Honour Collection (page 11)

Dancers and Spectators
Dancers of the cortege of Aphrodite dance in her honour, while she watches with her son Eros

Greek Military
Greek troops in the field : two are wearing the traditional dress still used in ceremonial situations such as guards of honour

De Lesseps Honoured
DE LESSEPS HONOURED - the French engineer is guest of honour at a reception at the Dutch consulate at Alexandria - a young girl presents him with a beribboned pick !

Grand Dinner to General Sir Charles J. Napier, at the London
Banquet held by the directors of the East India Company at the London Tavern in honour of Sir Charles Napiers appointment as commander of the British army in the East Indies

French Take Rome - 5
The Capitol is illuminated in honour of the glorious restoration of Rome to papal authority after the defeat of the republicans by the French

Magistrature Honoured
Ceremony to honour the institution of the magistrature, Paris

Soleil Royal Warship
French warship of Louis XIVs reign - he is known as Le Roi Soleil so she is probably named in his honour

Revolutionary Calendar
Anticipating the new calendar devised by deputy Romme, which will come into force on 10 October, the citizens of Arras stage a grand procession in its honour

Triumphal Arch
Every French king loves it when an arc de triomphe is erected in his honour, and Louis XIV is no exception - this arch, of plaster, is in the faubourg St Antoine, Paris

Richmond Green
A glimpse of Richmond Green, Surrey, with its delightful range of mansions, which once housed the Maids of Honour of the King Georges of England

Japan Shinto Ceremony
Admiral Togo at a Shinto ceremony in honour of those who died during the war with Russia

End of a Duel
Honneur est satisfait

Large Welsh Banquet / 1846
The Cyfarthfa Banquet given by William Crawshay to the ladies of Merthyr Tydfil and the vicinity in acknowledgement of the high honour paid to his son and bride on their return

Garibaldi at Geneva
When Giuseppe Garibaldi, hero of Italian unity, visits Geneva, there are massive demonstrations in his honour outside the Hotel Fazy where he is staying

Daphne Becomes Laurel
Daphne, daughter of the river- god Peneus, takes Apollos fancy, but preferring virginity is changed into a laurel, which Apollo thereafter wears in her honour

E T W Hoffmann
ERNST THEODOR WILHELM HOFFMANN German musician and writer : as a musician he called himself E T A (Amadeus) Hoffmann, in honour of Mozart. With his wife ? or muse ?

Washington Circa 1850
Sightseers admire the city of Washington as seen from the portico of the Capitol. The site was chosen in 1790 by the man in whose honour it is named

Racial / Dance Battle 1830
An after-battle dance in honour of those fallen in battle

Wellington Arch
The Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London, was built in honour of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, in 1828, as the northern gateway into Buckingham Palace

Bacchic Procession 2
Procession in honour of Bacchus 1 of 2

Bacchic Procession 1
Procession in honour of Bacchus 2 of 2

Advert page, illustrated books for children
Advertisements for illustrated books for children, including such enticing titles as Peas-Blossom, Honor Bright, and Robin and Linnet

The Dublin Crimean Banquet
Engraving showing a panoramic of a banquet for Crimean war veterans in Stack A, a warehouse in Dublins Docklands, held on October 22nd 1856

Haman Humiliated
When Hamans plan to have the Jews massacred is revealed by Esther, he is forced to honour his enemy Mordecai (a Jew) by leading him, on a horse, round the city

Matsuo and Sons Head
To save his masters honour, Matsuo cuts off his own sons head and convinces the Emperor that Michizane is innocent (its a very complicated story!)

Keys to Brisach C1637
Bernhard, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, receives the keys to the town of Brisach

Disraeli / Order of Garter
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Queen Victoria invests him with the Order of the Garter at Osborne in 1878

STUDENTS DUEL 1890S
Two students fight a Mensur (fencing bout) - their eyes and bodies are protected but they hope for scars of honour on their cheeks

After Students Duel 1
Red-capped Heidelberg students with their colleague who has just fought a Mensur (fencing bout) while a doctor attends to his wounds of honour

Franco-British / Honour Ct
The Franco-British exhibition held at the White City, London. This picture shows the Court of Honour

Victoria / Diamond / Punch
Mr Punch, Britannia, and various members of the British Empire honour the Queen on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee

Indians Honour European
A European voyager (Drake?) is honoured by Indians in, possibly, California

Nicolas Ii / Kremlin Gate
Kremlin: everyone, including the Tsar, has to remove their hat to honour an icon placed at the Spassky Gate

Dancers of Aphrodite
Nymphs of the cortege of Aphrodite (Venus) dance in her honour : she watches, together with her son Eros

Lohengrin Frights Fred
Elsas honour is saved when the Knight of the Swan - Lohengrin, no less - defeats the evil Friedrich in single combat : they fall in love, inevitably

Olympics / 1932 / Main Str
Los Angeles: Main street decked out in flags in honour of the Olympic Games

Fashionable Duellers
Pleated or cossack trousers (one pair strapped & striped), top boots, coats with roll collars, top hats, Wellington hat, blue coat braided & frogged with a stand collar

Geese Honoured by Rome
The Romans honour the geese of the Capitol, who, alarmed by the approach of Brennus and his Gauls, honked like crazy and thereby gave the alarm which saved the city

Men Around Punch Bowl
A group of gentlemen stand around the punchbowl, with glasses raised, to honour a toast

Napoleons Funeral
He is buried on Saint Helena : the funeral procession, and the guard of honour. The picture Taken on the spot by a Gentleman

Roman Procession
A procession in honour of the gods - their statues are carried in chariots through the streets of the city

Chariot Race Winner
The winner of a chariot race performs a lap of honour in this four-horse chariot, carrying the laurel wreath as a symbol of victory

Aerial Duellists
Should one aviator impugn the honour of another, they may settle their differences in an airborne duel, while their seconds see the rules are observed from the wings

Triumph of Titus
Titus, after taking Jerusalem, is granted a joint triumph with his father Vespasian, and an arch is erected in his honour. He will be a good and effective ruler

Honour Satisfied
- Halt, gentlemen ! Honour is satisfied !

Mckinley Inaugurated 4
William McKinleys appointment is celebrated by the Inauguration Ball : who would guess that the guest of honour will soon be assassinated by an anarchist ?

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