How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). CreatorHow Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Playing the 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers out of their trenches at the Battle of Loos in the midst of the gas attack
The Prairie on Fire, 1827. Creator: Alvan FisherThe Prairie on Fire, 1827. Natty Bumppo creates a firebreak, scene from " The Prairie" by James Fenimore Cooper
The Fighting Temeraire, 1839. Artist: JMW TurnerThe Fighting Temeraire, 1839. The 98-gun ship Temeraire became known as the Fighting Temeraire after its role in Nelsons victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805
The waterfall of Amida behind the Kiso Road, c1832. (1925). Artist: HokusaiThe waterfall of Amida behind the Kiso Road, c1832. After a colour woodcut by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). Original work housed in The British Museum
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789. Creator: John TrumbullThe Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789
Esther before Ahasuerus. Creator: Artemisia GentileschiEsther before Ahasuerus
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, 1816. Creator: John MartinJoshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon, 1816
The Death of Mark Antony (Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 15), January 1, 1780
Ride of the Valkyries. Artist: DelitzRide of the Valkyries. Scene from Richard Wagners (1813-1883) opera The Valkyrie, showing Brunhilde bearing a wounded warrior to Valhalla
A striking bow view of the giant Cunard liner, Queen Mary, at Clydebank, Glasgow, 1934A striking bow view of the giant Cunard liner, Queen Mary, under construction at Clydebank, Glasgow, 1934. Queen Mary was the flagship of the Cunard Line from May 1936 until October 1946 when she was
Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches, mid-late 19th century
Lions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai, 1779. Creator: Soga ShohakuLions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai, 1779
Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59. Creator: Giovanni Battista TiepoloSaint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59
Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?, c1830s. Creator: GH AdcockSaul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?, c1830s. Biblical scene, Acts 26: 14: And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul
Missouri River, below Great Falls, Montana, c1897. Creator: UnknownMissouri River, below Great Falls, Montana, c1897. Named by William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805, most water is now diverted to a hydroelectric plant at the Ryan Dam
The Climax, c1893. Artist: Aubrey BeardsleyThe Climax, c1893. An illustration for Oscar Wildes Salome. From The Studio Volume 1 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1893]
Ulysses deriding Polyphemus - Homers Odyssey, 1829, (1911). Artist: JMW TurnerUlysses deriding Polyphemus - Homers Odyssey, 1829. Painting held in The National Gallery London. From A History of Painting Volume VIII by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C
The Order of Release, 1746, 1852-1853. Artist: John Everett MillaisThe Order of Release, 1746, 1852-1853. A barefoot Scottish woman with child in arms brings the official document releasing her wounded husband from prison after the failure of the Second Jacobite
Ilfracomb, North Devon, c1818. Creator: William Bernard CookeIlfracomb, North Devon, c1818. Engraving after Ilfracombe, North Devon: Storm and Shipwreck, painting by JMW Turner, c1813-1816
Conflagration at Sir C. Prices Wharf, Blackfriars, 1845. Creator: UnknownConflagration at Sir C. Prices Wharf, Blackfriars, 1845. The London fire brigade attempting to extinguish a fire...in the warehouses belonging to Sir Charles Price and Co
Evening: Landscape with an Aqueduct, 1818. Creator: Theodore GericaultEvening: Landscape with an Aqueduct, 1818
Niagara, 1872. Creator: Samuel Valentine HuntNiagara, 1872. View of Niagara Falls on the border between Canada and the USA. Frontispiece to " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. Vol. I", edited by William Cullen Bryant. [D
Plate 25 from Los Caprichos : If he broke the pot (Si quebroel Cantaro. ), 1799Plate 25 from Los Caprichos : If he broke the pot (Si quebro el Cantaro.), 1799
Kali / Tara, ca. 1885-90. Creator: Calcutta Art StudioKali/Tara, ca. 1885-90
Eddystone Lighthouse, c1870. Smeatons lighthouse at Eddystone Rocks on the English Channel remained in use until 1877 when erosion of the rocks under the lighthouse caused it to shake whenever large
Moses smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly, 1840Moses " smote the rock twice, and the water came out abundantly", 1840. Biblical scene, from Numbers 20: 11: And Moses lifted up his hand
A tragic masked ball, 1930. Creator: UnknownA tragic masked ball, 1930. Un Tragique Bal Masque. Guest in a burning bear costume. Back cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 30 March 1930]
Ambush in an alley, c1950. Creator: Shirley MarkhamAmbush in an alley, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952
The Night Scotsman, L. N. E. R. leaving Kings Cross, 1940The Night Scotsman, L.N.E.R. leaving Kings Cross, 1940. The Night Scotsman offered an overnight passenger service between London and Edinburgh. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd
The Trojans repulsing the Greeks, 1538. Creator: Giovanni Battista ScultoriThe Trojans repulsing the Greeks, 1538
Maximilian Emanuel and the Bavarian Army in a Narrow Pass in theTyrol, early 18th centuryMaximilian Emanuel and the Bavarian Army in a Narrow Pass in theTyrol, 1703, (early 18th century)
Circle of Theives: Agnello Brunelleschi Attacked By a Six-Footed Serpent, from Dan... caCircle of Theives: Agnello Brunelleschi Attacked By a Six-Footed Serpent, from Dantes Inferno, Canto XXVV, ca. 1825-27
Samson and Delilah seated on a bed, Samson tearing apart the ropes binding his hands as soldiers look on from behind a curtain; from the series of 112 prints of the sacred history
St George Killing the Dragon, 1542. Creator: Enea VicoSt George Killing the Dragon, 1542
Group of naked men engaged in battle in a wooded landscape, some on horseback; a dog at lower left. 1517
Scene from Costas opera of "Don Carlos", 1844. Creator: UnknownScene from Costas opera of " Don Carlos", 1844. The tragic denouement, which is supposed to take place in the Huerta Reale, or royal garden, at midnight
Vue de la chute du torrent de Gelten, 1785. Creator: Charles-Melchior DescourtisVue de la chute du torrent de Gelten, 1785. [Gelten falls, Switzerland]
Battle between Alexander and Darius, Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet)... A.H. 931 / A.DBattle between Alexander and Darius, Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25
Shooting the Rapids, Saguenay River, 1905-10. Creator: Winslow HomerShooting the Rapids, Saguenay River, 1905-10
Eagle Attacking Fish, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe KyosaiEagle Attacking Fish, ca. 1887
Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1630s. Creator: Jan Brueghel the youngerAeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld, 1630s
The Battle of Vercellae, 1725-29. Creator: Giovanni Battista TiepoloThe Battle of Vercellae, 1725-29
The Companions of Rinaldo, ca. 1633. Creator: Nicolas PoussinThe Companions of Rinaldo, ca. 1633
Grace Darling and her Father Saving the Shipwrecked Crew, September 8th, 1838, (1942). In 1838 Grace Darling and her father William Darling, a local lighthouse keeper
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost, 19th century. Biblical scene, Acts 5: 10: Then fell she down straightway at his feet
Make not my Fathers house an house of merchandise, mid 19th century. Biblical scene, from John 2: 16: And said unto them that sold doves
French soldiers raiding a German trench, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: UnknownFrench soldiers raiding a German trench, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). French troops making a daylight raid on the German trenches in search of prisoners for information purposes
The Visit of the Prince of Wales to India, 1876: The Princes Elephant charged by a Tiger in the Nepal Terai, February 21, (1901)
