Hero Collection

Lenin, (c1930), (1939). Creator: Aleksandr Gerasimov
Lenin, (c1930), (1939). Portrait of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924)

Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930). Creator: James Prinsep Beadle
Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916, (c1930)

Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, lst Viscount Baden-Powell, English soldier. Baden-Powell (1857-1941) became famous as the defender of Mafeking in the Boer War (1899-1902)

Circe Invidiosa, 1892. Artist: Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)
Circe Invidiosa, 1892. Found in the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia

Gelert, c1894, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Gelert, c1894, (c1902). After a painting in the Reading Museum & Town Hall. Depiction of a Welsh legend in which the faithful Gelert saves a child from a wolf. From The Nations Pictures

Roman statue of a drunken Hercules. The mythical Greek hero Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene

Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851. Creator: Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851

The Gordon Highlanders. How Piper Findlater won the V. C. at Dargai, 1897, (1939)
The Gordon Highlanders. How Piper Findlater won the V.C. at Dargai, 1897, (1939). The Storming of the Dargai Heights by the 1st Gordon Highlanders and the Gurkhas, 1897

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]

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

Ulysses deriding Polyphemus, 1829. Artist: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851)
Ulysses deriding Polyphemus, 1829. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789. Creator: John Trumbull
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789

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

Major John Rouse Merriott Chard, VC, 1881. Chard (1847-1897), then a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, commanded the British defenders at Rorkes Drift, South Africa, in January 1879

Arrival of Aeneas in Italy, the Dawn of the Roman Empire, (c1620-c1680?)

Hercules Brings Cerberus to Eurystheus, with Hermes and Athena, c6th century BC. Greek Vase from an Etruscan Tomb

A statue of Hercules and Cerberus
Hercules is capturing Cerberus and completeing his twelfth labour. This is from the portal of the Michaelertrakt, Hofburg, Vienna

The Last Watch of Hero, 1887, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
The Last Watch of Hero, 1887, (c1902). After a painting in the Manchester Art Gallery

Marcus Curtius, from the series The Roman Heroes, 1586. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Marcus Curtius, from the series The Roman Heroes, 1586

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588

Hanuman Bearing the Mountaintop with Medicinal Herbs, ca. 1800. Creator: Unknown
Hanuman Bearing the Mountaintop with Medicinal Herbs, ca. 1800. Hanumans mighty tail carries his army

The Farnese Hercules, 18th century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Krishna Subduing Kaliya, the Snake Demon: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series, ca. 1785. Krishna battles Kaliya, a hundred-headed serpent (naga) who was poisoning the river Yamuna

Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel, 1910. Artist: John Henry Frederick Bacon
Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel, 1910. A print from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by MI Ebbutt, 1910

Agnes, Countess of Dunbar (1312?-1369), known as Black Agnes, 1338 (early 20th century)

A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919). Creator: Unknown
A Heroic Deed of the Royal Horse Artillery Near Compiegne, (1919)

Illustration to the The Tale Synko-Philipko, 1890s. Found in the collection of State V. Polenov Open-air Museum of History and Art, Polenovo

Alexander the Great Before the Tomb of Achilles. Artist: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)
Alexander the Great Before the Tomb of Achilles. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Thus Did A Hundred Men Keep Three Thousand Savages At Bay, c1908, (c1920)

Ulysses and Circe, c. 1650-1660. Artist: Sirani, Giovanni Andrea (1610-1670)
Ulysses and Circe, c. 1650-1660. Found in the collection of the Musei Capitolini, Rome

British pilot Captain Albert Ball posing with trophies from his 43rd victory, 1917

Rob Roys grave at Balquhidder Parish Church, Stirling, Scotland. Robert Roy MacGregor (c1671-1734), also known as Red MacGregor, was an outlaw and Scottish folk hero of the 18th century

The Story of Theseus, mid-15th century. Artist: Master of the Cassoni
The Story of Theseus, mid-15th century

Ernest Shackleton, British explorer, c1909. Portrait of Shackleton (1874-1922) from his book The Heart of the Antarctic, an account of his expedition of 1908-1909 on board the Nimrod

Gold Ring with Herakles Pouring a Libation, about 400 BC. Creator: Unknown
Gold Ring with Herakles Pouring a Libation, about 400 BC

Engraved Scaraboid with Perseus, 400-350 BC. Creator: Unknown
Engraved Scaraboid with Perseus, 400-350 BC. Additional Info: The hero Perseus tiptoes forward to the left on the groundline of this gem, perhaps in pursuit of the gorgon Medusa

Attic Black-Figure Amphora, 550-540 BC. Creator: Lydos
Attic Black-Figure Amphora, 550-540 BC. Storage Jar; Black-figured belly

Attic Black-Figure Amphora, about 510 BC. Creator: Leagros Group
Attic Black-Figure Amphora, about 510 BC. Storage Jar with Herakles Carrying the Erymanthean Boar. Additional Info: The vase is reconstructed from fragments

Attic Black-Figure Panel-Amphora Type B, 530-520 BC. Creator: Medea Group
Attic Black-Figure Panel-Amphora Type B, 530-520 BC. Storage Jar with Herakles Attacking a Centaur

Attic Black-Figure Neck-Amphora, 530-520 BC. Creators: Bareiss Painter, Medea Group
Attic Black-Figure Neck-Amphora, 530-520 BC. Storage Jar with Athena Bringing Herakles to Mount Olympus;Storage Jar with a Fight between Thracians and a Greek;

Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora, about 550 BC. Creator: Workshop of Exekias
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora, about 550 BC. Storage Jar with Theseus Slaying the Minotaur. Additional Info: Scenes of combat decorate this Athenian black-figure neck-amphora

Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora, about 480-470 or 460 BC. Creator: Group of Wurzburg 221
Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora, about 480-470 or 460 BC. Storage Jar with Herakles Threatening the Centaur Pholos. Additional Info: A: Herakles and the centaur Pholos

Statue of Herakles, 2nd-1st century B.C. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Herakles, 2nd-1st century B.C. Additional Info: This Cypriot statuette depicts a mature, though beardless, Herakles

Willem van Saeftinghe, 1889. Creator: Albrecht De Vriendt
Willem van Saeftinghe, 1889

Pieter de Coninck, 1889. Creator: Albrecht De Vriendt
Pieter de Coninck, 1889

Jan Breydel, 1889. Creator: Albrecht De Vriendt
Jan Breydel, 1889

Saint George on Horseback, c1570-1590s. Creator: Ambrosius Francken I
Saint George on Horseback, c1570-1590s

Saint George and the Princess of Silene Return to the City with the Vanquished Dragon, 1590

"No Surrender Oates" Went Out To Die, c1929. Creators: Howard Davie, Harry Payne
"No Surrender Oates" Went Out To Die, c1929....as the food grew less and less

Saint George and the Dragon; Prayer Book of Charles the Bold, about 1471

Initial G: Saint George and the Dragon; Llangattock Hours, 1450s. Additional info: This finely illustrated book of hours takes its name from the Baron Llangattock, who owned the book in the 1900s

Saint George and the Dragon; Book of Hours, about 1440-1450

Head of a Male Figure, perhaps Hercules, 2nd century A.D. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Male Figure, perhaps Hercules, 2nd century A.D

Statuette of Hercules, 2nd century A.D. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of Hercules, 2nd century A.D. Additional Info: Small scale figure of Hercules, exhausted by his final labor (the "weary Hercules" or "Farnese" type)

Statuette of Hercules, 1st-2nd century A.D. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of Hercules, 1st-2nd century A.D

Statue of Hercules, A.D. 100-199. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Hercules, A.D. 100-199

Statuette of Seated Hercules, 2nd century A.D. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of Seated Hercules, 2nd century A.D

Statuette of Hercules, 1st century A.D. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of Hercules, 1st century A.D

Statuette of Hercules Holding the Apples of the Hesperides, 2nd-3rd century A.D

Statuette of Herakles Holding a Kantharos, 2nd-3rd century A.D. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of Herakles Holding a Kantharos, 2nd-3rd century A.D

Statuette of Hercules, A.D. 1-100. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of Hercules, A.D. 1-100

Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa, about 1705-1710

Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes, about 1625-1630. Creator: Pietro Paolini
Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes, about 1625-1630. Additional Info: Achilles, dressed in women's clothing, holds a shield while admiring a sword

Hercules and Omphale, about 1700-1710. Creator: Luigi Garzi
Hercules and Omphale, about 1700-1710. Additional Info: At the center of this lush pleasure scene lounges Omphale, queen of Lydia, an ancient country bordering on the Aegean

Belisarius, 1797. Creator: Francois Pascal Simon Gerard
Belisarius, 1797. Along a winding dirt path, the blind Belisarius carries his young guide. The boy has been bitten by a snake, which remains coiled around his bleeding leg

Saint George and the Dragon; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Creator: Fastolf Master
Saint George and the Dragon; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440

Saint George and the Dragon; Book of Hours, about 1450-1455. Additional Info:The illuminator playfully linked border and miniature in this image accompanying a prayer to Saint George

The Death of Hippolytus, 1825. Creator: Court, Joseph-Desire (1797-1865)
The Death of Hippolytus, 1825. Found in the Collection of Musee Fabre, Montpellier

The Death of Roland at Roncesvalles, (778AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Death of Roland at Roncesvalles, (778AD), 1890

Interview Between Coriolanus and His Wife and Mother, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Interview Between Coriolanus and His Wife and Mother, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier

Horatius Cocles Defending The Bridge, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Horatius Cocles Defending The Bridge, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

St George Series - St George slaying the Dragon, c1860s, (1900). Creator: Unknown
St George Series - St George slaying the Dragon, c1860s, (1900)

The Briar Rose Series - The Knight Enters the Briar wood (I), c1870s, (1900)

St George, c1860s, (1900). Creator: Unknown
St George, c1860s, (1900)

Väinämöinen and Joukahainen, sketch. Creator: Berndt Godenhjelm
Vainamoinen and Joukahainen, sketch

The Departure of Väinämöinen, 1893-1894. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Departure of Vainamoinen, 1893-1894

Lemminkäinen and the Cowherd, 1919-1920. Creator: Joseph Alanen
Lemminkainen and the Cowherd, 1919-1920

Lemminkäinen's Mother, 1897. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Lemminkainen's Mother, 1897

The Slain Lemminkäinen, 1899. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Slain Lemminkainen, 1899

Väinämöinen's Voyage, 1909. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Vainamoinen's Voyage, 1909

Fantasy 1. A Giant Drinking 2. Iku-Turso, c1890s. Creator: Hugo Simberg
Fantasy 1. A Giant Drinking 2. Iku-Turso, c1890s

Admiral Lord Nelson, from the picture in the National Portrait Gallery at South Kensington, 1871. Engraving of a painting by Henry Fuger. Oct

The Theft of the Sampo, 1905. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Theft of the Sampo, 1905

Aino Myth, triptych, 1891. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Aino Myth, triptych, 1891

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