Defiance Collection

Winston Churchill making his famous V for Victory sign, 1942. A typical gesture of defiance from Britains wartime Prime Minister. (Colorised black and white print)

The Cossacks Reply to the Sultan (Zaporozhtsy), c1890, (1939). Creator: Il ya Repin
The Cossacks Reply to the Sultan (Zaporozhtsy), c1890, (1939). Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey, also known as Cossacks of Saporog Are Drafting a Manifesto

The Death of General Gordon, Khartoum, 26 January 1885, 1893 (1906). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VIII. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, 1782 (c1783). General Sir George Eliott is on horseback pointing to the battle between the British and the Spanish land and sea forces

Agnes, Countess of Dunbar (1312?-1369), known as Black Agnes, 1338 (early 20th century). She is seen on the battlements at the defence of Dunbar Castle in 1337-1338 when her husband

Detail of the Zaporozhets writing a letter to the Turkish Sultan, 1880-1890, (1965). Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey

Sketches from Mexico: Banuelos José de Jesús, the famous Mexican brigand chief, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from Mexico: Banuelos Jose de Jesus, the famous Mexican brigand chief, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Beauce, '...a portrait of Banuelos Jose de Jesus

Portrait of a Boy, 1747. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Perronneau
Portrait of a Boy, 1747

Portrait of the artist Astrid Setterwall Ångström (1895-1982), 1914. Creator: Gerda Roosval-Kallstenius
Portrait of the artist Astrid Setterwall...ngstrom (1895-1982), 1914

Hugo Birger, the Artist, as a Mercenary, 1879. Creator: Ernst Josephson
Hugo Birger, the Artist, as a Mercenary, 1879

Hawkins Point Farm, 1825-1870. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Hawkins Point Farm, 1825-1870

Here is the Pleasure, Sirs, Here is the Pleasure, c1860. Creator: Edouard de Beaumont
Here is the Pleasure, Sirs, Here is the Pleasure, c1860. Beaumont reveals the antagonism among women of different social classes and generations

"Don't give up that ship!", c1840. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
"Don't give up that ship!", c1840. Captain James Lawrence (1781-1813) was mortally wounded on May 6, 1813, during an engagement in the War of 1812 between his ship

The Wrestler Onogawa Kisaburo Blowing Smoke at a One-Eyed Monster, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Wrestler Onogawa Kisaburo Blowing Smoke at a One-Eyed Monster, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

The Death of Officer Murata, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Death of Officer Murata, 1877. From Oral Account of the Events at Kagoshima

Ariharano Tokihira and Matsuo Maru, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Ariharano Tokihira and Matsuo Maru, 19th century

Ikina, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ikina, 1885. Series: An Educational Account of Self-Made Men

Adam and Eve, c1500. Creator: Unknown
Adam and Eve, unknown date, c1500

Algerian, 1871-1873. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Algerian, 1871-1873

O'Connor, J.C. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
O'Connor, J.C. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916

Cisco, John Jay, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 June 22. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Cisco, John Jay, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 June 22

Morgan, D.P. Jr. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1930 Mar. or Apr. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Morgan, D.P. Jr. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1930 Mar. or Apr

Waite, W. Miss, portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Waite, W. Miss, portrait photograph, 1915

'Free Education--A Difficult Problem, drawn from life, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'Free Education--A Difficult Problem, drawn from life, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Altman, Ruth, Miss, portrait photograph, 1928 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Altman, Ruth, Miss, portrait photograph, 1928

'Courage Civique; 20 aout 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Courage Civique; 20 aout 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Le Roi-Soldat; Albert I. Roi des Belges, 1914. Creator: J Simont
'Le Roi-Soldat; Albert I. Roi des Belges, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Gilmore, Inez Haynes, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Gilmore, Inez Haynes, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913

'Courage Civique; La salle de l'Independence, a l'Hotel de Ville de Bruxelles, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Courage Civique; La salle de l'Independence, a l'Hotel de Ville de Bruxelles, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Albert 1er, Roi des Belges, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Albert 1er, Roi des Belges, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

'Courage Civique; M Adolphe Max, Bourgmestre de Bruxelles, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Courage Civique; M Adolphe Max, Bourgmestre de Bruxelles, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'L'Heroique Defense de Troyon, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'L'Heroique Defense de Troyon, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Gardner, G. Miss, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Gardner, G. Miss, portrait photograph, 1916

A Little Ajax for a Cent Defying the Lightning, from Puck, published December 10, 1890. Creator: Charles Jay Taylor
A Little Ajax for a Cent Defying the Lightning, from Puck, published December 10, 1890

Back View of Seated Figure, Lifting Left Arm, n.d. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Back View of Seated Figure, Lifting Left Arm, n.d

Per and Lotso Vannar's sons, Sjokksjokk's Sami village, Jokkmokk's son, 1868. Creator: Lotten von Duben
Per and Lotso Vannar's sons, Sjokksjokk's Sami village, Jokkmokk's son, 1868. From Lotten von Duben's photo album with motifs from the ethnological expedition to Lapland led by her

Portrait of Elsa Nilsdotter Länta, 35 years old, Sirka's Sami village, 1868. Creator: Lotten von Duben
Portrait of Elsa Nilsdotter Lanta, 35 years old, Sirka's Sami village, 1868. From Lotten von Duben's photo album with motifs from the ethnological expedition to Lapland led by her husband

Portrait of Inga Amundsdotter, 76, Sjokksjokk, 1868. Creator: Lotten von Duben
Portrait of Inga Amundsdotter, 76, Sjokksjokk, 1868. From Lotten von Duben's photo album with motifs from the ethnological expedition to Lapland led by her husband Gustaf von Duben in 1868

Yo Shona, c1903. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Yo Shona, c1903. Yo Shona, head-and-shoulders portrait, with shield, facing front

Manchurian and Korean, 1865-1871. Creator: VV Lanin
Manchurian and Korean, 1865-1871. This album contains 154 photographs taken in the second half of the 1860s and 1870s by a local photographer from the Far East, V. V. Lanin. The merchant V. P

Tasunka, (alias Plenty Horse[s]) The slayer of Lieut Casey, near Pine Ridge, SD, 1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Tasunka, (alias Plenty Horse[s]) The slayer of Lieut Casey, near Pine Ridge, SD, 1891

Little, the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890, 1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Little, the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890, 1891. Little, Oglala leader, full-length studio portrait seated between two standing Euro-American men; Chris Mathison ()

Boyarynya Morozova, 1887. Artist: Vasily Surikov
Boyarynya Morozova, 1887. Feodosia Morozova (1632-1675) was one of the leading figures of the Old Believer movement that split from the Russian Orthodox Church after 1666-1667 in protest at religious

The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), 1893-94. 1893-94
The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), 1893-94. Tahitian ritual upa upa dance held in secret, in defiance of colonial authority

The Boyar Morozova, 1887, (1965). Creator: Vasily Surikov
The Boyar Morozova, 1887, (1965). Detail showing distraught worshippers, from a painting depicting Feodosia Morozovas arrest by the Nikonians in 1671

Saving the Colours: the Guards at the Battle of Inkerman, 1854 (1909). Artist: Robert Gibb
Saving the Colours: the Guards at the Battle of Inkerman, 1854 (1909). From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 7, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1909]

Prince Michael of Chernigov at the camp of Batu Khan, 1246 (1883). Artist: Vasily Smirnov
Prince Michael of Chernigov at the camp of Batu Khan, 1246 (1883). Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

People made homeless by German bombing, Liverpool, World War II, 1941. Carrying whatever belongings they have been able to salvage

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