Hero Collection (page 5)

SLEEP AND DEATH
Death as perceived by the Ancient Greeks : the corpse of the Trojan hero Sarpedon, son of Zeus, is borne from the battlefield by Sleep and Death Date: mid-13th century BC

Marcus Manlius Capitolinus condemned to death
Marcus Manlius Capitolinus, though popular with the people, is condemned to death by the patricians. Date: 385 BC

Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882), receiving birthday homage (after his death) from the German biologist Ernst Haeckel. Date: 1909

Washington in the bivouac before the Battle of Monmouth. Date: 27 June 1778

Rescue of the Duchess di Popoli by the Earl of Peterborough during the Siege of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 14 September to 19 October 1705, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)

Entry of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (fighting on the Parliamentarian side) into London after his victory in the First Battle of Newbury, Berkshire, September 1643

Hubert de Burghs oath to defend Dover Castle from French attack by sea, August 1217. Date: 1217

Ricardo Cortez - American silent film actor
Ricardo Cortez (Jacob Krantz) (1900-1977) - American silent film actor, shown here in the role of Paris in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927). Date: 1927

Statue of Duke of Wellington, Hyde Park Corner, London Date: circa 1900

Herr Max Alvary as Siegfried in Wagners opera Date: 1890s

Comic postcard, Two women chatting in underwear Date: 20th century

Welcome home from the far south: the hero of the moment. A popular welcome for Lieutenant Shackleton and his wife driving through the crowds outside Charing Cross Station, London

Shadows of a Great City by Joseph Jefferson and L R Sherwell. First produced in England, at the Princesss Theatre, 14 July 1887

The Burial of the Unknown Hero
The coffin containing the body of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey, prior to being buried there on 11th November 1920

Sion College, at London Wall, near Cripplegate. Founded by Royal Charter in 1630 as a college, guild of parochial clergy and almshouse, under the 1623 will of Thomas White

Irish gentlemen slumming it in a barnyard shebeen, Dublin. Peg-leg officer falls among pigs, geese and potatoes. Disagreeable Adventures of Brian Boru

English grocer entering a dining room and surprising his family, 19th century. Mr. John Jorrocks enters to find Mrs Jorrocks in red and gold turban

Tyll Eulenspiegel, 15th century German chapbook hero and scatological prankster. In colorful doublet, cape and hose, with basket and tankard of jesters. From a color drawing in a travel book

German womens costumes of the late 15th century. In dress adorned with gold on the collar and sleeves. From a painting in the collection of Katharina Sattler, Mainburg Castle

Swiss hero Arnold von Winkelried sacrificing himself
Swiss hero Arnold von Winkelried throwing himself on the Austrian pikes at the battle of Sempach, 1386. Arnoldo di Winkelried. After a painting by Konrad Grob

Governor Landenberg, medieval Switzerland. The local peasants present him with customary gifts of chickens, goats, and baskets of wool. Balio di Landerberg

A bailiff of Wolfenschiessen, Switzerland, on horseback, caressing the cheek of a woman, 1800s. Wolfenschiefs. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Cartoon, A Blaze of Triumph! (Disraeli and Turkey)
Cartoon, A Blaze of Triumph! Disraeli is the hero of the day, having made a deal over Cyprus with Turkey at the Anglo-Turkish Convention, thereby ensuring peace rather than war

C M Wells, Middlesex Rugby Player
Cyril Mowbray Wells (1871-1963), Middlesex Rugby Player and first-class cricketer. circa 1900s

Little Women - Christmas entertainments
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Christmas entertainments, in which the friends and family dress up and act out scenes from a romantic melodrama

King John and the Magna Carta, view of Runnymede
King John and the Magna Carta, with a view of Runnymede where it was signed. Date: 1215

The British Valhalla -- The Wars and Conquests in France. Depicting the Countess de Montfort (Joanna of Flanders, Duchess of Brittany) waiting for help to arrive, and saluting Sir Walter Manny

The British Valhalla -- Magna Carta. Showing the Barons taking the Oath on the altar at Bury St Edmunds, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, showing the Charter at St Paul s. Date: 1214

The British Valhalla -- Our Crusading Kings. Showing King Richard I of England (the Lionheart) viewing Jerusalem, and Richard with King Philip II of France, during the Third Crusade (1189 - 1192)

The British Valhalla -- Archbishop Thomas Becket
The British Valhalla -- Bishop of Exeter at Northampton, supplicating Archbishop Thomas Becket to submit to King Henry II, and the reconciliation at Montmirail in France

The British Valhalla -- William the Conqueror (his funeral and burial), a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. Date: 1087

The British Valhalla -- King Canute (Cnut) the Great, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes

The British Valhalla -- King Alfred reading to his mother, Queen Osburh or Osburga, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. 9th century

The British Valhalla -- King Alfred, coming to the Danish camp as a minstrel, and (right) hailed as the saviour of his people (meeting with the Welsh monk, Asser, who wrote a biography of the King)

The British Valhalla -- conversion to Christianity
The British Valhalla -- the conversion to Christianity of the Anglo-Saxon people (Paulinus before Edwin), a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes

The British Valhalla -- two knights reading history book
The British Valhalla -- two knights reading a history book of Britain, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes

Souvenir handkerchief, Garden Party of VC Heroes
Souvenir handkerchief, of the Garden Party and March of the VC Heroes to Buckingham Palace, London, Saturday 26 June 1920. 1920

Young hero in a diadem, commonly known as Ptolemy of Epirus. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by L. Agricola from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilis Il Museo Capitolino

Woman in grenadiers hat called the Victory
Woman in grenadiers bicorn called the Victory of d Estaing, after French naval hero Charles Hector, comte d Estaing. Chapeau a la Grenade dit la Conquete de Destaing; Handcoloured copperplate

Window in Thrums, Kirriemuir, Scotland, connected with Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734), Scottish outlaw and folk hero, Date: circa 1905

Rob Roy Highland Coach with passengers, Scotland
Rob Roy Highland Coach with passengers, on a tour connected with Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734), Scottish outlaw and folk hero. Date: circa 1905

Wallace statue, Castle Hill, Inverness, Scotland
Wallace statue and view of Glen Mhor, Castle Hill, Inverness, Scotland. Date: circa 1908

His Majestys Theatre and Wallace statue, Aberdeen, Scotland. Date: circa 1908

Toy Theatre, Mr Payne as Robin Hood

Daniel in the Lions Den. 19th century

Bust of Lord Nelson by John Flaxman
Bust of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) by John Flaxman. late 18th century

David and Goliath - David cutting off Goliaths head

Equestrian statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis, Athens, Greece
Equestrian statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general in the War of Independence (1821-1829), Athens, Greece. Date: circa 1908

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