Hero Collection (page 6)

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

Illustration, Frank Heartwell discovering the treasure. Date: 1842

Poster, Careless Talk May Cost His Life, WW2
Poster, Careless Talk May Cost His Life. circa 1940

Decorative Card - Firefighter rescuing a woman

Wing Commander Guy Gibson (Dambusters)
Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson, VC, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar (12 August 1918 19 September 1944), first Commanding Officer of the Royal Air Forces No

Statue of Sir Francis Drake, Plymouth, Devon. circa 1900

Copper plate, Widow of a hero, by Robert Austin
Original copper plate (cancelled), Widow of a hero, by Robert Austin. circa early 1920s

Lieutenant Colonel Charles de Salaberry, British army
Lieutenant Colonel Charles de Salaberry (1778-1829), a French-speaking Canadian who served as an officer in the British Army at the time of the American advance on Montreal during the 1812 War

Monument to Marques de Sa da Bandeira, Lisbon, Portugal
Monument to Marques de Sa da Bandeira (1795-1876), Lisbon, Portugal. He was a nobleman and politician who served as Prime Minister five times and was a defender of the abolition of slavery

Parade of the bullfighters, Spain. Date: circa 1908

Juan Belmonte Garcia, Spanish bullfighter
Juan Belmonte Garcia (1892-1962), Spanish bullfighter. Date: circa 1910

Bombita, Ricardo Torres Reina, Spanish bullfighter
Bombita, Ricardo Torres Reina (1879-1936), Spanish bullfighter. Date: circa 1910

Machaquito, Rafael Gonzalez Madrid, Spanish bullfighter
Machaquito, Rafael Gonzalez Madrid (1880-1955), Spanish bullfighter. Date: circa 1910

Curtis British Entomology Plate 205
Lepidoptera: Hipparchia hero = Coenonympha hero (Plastead?s Brown Ringlet Butterfly ? mainland-European) [Plant: Convolvulus arvense (Convolvulus arvensis, Small Bindwed)] Date: 1824-39

Garrett Showmans Road Locomotive 27160, British Hero
Maker: Richard Garrett & Sons at Leiston Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 27160 Built: 1908 Registration: AD 1891 (???)

Burrell Road Roller Hero WW 1556
Burrell Road Roller, regn. WW 1556, number: 4067, Hero. Built in 1927 by Charles Burrell & Sons at Thetford, in Norfolk, powered by a 4 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s

Legendary Paul Bunyon Date: 1948

Casey Jones on Board Date: 1948

FUNERAL OF MIRABEAU
The body of Mirabeau, regarded as a hero of the Revolution, is treated to a salvo of musketry in the church of Saint-Eustache, Paris. Date: 4 April 1791

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Act IV, Scene I Hero faints at the altar after being accused by Claudio of infidelity. Date: 19th century

WWI / IRON CROSS HERO
A German soldier, having been awarded the Iron Cross, returns home to his proud and relieved parents. Date: 1915

GUYNEMER IN HIS NIEUPORT
GEORGES GUYNEMER Both popular hero and an airman of distinction, Guynemer won many medals in his prolific career Date: 1916

Cartoon, Sir Rowland Le Grand. A reference to the English postal reformer, Sir Rowland Hill, being congratulated by a grateful Britannia. Date: 1864

HEROS WATER DISPENSER
Coin-in-the-slot scent dispenser, patented 1889, operates on the same principles as holy water dispenser by Hero of Alexandria in 1st century AD Date: 1st century AD

Myth - Classical Myth - Fama
Fama blows her trumpet to proclaim a hero

LEANDER
Leander, the lover of Hero (a priestess of Aphrodite), swims the Hellespont nightly to be with her, as depicted here : but one night he drowns, so she drowns herself too

HERO & LEANDER HERO & LEANDER
Leander nightly swims the Hellespont to be with his lover Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, but one day he drowns and she joins him neath the billowing wave

CRUSADER AS HERO
The Crusader depicted as a Christian hero

Classical Myth: Pegasus and Perseus
Pegasus the winged horse carries the hero Perseus through the air

Fire bird, mythological creature
The hero of this Russian folk- tale plucks a feather from the tail of the Fire Bird as it imprudently passes within arms reach

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon
Alexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. He fights Hindus and Persians at Ephesus. Date: 356 - 323 BC

Don Quixote attacks a windmill
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title attacks a windmill, believing it to be an enemy giant. Date: First published: 1605-15

Bransby Williams as Sydney Carton, A Tale of Two Cities
Bransby Williams as Sydney Carton, in the Noble Deed, a theatre production based on the Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Cities. circa 1898

Bull-Dog Drummond, a play by Sapper
Bull-Dog Drummond, a play of adventure by Sapper, at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, previously at Wyndhams Theatre, London, starring Lionel Bute

HMS Victory - 3
HMS Victory, Portsmouth, England. Nelsons cabin and writing desk. First published The Sunday Times Date: circa 1990

HMS Victory - 1
HMS Victory, Portsmouth, England. A sailor looks through an open port on the gun deck. First published The Sunday Times Date: circa 1990

German Glamorous Model in Historical Theatrical pose Date: 1910s

Mourning card for President T. G. Masaryk of Czechoslovakia
Mourning card for President Tomas Garrigue Masaryk of Czechoslovakia (1850-1937) - produced on the day of his death and sent 4 days later

Arturo Prat Monument, Plaza Intendencia, Valpariso, Chile
Valparaiso, Chile - Plaza Intendencia (Municipality Square) with the monument to Arturo Prat. Agustin Arturo Prat Chacon (1848-1879), was a Chilean navy officer

Advertising Promotional card for Ayers Pills, which can seemingly affect a cure for any known ailment... The image depicts a (French?) military hero sweeping to victory on a battlefield

John Hannah and Roderick Learoyd
The front cover of The Bystander features John Hannah and Roderick Learoyd, two R.A.F. pilots who recently received the Victoria Cross. Hannahs V.C

Tongeren, Belgium - statue of Ambiorix
Statue of Ambiorix in Tongeren, Belgium. He was a leader of the Eburones, a Belgic tribe in north-east Gaul, the location of modern Belgium

King David of Israel (C. 1040-970 BC) playing the harp. Statue located near the entrance to the king Davids tomb. Mount Zion. Jerusalem. Israel

Jan Matejko (1838-1893). Kosciuszko in the Battle of Raclaw
Jan Matejko (1838-1893). Polish painter. Kosciuszko in the Battle of Raclawice, 1888. National Museum, Krakow. Poland

Antonio Jose de Sucre (1795-1830), known as the Grand Marshal of Ayacucho. Venezuelan independence leader, general and statesman. Colored engraving, 1888

Albania. Shkodra. Five National Heroes Monument by Shaban Haderi

Isa Boletini (1864-1916) statue. Albania
Isa Boletini (1864-1916). Albanian patriot, military leader and strategist. Statue. Shkodra. Albania

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