah Boydell

The Romans Cause a Wall to Be Built for the Protection of the South, 1905. The building of Hadrians Wall. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. I

Druids inciting the Britons to oppose the landing of the Romans, 43 (1905). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. I

Satan Arousing the Rebel Angels, 1808. Artist: William Blake
Satan Arousing the Rebel Angels, 1808. Painting held in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIV, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

With Andersons Men in Tunisia, 1943. The Tunisia Campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia) was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the Second

The Duke of Wellington commanding at the Battle of Assaye, 1816. Artist: T Wallis
The Duke of Wellington commanding at the Battle of Assaye, 1816. The Battle of Assaye occurred on 23 September 1803 near the village of Assaye in south-central India

Canute, Commanding the Sea to Retire, 11th century, (1777). Artist: L Hall
Canute, Commanding the Sea to Retire, 11th century, (1777). Canute (Sveinsson Knut) (d1035) was King of England from 1016, Denmark from 1018 and Norway from 1030

Saint Dominic, 1490s. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Saint Dominic, 1490s. Botticelli, Sandro (1445-1510). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Fra Girolamo commanding Romola not to leave Florence, 1862-1863. Artist: Frederic Leighton
Fra Girolamo commanding Romola not to leave Florence, 1862-1863. Illustration from George Eliots Romola, published in monthly parts in The Cornhill Magazine, London, 1862-1863

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