Hero Collection (page 17)

Charge of the English Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854, 19th century. Lord Raglan gave the order for the disastrous British cavalry charge, immortalised in Tennysons poem

Priam and Achilles, 17th century. Artist: Padovanino
Priam and Achilles, 17th century. Priam, King of Troy, pleading with Achilles for the return of the body of his son, Hector, who Achilles killed in combat

The Fight between Entellus of Sicily and Dares of Troy, c1544. Artist: Luca Penni
The Fight between Entellus of Sicily and Dares of Troy, c1544. Penni, Luca (1500/4-1577). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Alexander Nevsky, Duke of Novgorod, Grand Duke of Vladimir, (1666). Nevsky (1219-1263) won a series of victories against the invading Swedes and Teutonic knights, notably on the river Neva in 1240

Perseus and Andromeda, 1620s. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Perseus and Andromeda, 1620s. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Toussaint Louverture, Haitian Revolutionary leader, (1873). Francois Dominique Toussaint Louverture led the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution

Death of Toussaint Louverture, Haitian Revolutionary leader, 27th April 1803. Francois Dominique Toussaint Louverture led the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution

They Shall Not Pass! 1914-1918, 1918. Artist: Maurice Neumont
They Shall Not Pass! 1914-1918, 1918. A poster from the Union of the Great French Associations Against Enemy Propaganda. It refers to the two French victories at the Marne

Captain Lebediev heroically defending the bastion at Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904. When the Russians reneged on an agreement to withdraw troops from Manchuria

At Marseille, The return of wounded French soldiers from China, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th January 1901

An heroic mother, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
An heroic mother, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th October 1897. A woman trying to regain control of a runaway horse and cart

Heroism of a teacher, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 7th December 1902

Perseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Perseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Perseus cuts off Medusas head, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Perseus cuts off Medusas head, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Phineus is delivered from the Harpies by Calais and Zethes, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Phineus is delivered from the Harpies by Calais and Zethes, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Bellerophon fights the Chimera, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Bellerophon fights the Chimera, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The Charge of the Light Brigade, Battle of Balaclava, Crimean War, October 25, 1854, (1893). Artist: R Dawson
The Charge of the Light Brigade, Battle of Balaclava, Crimean War, October 25, 1854, (1893). Lord Raglan gave the order for the disastrous British cavalry charge, immortalised in Tennysons poem

John Paul Jones, hero in the American Revolutionary War, (c1930s). Artist: George B Matthews
John Paul Jones, hero in the American Revolutionary War, (c1930s). Jones (1747-1792) was the first well-known naval hero in the American Revolutionary War, and founded the US Navy

Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Perseus Delivering Andromeda, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Cerberus, chained by Hercules, infects the Earth with his foam, 1774. Artist: W Walker
Cerberus, chained by Hercules, infects the Earth with his foam, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Achelous in the shape of a bull is vanquished by Hercules, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Achelous in the shape of a bull is vanquished by Hercules, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Perseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Perseus delivers Andromeda from the sea monster, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Bellerophon fights the Chimera, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Bellerophon fights the Chimera, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Passage of the Argonauts through the Symplegades, Hellespont, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Passage of the Argonauts through the Symplegades, Hellespont, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Perseus cuts off Medusas head, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Perseus cuts off Medusas head, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Achelous in the shape of a bull is vanquished by Hercules, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Achelous in the shape of a bull is vanquished by Hercules, 1733. Hercules fought the river god Achelous for the hand of Deianira. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733

Hercules fights the Lernian hydra, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Hercules fights the Lernian hydra, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The death of Hercules, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
The death of Hercules, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Leander Swims Over the Hellespont to Meet his Mistress Hero, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Leander Swims Over the Hellespont to Meet his Mistress Hero, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Neptune and Amymone, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Neptune and Amymone, 1615. Neptune -god of the sea in Roman mythology, rescued Amymone from a chthonic satyr that was about to rape her

Phorbas, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Phorbas, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Perseus rescuing Andromeda, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Perseus rescuing Andromeda, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615

Ulysses and the sirens, 2nd century AD. Scene from Homers epic poem the Odyssey. From the Vatican Museum, Rome

Ulysses and the sirens, Roman mosaic, 3rd century AD. From the Odyssey by Homer. Located in the collection of the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Heracles Delivering Hesione, c1708-1737. Artist: Francois Lemoyne
Heracles Delivering Hesione, c1708-1737

The Women of Eger, 1867. Artist: Bertalan Szekely
The Women of Eger, 1867

Heroism of a Italian 75mm Battery, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 30 September 1915

Enchanted Knight, c1685. Artist: Jean Berain
Enchanted Knight, c1685. Costume design by Jean Berain the Elder for an opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully

Costume design by Jean Berain the Elder, c1680. Artist: Jean Berain
Costume design by Jean Berain the Elder, c1680. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Enchanted Hero, c1684. Artist: Jean Berain
Enchanted Hero, c1684. Alquif, enchanted knight for the rerun of the opera Amadis or Amadis de Gaule (Amadis of Gaul), by Lully in 1684. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Front cover of Le Flambeau (the Torch), 18 September 1915. Vercingatorix, the legendary Gallic warrior, leading modern French soldiers

Theseus and the Centaur, 1804-1819. Artist: Antonio Canova
Theseus and the Centaur, 1804-1819. Theseus raises his club to strike down on the centaur. From the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Hercules and Omphale, 1606. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Hercules and Omphale, 1606. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

The Education of Achilles: Chariot Racing, mid-late 17th century. Artist: Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne
The Education of Achilles: Chariot Racing, mid-late 17th century. Led by a centaur, the young Achilles drives a chariot pulled by four white horses in an arena

Roland pierces the giant Ferragut in the navel, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, 1194-1260
Roland pierces the giant Ferragut in the navel, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1194-1260. Detail from the Charlemagne Window

Baudoin tends the dying Roland, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1194-1260. Detail from the Charlemagne Window

The Education of Achilles: The Riding Lesson, 17th century. Artist: Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne
The Education of Achilles: The Riding Lesson, 17th century. Achilles riding master is a centaur, a legendary creature with the body of a horse and the torso of a man

World War 2: Liberation of France, 1944. Triumphal poster showing General De Gaulle watching the liberation of a war-damaged France

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