Heroines Collection

Peggy Prince received an M.B.E. after making two journeys out to sea in a canoe in order to rescue the crew of a crashed bomber, saving the wireless operators life. 1940

Jessica by Luke Fildes
A portrait of the Shakespeare character, Jessica from The Merchant of Venice by Sir Luke Fildes (1843-1918), part of a series of Shakespearean heroines painted by great Victorian artists for The

Sweet Anne Page by G. D. Leslie
Sweet Anne Page from The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare painted by George Dunlop Leslie RA (1835-1921), part of a series of Shakespearean heroines by well-known Victorian artists

Beatrice by Frank Dicksee
Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare painted by Frank Dicksee (1853-1928), part of a series of Shakespearean heroines by well-known Victorian painters

Olivia, by Edmund Blair Leighton (from Twelfth Night). 1888

Queen Katherine of France, by Laurence Alma-Tadema
Queen [Princess] Katherine of France, by Laurence Alma-Tadema, receiving a lesson in the English language from her Nurse before meeting King Henry V of England (from Henry V). 1888

Beatrice, by Frank Dicksee (from Much Ado About Nothing). 1888

Hobsons Choice by Harold Brighouse
Promotional postcard for Hobsons Choice by Harold Brighouse. First produced in England at the Apollo Theatre, 22nd June 1916. The story is set in Salford in 1880

Portia by Henry Woods
The character of Portia disguised as a lawyer from The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare by Henry Woods (1846-1921), part of a series of Shakespearean heroines

Isabella, by Francis W Topham (from Measure for Measure). 1888

Rosalind, by R W Macbeth (from As You Like It). 1888

Imogen, by H G Schmalz (from Cymbeline). 1888

Sweet Anne Page, by G D Leslie (from The Merry Wives of Windsor). 1888

Joan of Arc / Home / Taylor
JOAN OF ARC French heroines home at Domremy Date: 1412? - 1431

Joan of Arc / Home / Garden
JOAN OF ARC French heroines home at Domremy Date: 1412? - 1431

Joan of Arc / Cottage
JOAN OF ARC French heroines cottage at Domremy Date: 1412? - 1431

Desdemona
Pub: Humphrey Milford, Postcards for the Little Ones. Shakespeares Heroines series. Desdemona from Othello. Artist: Amy Millicent Sowerby Date: 1922

The Heroines, Runswick Bay, Yorkshire
The Heroines, Runswick Bay, near Staithes, Yorkshire, England. Showing the brave women who launched the lifeboat to save their husbands Date: 1901

Female Heroines - The Russian - a pretty fantasy blonde Russian woman portrait - she is wearing a lavishly adorned tiara. Date: circa 1910s

Massenet & his Heroines
JULES MASSENET with singers who have sung his leading roles - Emma Calve at top left, Lina Cavalieri standing on the piano, Mary Garden standing in foreground Date: 1842 - 1912

Margery meets Old Mother Hubbard
Margery meets another of her nursery rhyme heroines, Old Mother Hubbard

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