Apollo Collection

Palmistry map of the hand
A palmistry map of the hand, labelling the different areas

Daphne Becomes a Tree

Bronze Statue of The Charioteer (c. 470 BC) - Delphi, Greece
Bronze Statue of The Charioteer (c.470 BC) - Delphi, Greece. Also known as Heniokhos (the rein-holder), the artwork is one of the best-known statues surviving from Ancient Greece

Daphne Flees Apollo
She is beloved by Apollo, but has vowed to remain a virgin, so she flees him and when he nearly catches her, changes into a bay or laurel tree : her leaves become a symbol

The Pyhthoness
The Phythoness, was the event of when the Pythia, more commonly known as the Oracle of Delphi, would sit on a tripod interpreting her divination

Soho, London - Shaftesbury Avenue W1, outside the Apollo Theatre. 1973

Carrie Moore, The Sandow Girl on stage
Carrie Moore (1883 - 1956), Australian singer and actress, as Peggy in The Dairymaids, at the Apollo. Date: 1906

Apollo 7 Prime Crew
The prime crew of the first manned Apollo space mission (from l to r) Module Pilot Don F Eisele, Commander Walter M Schirra Jr. and Lunar Module pilot Walter Cunningham

Metamorphoses 2-8 AD. Book I. Creation, Battle of the Giants
Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (43 BC-17 AD). Latin poet. Metamorphoses 2-8 AD. Book I. Engraving depicting The Creation, The Battle of the Giants, Decaulion and Pyrrha and Apollo and the serpent

Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar, ionic colu
Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar and Ionic column built to hold the sundial. In the background. stairs and two fluted Corinthian columns

TROPHONIUS, architect of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, subsequently had his own oracle at Lebadeia, Boeotia (Greece)

Be Careful Baby, by Salisbury Field and Margaret Mayo. First produced in England at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, March 1918, then the Apollo Theatre, London, April 1918

Canadians in Southampton
The Southampton contingent of the CCCF who were billeted near the docks at the Apollo Hotel. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

Apollo (Tooke)
The bow testifies to his status as god of archery, the lyre to his patronage of the arts : his halo identifies him as the Roman equivalent of the Greek Sun-god HELIOS

Wall paintings from various houses in Pompeii
Candelabra (left) from the Casa del Panettiere or House of the Baker, VII.III.30, candelabra (right) and frieze (top) from House of Caecilius Iucundus, V.I.26

Celebrities in the guise of Gods and Muses - Anrep Mosaic
Celebrities in the guise of Gods and Muses - represented in mosaics in the National Gallery, London Entrance Hall - the work of Boris Anrep (1883 - 1969), a Russian mosaicist active in Britain. 1933

Machine for Tight Lacing
Satire on the fashion for tight corsets - A correct view of the new machine for winding up the ladies Date: circa 1830

First Day Cover Commemorating the Moon Landing on July 20, 1969. Armstrong walked on the surface on July 21. Date: 1969

Temple of Apollo and Vesuvius, Pompeii, Italy, Victorian period

Temple of Apollo Epicurius, Bassae, Greece
The columned temple of Apollo Epicurius, which rises majestically within the sanctuary of Bassae in the mountains of Arkadia Greece. Date: circa 1930s

Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin photo
Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11, high gloss photo of Buzz Aldrin standing before the American Flag on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission, hand signed by Buzz himself

Space Memorabilia - Joan Aldrin collection
Space Memorabilia - rare Apollo 11 signed first day cover, comes directly from the collection of Joan Aldrin. The Apollo 11 signed cover has a 10 cent First Man On The Moon postage stamp

Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11 first day cover
Space Memorabilia - rare Apollo 11 signed first day cover, comes directly from the collection of Joan Aldrin. The Apollo 11 signed cover has a 10 cent First Man On The Moon postage stamp

D. A. Clarke-Smith
British actor D. A. Clarke-Smith (1888-1959) appearing in a variety of guises in the play Queer Fish at the Apollo Theatre. Date: 1931

Dorothy Hurst, actress, theatrical studio portrait, kneeling, in pale costume with down trim. Captioned, Just By the Way!'

New Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge and Lady Hardinge receive a warm welcome upon landing at the Apollo Bundar, Bombay (Mumbai) India. Date: 1910

The Lions of Delos, Greece
The Lions of Delos once graced the famous Terrace of the Lions on the sacred island of Delos, Greece. The Terrace of the Lions was dedicated to Apollo by the people of Naxos shortly before 600 BCE

HYACINTH FATAL ACCIDENT
Hyacinth is playing a game with his lover Apollo, when Zephyr, jealous, directs Apollo's arrow at him : he dies, and from his blood springs a hyacinth flower

A scene from the revue Only Apollo at the Apollo Theatre, Vienna (1925) Date: 1925

The Rancho Mexicano scene from Garrick Gaieties at the Garrick Theatre, New York (1925) Date: 1925

Theatre and Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece Date: 1908

The Bassae Temple of Apollo, Greece, dating back to the 4th century BCE Date: early 1900s

Bombay harbour, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Bombay harbour from Apollo Bunder, Mumbai India

Butterflies, musical play from the Apollo Theatre, London, touring to the Princes Theatre, Bristol, starring Ada Reeve. Libretto by W J Locke, music by J A Robertson, lyrics by T H Read. Date: 1908

Steam locomotive Apollo, crew change, London
Steam locomotive Apollo (Britannia class) at a London station. Driver and fireman are relieved by fresh crew. Date: circa 1950s

Robert Loraine as Cyrano, Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London Date: early 20th century

Shipping from Apollo Bunder, Bombay, Mumbai India
19th century vintage photograph: Shipping from Apollo Bunder, Bombay, Mumbai India

c. 1880s India - dock of Apollo Bunder - Bombay Mumbai
c.1880s India - dock of Apollo Bunder - hackney carriages Bombay Mumbai

Ancient goddesses from antique vases
Ancient goddesses Diana 1, Proserpina 2, Ceres 3, Iris 4, Venus and Amor 5. From antique vases by Aubin Louis Millin. Diana, Proserpina, Cerere, Iride, &c

Theodosius I on horseback with sceptre. Theodosius the Great with sceptre, plumed helmet and caparisoned horse. From a column in Istanbul built after his victory over Magnus Maximus. Porta Aurea

Extinct bull aurochs, Bos primigenius, with stag and deer. Rappresentazione dell Uro. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Ancient Etruscan figures of Apollo. Mirror showing seated Apulu or Apollo with two other gods, and marble bas-relief showing Apollo flaying alive Marsyas. Apollo che scortica Marsia

Ancient Etruscan statues of men wearing the toga, tunic, etc
Ancient Etruscan statues showing men wearing the toga, tunic, calzari (shoes), etc. Tuniche Toghe &c. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Russian ballet, Stravinsky Apollo Musagetes, Felix de Gray
Illustration by Felix de Gray depicting the new Russian Ballet at the Royal Opera House in 1929. Scenes shows the Diaghileff production of Apollo Musagetes by Stravinsky. Date: 1929

Apollo Theatre 1901
Henry Lowenfelds new Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. Opening on the on 21st of February 1901 with a production by George Lederer of The Belle of Bohemia. February 1901

The ballroom of the music hall and cabaret venue - Apollo
The ballroom of the music hall and cabaret venue called the Apollo, Rome, 1920s Date: 1920s

An exterior view of the Apollo theatre in Paris, 1920s Date: 1920s

Wall painting from the Casa di Apollo, Pompeii
Trompe l oeil wall painting of columns, statues and candlelabra from the Casa di Apollo, House of M. Pupius, Pompeii, excavated 1839

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