Hero Collection (page 10)

The Life-boat Men, c1900. Creator: Unknown
The Life-boat Men, c1900. From " Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Briseis aund Achilles. Creator: Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594)
Briseis aund Achilles. Found in the Collection of Musei Civici, Padova

The Escape of Yoshitsune, c1760-1800, (1910). Creator: Iwamoto Konkwan
The Escape of Yoshitsune, c1760-1800, (1910). Metal tsuba by Iwamoto Konkwan of Yoshitune and Benkei, and their lives of daring and heroic deeds. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G

Alexander the Great (From an Old Greek Coin), 1936. Creator: Unknown
Alexander the Great (From an Old Greek Coin), 1936. Profile portrait of Alexander III of Macedon (356 BC-323 BC) who invaded India in 326 BC

Horatio Viscount of Nelson, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Horatio Viscount of Nelson, (1933). Portrait of British Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). One of Britains greatest military figures

Sir Arthur Wellesey Duke of Wellington, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Sir Arthur Wellesey Duke of Wellington, (1933). Portrait of British/Irish soldier and statesman Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)

Portrait of Field Marshal Prince Mikhail Kutuzov (1745-1813), 1813. Private Collection

The Death of Grand Duke Oleg, 1832. Private Collection

Thetis receiving Armour for Achilles from Hephaestus, Between 1630 and 1632. Found in the Collection of Sanssouci, Potsdam

Desperate Desmond, cartoon strip, c1955. Creator: Shirley Markham
Desperate Desmond, cartoon strip, c1955. The dastardly Desmond plots a dreadful end for the heroine, but she is saved by Handsome Harry

Wellingtons March from Quatre Bras to Waterloo, 1815, (c1878), (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Wellingtons March from Quatre Bras to Waterloo, 1815, (c1878), (c1902). After a painting in the Museums Sheffield collection

Cigarette Card Sir Henry Morgan, Capture of Panama, pub. 1888 (colour lithograph)
Cigarette Card Sir Henry Morgan, Capture of Panama, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19), pub. 1888 (colour lithograph). Sir Henry Morgan (1635 - 1688)

The Last of the Garrison, c1875, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
The Last of the Garrison, c1875, (c1902). After a painting in the Manchester Art Gallery. A bloodhound lies across a wooden door blown off its hinges and full of gunfire holes

Thetis Dipping the Infant Achilles into the River Styx, c. 1635. Creator: Rubens, Pieter Paul
Thetis Dipping the Infant Achilles into the River Styx, c.1635. Found in the Collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Hereward The Wake, c1893. Artist: HC Balding
Hereward The Wake, c1893. Engraving of a statue of Hereward the Wake by Thomas Brock, made c1874. A Victorian imagining of the Anglo-Saxon nobleman (c1035-c1072)

The 17th Lancers. The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, 1854, (1939). Battle at Balaklava, Crimean War, Russia, 25 October 1854

The Royal Berkshire Regiment. The Heroic Stand at Maiwand, 1880, (1939). British forces resisting an Afghan attack at the Battle of Maiwand in Afghanistan on 27 July 1880 during the Second

Unselfconscious Heroes Who Toil in Dangers Face, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Arrival in England. Captain Cecil Foster and his chief officer Gravesend, August, 1923, (1936)
Arrival in England. Captain Cecil Foster and his chief officer photographed at Gravesend in August, 1923, at the end of their amazing adventure, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

A Curb-Edge View, 1937
A Curb-Edge View, May 12 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Indian Heroes, 1937
Indian Heroes, May 12 1937. From Coronation Souvenir Book 1937, edited by Gordon Beckles. [Daily Express, London, 1937]

Simon Bolivar The Liberator (1783-1830), military, hero of the American Revolution

Frederick Charles. Gravina (1756-1806), Spanish admiral, hero of Trafalgar

Allegory with Simon Bolivar, the liberator of Peru (1783-1830)

Luis Noval Serrano, hero of the Morocco war, 1909

Achilles and Hector in the siege of Troy, Achilles, the Greek hero of Iliad

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert taking air in Hyde Park, London, c1840. The royal couple passing Richard Westmacotts statue of Achilles, erected in honour of the Duke of Wellington

The Park. Twas post meridian half past four, c1827. Scene in Hyde Park, London, with horses, riders and coaches standing around the statue of Achilles by Richard Westmacott

View of the statue of Achilles, Hyde Park, London, 1822. The statue, by Richard Westmacott, was erected in the park in 1822 in honour of the Duke of Wellington

Rescue in Green Park, Westminster, London, 1817. View of a scene in the reservoir in Green Park, Westminster showing an Italian man and his dog rescuing a deranged woman from drowning

Sardanapalus. c1856. Artist: Henry Weekes
Sardanapalus. c1856. Legendary king of Assyria. He apparently represents an amalgamation of the characters and tragic fates of three Assyrian rulers and was the last of a line of 30 kings of Assyria

Monument, London, c1740
Caius Gabriel Cibbers allegorical relief on the west side of Monuments base, London, c1740. It depicts King Charles II with his retinue coming to the ruined City of Londons aid

General Garibaldi, 1864. Artist: Felice Barucco
General Garibaldi, 1864; portrait of General Giuseppe Garibaldi

The Funeral of Lord Nelson, on 9th January 1806, 1815
The Funeral of Lord Nelson, on 9th January 1806, pub. 1815 (engraving)

Siegfrieds death, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Siegfrieds death, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Siegfried, distracted by Wotans ravens, is then stabbed in the back

Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924. Siegfried hands the drinking horn back to Gutrune, and gazes at her with sudden passion

Siegfried leaves Brunnhilde in search of adventure, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Siegfried leaves Brunnhilde in search of adventure, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Having given Brunnhilde the ring, Siegfried, dressed in full armour

Brunnhilde throws herself into Siegfrieds arms, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Brunnhilde throws herself into Siegfrieds arms, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Brunnhilde sees Siegfried and also falls in love

The hot blood burns like fire!, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The hot blood burns like fire!, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Siegfried draws his sword from Fafners breast and in doing so gets sprinkled with the dragons blood

Siegfried kills Fafner, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Siegfried kills Fafner, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Mime takes Siegfried to Fafners cave and when Siegfried starts playing his horn, Fafner comes out

The forging of Nothung, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The forging of Nothung, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Wotan told Mime that only someone without fear would be able to forge Nothung

And there I learnt what love was like, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
And there I learnt what love was like, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Siegfried complains that Mime repulses him

Mime and the infant, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Mime and the infant, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Mime speaks tenderly of how he reared Siegfried from infancy. From a private collection

Nothung! Nothung! Conquering sword!, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Nothung! Nothung! Conquering sword!, 1924. Frontispiece from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Siegfried, because he has no fear, can fix the broken sword, Nothung, left to him by his mother

Hunding discovers the likeness between Siegmund and Sieglunde, 1910. Artist
Hunding discovers the likeness between Siegmund and Sieglunde, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Hunding, Sieglindes husband, enters his house and meets Siegmund

This healing and honeyed draught of Mead deign to accept from me, 1910. Artist
This healing and honeyed draught of Mead deign to accept from me, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Siegmund is running away and, tired

Siegfried and Fafner, 1906. Siegfried confronts Fafner, the giant transformed into a dragon. From The Ring Cycle of operas by German composer Richard Wagner

The Death of Siegfried, 1906. From The Ring Cycle of operas by German composer Richard Wagner

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping