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Adventurer Collection (page 2)

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Felix Prince Lichnowsky

Felix Prince Lichnowsky
FELIX MARIA VINCENZ ANDREAS, prinz LICHNOWSKY - Polish-born adventurer, caught up in the revolutionary events of 1848, member of Prussian Assembly but murdered by Frankfurt mob. Date: 1814 - 1848

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Wilhelm Von Grumbach - 2

Wilhelm Von Grumbach - 2
WILHELM VON GRUMBACH German adventurer in his 69th year. Date: 1503 - 1566

Background imageAdventurer Collection: French Anarchist - possibly Zo d Axa or Han Ryner

French Anarchist - possibly Zo d Axa or Han Ryner
A well-known French Anarchist - caricature by Phil May. This is likely to be either Alphonse Gallaud de la Perouse (18641930) (better known as Zo d Axa, an adventurer, anti-militarist, satirist)

Background imageAdventurer Collection: FLOR, Roger de (1267-1305). Catalan knight and

FLOR, Roger de (1267-1305). Catalan knight and military adventurer, son of a German falconer.; Andronicus II Palaeologus (1258-1332). Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)

Background imageAdventurer Collection: BUFFALO BILL, William Frederick Cody, also called (1846-1917

BUFFALO BILL, William Frederick Cody, also called (1846-1917). North American adventurer. Engraving

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Karl Friedrich Bahrdt

Karl Friedrich Bahrdt
KARL FRIEDRICH BAHRDT German writer and adventurer Date: 1741 - 1792

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Timbuktu, Mali - House belonging to Barth

Timbuktu, Mali - House belonging to Barth
Timbuktu, Mali - House belonging to German Explorer Heinrich Barth (occupied 1853 - 1854)

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Ain Sefra, Algeria - Headquarters of the African Hunters

Ain Sefra, Algeria - Headquarters of the African Hunters
The Headquarters of the African Hunters at Ain Sefra, Algeria. The town is called " The Gateway to the Desert" and is very close to the Moroccan border

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Stanley and Tippoo Tib leaving Matadi, 1887

Stanley and Tippoo Tib leaving Matadi, 1887
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (centre right on horse) and Tippoo Tib (1837-1905) (right of Stanley, with sword) leaving Matadi, on the Congo river, 1887

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Tippoo Tibs Ivory Store at Stanley Falls, Lualaba River, c

Tippoo Tibs Ivory Store at Stanley Falls, Lualaba River, c
Photograph of Tippoo Tibs Ivory Store at Stanley Falls on the Lualaba River, c.1887. Stanley Falls are now known as the Boyoma Falls and are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Andrew Rs Bowes

Andrew Rs Bowes
ANDREW ROBINSON STONEY BOWES Adventurer who married the Countess of Strathmore : portrait done in 1799

Background imageAdventurer Collection: D annunzio & Henchmen

D annunzio & Henchmen
Poet and adventurer Gabriele D Annunzio and his entourage celebrate the anniversary of the battle of the Piave river (aka Sernaglia) when Italians defeated the Austrians 1918

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Oswald Von Wolkenstein

Oswald Von Wolkenstein
OSWALD VON WOLKENSTEIN German lyric poet and adventurer, one of the last of the Minnesingers

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Casanovas Wax Image

Casanovas Wax Image
The Italian adventurer CASANOVA inspects the wax image of himself made by a witch for a Spanish contessa who wished him harm

Background imageAdventurer Collection: John James Heidegger

John James Heidegger
JOHN JAMES HEIDEGGER Adventurer, operatic manager

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Edward Whymper

Edward Whymper
EDWARD WHYMPER Prolific alpinist and talented wood engraver. Illustrated his books on alpine exploration with wood engravings

Background imageAdventurer Collection: F-E Vidocq / Stops Music

F-E Vidocq / Stops Music
FRANCOIS-EUGENE VIDOCQ French police officer and adventurer stops the music at a lively gathering

Background imageAdventurer Collection: F-E Vidocq / Coignet

F-E Vidocq / Coignet
FRANCOIS-EUGENE VIDOCQ French police officer and adventurer Date: 1775 - 1857

Background imageAdventurer Collection: John Smith /s De Passe

John Smith /s De Passe
JOHN SMITH English colonist in America and military adventurer

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Chevalier D eon, Mason

Chevalier D eon, Mason
Charles-Genevieve-Louis- Auguste-Andre Timothee, le Chevalier d Eon, French adventurer and transvestite, depicted here as a Freemason in 1768

Background imageAdventurer Collection: Casanova / Orbok Play

Casanova / Orbok Play
GIOVANNI GIACOMO CASANOVA Italian adventurer

Background imageAdventurer Collection: CAGLIOSTRO (1743 - 1795)

CAGLIOSTRO (1743 - 1795)
GIUSEPPE BALSAMO, aka CAGLIOSTRO, Italian adventurer here learning occult secrets from his master Althotas, who may never have existed



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