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Background imageEncouragement Collection: How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Creator

How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Creator
How 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

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Dorando Pietri finishing the first modern Olympic marathon, London, 1908

Dorando Pietri finishing the first modern Olympic marathon, London, 1908. The marathon at the London Olympics of 1908 was run in ususually hot conditions

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Will you follow me, men?, c61 AD, (1905). Artist: As Forrest

Will you follow me, men?, c61 AD, (1905). Artist: As Forrest
Will you follow me, men?, c61 AD, (1905). The British Queen Boudicca (or Boadicea) of the Iceni encourages her soldiers to fight the Romans

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Chorus girls selling tickets, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Chorus girls selling tickets, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Chorus girls selling tickets, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Poster, 'Volunteer For National Service', late 1940. Creator: E Paul

Poster, 'Volunteer For National Service', late 1940. Creator: E Paul
Poster, 'Volunteer For National Service', late 1940

Background imageEncouragement Collection: The Voices, 1880. Creator: Gustave Moreau

The Voices, 1880. Creator: Gustave Moreau
The Voices, 1880. The scene is related to the theme of Hesiod and the Muses

Background imageEncouragement Collection: The orator, 1926. Creator: Arthur Briscoe

The orator, 1926. Creator: Arthur Briscoe
The orator, 1926. Depicts an Orator at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park on the eve of the 1926 General Strike

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Nymphs And Satyr, 1873. Creator: William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Nymphs And Satyr, 1873. Creator: William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Nymphs And Satyr, 1873. Three nymphs playfully drag a Satyr into a woodland pond, while a fourth calls to her companions in the distance. Satyrs--half-man, half-goat--were reputedly unable to swim

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Canadian Highlander soldiers (Kilties) entering the 71st Regiment Armory, Park Avenue (between East 33rd and 4th streets), New York City

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Kilties in New York, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Kilties in New York, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Kilties in New York, July 1917. Canadian Highlander soldiers and band marching in New York City. The Highlander regiments were in the United States in July of 1917 for "British Recruiting

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Proclamation to the army, 13 October 1805, (1921). Creator: Unknown

Proclamation to the army, 13 October 1805, (1921). Creator: Unknown
Proclamation to the army, 13 October 1805, (1921). Proclamation a l armee. Address by the Emperor Napoleon to his troops at Pfaffenhofen in Germany

Background imageEncouragement Collection: The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Part from Her and Return to His Studies, 1875

The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Part from Her and Return to His Studies, 1875. Series: The Postal News, No. 463

Background imageEncouragement Collection: The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Leave Her and Return to His Studies, 1875

The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Leave Her and Return to His Studies, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Geisha Umekichi Imploring Nakajima Seibi to Leave Her and Return to His Studies, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 463

Background imageEncouragement Collection: The Osaka Youth Who Regained His Speech after His Father's Death, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Osaka Youth Who Regained His Speech after His Father's Death, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Osaka Youth Who Regained His Speech after His Father's Death, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 651

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Mother and Child, 1898. Creator: Ogata Gekko

Mother and Child, 1898. Creator: Ogata Gekko
Mother and Child, Late 1898. From Customs of Women. New Year's Shrine Visit

Background imageEncouragement Collection: The Emergence of Kaushiki, Folio from a Devimahatmya (Glory of the Goddess), c1750 or earlier

The Emergence of Kaushiki, Folio from a Devimahatmya (Glory of the Goddess), c1750 or earlier. Creator: Unknown
The Emergence of Kaushiki, Folio from a Devimahatmya (Glory of the Goddess), c1750 or earlier

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Drinking Bout in a Tavern, c.1700. Creator: Unknown

Drinking Bout in a Tavern, c.1700. Creator: Unknown
Drinking Bout in a Tavern, c.1700

Background imageEncouragement Collection: A Roman street scene; Two Italian women with their children, 1833. Creator: Albert Kuchler

A Roman street scene; Two Italian women with their children, 1833. Creator: Albert Kuchler
A Roman street scene; Two Italian women with their children, 1833

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Step this Way, New York, 1938. Creator: Unknown

Step this Way, New York, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Step this Way, New York, 1938. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Portrait of Leonard Bernstein, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Leonard Bernstein, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Leonard Bernstein, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. 1946

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Williams shaving soap: The leader through 20 administrations, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Williams shaving soap: The leader through 20 administrations, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Williams shaving soap: The leader through 20 administrations, 1901. Advertisement for Williams shaving soap showing head-and-shoulder portraits of Martin Van Buren and William McKinley

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Benvenuto Cellini, 16th century artist, admiring products of modern art: Fabrics: Sketch... 1880

Benvenuto Cellini, 16th century artist, admiring products of modern art: Fabrics: Sketch... 1880
Benvenuto Cellini, 16th century artist, admiring products of modern art: Fabrics: Sketch for the drawing room at the school in rue Dombasle, 15th arrondissement of Paris, 1880

Background imageEncouragement Collection: First bath, c1907. Creator: Paul Chabas

First bath, c1907. Creator: Paul Chabas
First bath, c1907

Background imageEncouragement Collection: La musique (music party), 1874. Creator: Mary Cassatt

La musique (music party), 1874. Creator: Mary Cassatt
La musique (music party), 1874

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Trois baigneuses, between 1865 and 1869. Creator: Gustave Courbet

Trois baigneuses, between 1865 and 1869. Creator: Gustave Courbet
Trois baigneuses, between 1865 and 1869

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Elsie Dufour dancers, between 1918 and 1920? Creator: Arnold Genthe

Elsie Dufour dancers, between 1918 and 1920? Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elsie Dufour dancers, between 1918 and 1920?

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Elsie Dufour dancers, between 1918 and 1920? Creator: Arnold Genthe

Elsie Dufour dancers, between 1918 and 1920? Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elsie Dufour dancers, between 1918 and 1920?

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1929 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1929 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1929

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1916 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1916 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elizabeth Duncan dancers and children, 1916

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Draw children, to later support the industrial honour of the French Republic: Sketch for... 1879

Draw children, to later support the industrial honour of the French Republic: Sketch for... 1879
Draw children, to later support the industrial honour of the French Republic: Sketch for the drawing room of the boys school in rue Dombasle, 15th arrondissement of Paris, 1879

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Allegory of the Revolution of 1789, 1796. Creators: Nicolas Raguenet, Jacques Wilbaut

Allegory of the Revolution of 1789, 1796. Creators: Nicolas Raguenet, Jacques Wilbaut
Allegory of the Revolution of 1789, 1796

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Good Taste, published September 15, 1895. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen

Good Taste, published September 15, 1895. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Good Taste, published September 15, 1895

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Inlaid Spur, c. 1937. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke

Inlaid Spur, c. 1937. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke
Inlaid Spur, c. 1937

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Spur and Rowel, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke

Spur and Rowel, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke
Spur and Rowel, 1935/1942

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Spur, c. 1940. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke

Spur, c. 1940. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke
Spur, c. 1940

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Pipe Dance, Assiniboine, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin

Pipe Dance, Assiniboine, 1835-1837. Creator: George Catlin
Pipe Dance, Assiniboine, 1835-1837

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Blessed Art Thou Among Women, c. 1900. Creator: Gertrude Kasebier

Blessed Art Thou Among Women, c. 1900. Creator: Gertrude Kasebier
Blessed Art Thou Among Women, c.1900

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Two Women and Two Cupids, published ca. 1599-1622. Creator: Unknown

Two Women and Two Cupids, published ca. 1599-1622. Creator: Unknown
Two Women and Two Cupids, published ca. 1599-1622. After Battista Franco. Formerly attributed to Enea Vico

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Haydn praised the composition highly, (1907). Creator: Unknown

Haydn praised the composition highly, (1907). Creator: Unknown
Haydn praised the composition highly, (1907). In 1792, the celebrated Austrian composer Haydn was to pass through Bonn on his way to Vienna from London

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Boadicea, 1873. Creator: Unknown

Boadicea, 1873. Creator: Unknown
Boadicea, mid-late 19th century. Boudicca encourages her warriors from a chariot with blades on the wheels. The Roman army is gathered near a stone circle in the distance

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Proclamation To my people, 17 March 1813, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Proclamation To my people, 17 March 1813, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Proclamation " To my people", 17 March 1813, (1936). Aufruf " An Mein Volk", 17 Marz 1813. The proclamation was issued by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia (1770-1840)

Background imageEncouragement Collection: The Capuchin friar Joachim Haspinger, (1936). Creator: Unknown

The Capuchin friar Joachim Haspinger, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The Capuchin friar Joachim Haspinger, (1936). Der Kapuzinermonch Joachim Haspinger. Johann Simon (Joachim) Haspinger (1776-1858) was a priest and a leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Frederick the Great makes a speech... on the eve of the Battle of Leuthen, 5 December 1757, (1936)

Frederick the Great makes a speech... on the eve of the Battle of Leuthen, 5 December 1757, (1936)
Frederick the Great makes a speech to his generals on the eve of the Battle of Leuthen, 5 December 1757, (1936). Ansprache Friedrichs Des Grossen An Seine Generale Am Abend Vor Der Schlacht Bei

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Up, Guards and at them!, 1899. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II

Up, Guards and at them!, 1899. Creator: Richard Caton Woodville II
Up Guards and at them!, 1899. Drummer-boy leading a charge of British soldiers, scene based on a quote by the Duke of Wellington: Up, Guards, and at them again

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Nelsons Column with National Service recruitment poster, London, 1939

Nelsons Column with National Service recruitment poster, London, 1939. The poster on the base of the column claims National Service - its up to YOU. St Martin-in-the-Fields is in the background, left

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Adoration of the Magi - Angels behind the Virgin, c1481 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Adoration of the Magi - Angels behind the Virgin, c1481 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Adoration of the Magi - Angels behind the Virgin, c1481 (1945). The painting is held by the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Taken in Tow - A Scene on a Rope walk, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank

Taken in Tow - A Scene on a Rope walk, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank
Taken in Tow - A Scene on a Rope walk, 1829. From Scraps & Sketches by George Cruikshank. [George Cruikshank, London, 1829]

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Death the Wooer, c1895, (1923). Artist: Alphonse Legros

Death the Wooer, c1895, (1923). Artist: Alphonse Legros
Death the Wooer, c1895, (1923). From The Studio Volume 84. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1923]

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Provoking Fidelity L education de petit chien, 1775. Artist: Louis Marin Bonnet

Provoking Fidelity L education de petit chien, 1775. Artist: Louis Marin Bonnet
Provoking Fidelity L education de petit chien, 1775. From The Connoisseur Volume XLII. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1915]

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Angelica Kauffmann in the Character of Design listening to the Inspiration of Poetry, 1782, (1921)

Angelica Kauffmann in the Character of Design listening to the Inspiration of Poetry, 1782, (1921)
Angelica Kauffmann in the Character of Design listening to the Inspiration of Poetry, 1782. By Thomas Burke (1749-1815) after a work by Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807)

Background imageEncouragement Collection: The Elopement: Laetitia (Lydia) seduced from her Friends under a promise of Marriage, 1789), 1925

The Elopement: Laetitia (Lydia) seduced from her Friends under a promise of Marriage, 1789), 1925
The Elopement: Laetitia (Lydia) seduced from her Friends under a promise of Marriage, 1789. Plate 2 of The Laetitia Series

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Tug-of-war at the Mill Hill Junior School sports day, London, 1926-1927

Tug-of-war at the Mill Hill Junior School sports day, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Background imageEncouragement Collection: The Fall on the Road to Calvary, c1820s. Artist: W Holl

The Fall on the Road to Calvary, c1820s. Artist: W Holl
The Fall on the Road to Calvary, c1820s

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Liberty Leading the People 28th July 1830 (1900)

Liberty Leading the People 28th July 1830 (1900). Delacroixs famous depiction of the events of the July Revolution in Paris in 1830 that led to the abdication of King Charles X of France

Background imageEncouragement Collection: A French Canadian army recruitment poster, 1914

A French Canadian army recruitment poster, 1914. 619, 636 soldiers enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force sent to France in World War I

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Cupids, allegory of painting, 1760s. Artist: Francois Boucher

Cupids, allegory of painting, 1760s. Artist: Francois Boucher
Cupids, allegory of painting, 1760s. Boucher, Francois (1703-1770). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Illustration from the childrens book Little Bo-Peep, c1880. Artist: Ernest Henry Griset

Illustration from the childrens book Little Bo-Peep, c1880. Artist: Ernest Henry Griset
Illustration from the childrens book Little Bo-Peep, c1880. Found in the collection of the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Subscribe for War Bonds, 1939. Artist: Pierre Lagarrigue

Subscribe for War Bonds, 1939. Artist: Pierre Lagarrigue
Subscribe for War Bonds, 1939. French 2nd World War propaganda poster

Background imageEncouragement Collection: The Happy Family, 1847. Artist: Paul Gavarni

The Happy Family, 1847. Artist: Paul Gavarni
The Happy Family, 1847

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Comptoir National d Escompte de Paris, French World War I poster, 1918. Artist: Auguste Leroux

Comptoir National d Escompte de Paris, French World War I poster, 1918. Artist: Auguste Leroux
Comptoir National d Escompte de Paris, French World War I poster, 1918. Two French women in the costume of Revolution-era France gaze into the distance, one waves her hand

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Liberty Leading the People, 1830. Artist: Eugene Delacroix

Liberty Leading the People, 1830. Artist: Eugene Delacroix
Liberty Leading the People, 1830. Painted to commemorate the July Revolution of 1830. A woman personifying Liberty leads the people forward over the bodies of the fallen. From the Louvre, Paris

Background imageEncouragement Collection: God forgive her, and it was her mother, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

God forgive her, and it was her mother, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
God forgive her, and it was her mother, 1799. Plate 16 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Garde Mobile - Officier, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871

Garde Mobile - Officier, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Print from a series titled Souvenirs du Siege de Paris. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Panel from The Bodhimanda, Buddha prepares for enlightenment, c2nd-3rd century

Panel from The Bodhimanda, Buddha prepares for enlightenment, c2nd-3rd century. The Naga, Kalika, and his wife, comfort the Buddha as he takes his seat under the Bodhi-Tree. Relief carving

Background imageEncouragement Collection: The Eleventh Hour, Siege of Mafeking, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: John Tenniel

The Eleventh Hour, Siege of Mafeking, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: John Tenniel
The Eleventh Hour, Siege of Mafeking, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Under the command of Colonel Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Departure of the regiment in Spain, Spanish-American War, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer

Departure of the regiment in Spain, Spanish-American War, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
Departure of the regiment in Spain, Spanish-American War, 1898. The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the Kingdom of Spain

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Johann Friedrich Oberlin, Lutheran philanthropist, c1800 (c1880)

Johann Friedrich Oberlin, Lutheran philanthropist, c1800 (c1880)
Johann Friedrich Oberlin, Lutheran philanthropist, and pastor in Vosges region of France, encouraging his parishioners to construct road to decrease their isolation, c1800 (c1880). Wood engraving

Background imageEncouragement Collection: Christiaan De Wet, Afrikaner soldier, politician and big game hunter, c1899

Christiaan De Wet, Afrikaner soldier, politician and big game hunter, c1899. De Wet (1854-1922) addressing burghers near Ventersdorp Station


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