Honour Collection (page 12)

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 ?

Hungarian Harvest Queen
A young girl of Banffy-Hunyad is chosen Queen of the Harvest, but looks less than ecstatic at the honour

Naval Victory Column
The Romans love to erect monuments in honour of things - this column celebrates the naval victory of Caius Duilius over the Carthaginians

Royalist Procession
A procession in Paris in honour of Charles X emphasises the royalist and religious aspects of the new regime. Revolution will ensue in five years time

Shakespeare / Jubilee / 1769
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Playwright and poet. Mr Garrick reciting the Ode in honour of Shakespeare at the Jubilee in Stratford

Place De LA Basilique
Pilgrims make their way across the Place de la Basilique to the Basilica which the Virgin Mary commissioned to be built in her honour

Veg as Human 3 1900
The Vegetable Wedding No.3: the bride and groom, with maids and pages of honour

Legion D honneur Offices
The offices of the Legion d Honneur (Legion of Honour), the highest order of merit by the French government for outstanding achievements in civil of military life

Roman Celebration / Virgil
Dancing in honour of CERES (Demeter), the goddess of agriculture. " On Ceres let him call & Ceres praise, With uncouth dances & with country lays"

Tusk Talisman
TUSK TALISMAN carved in basalt, worn by the Etruscans in honour of Isis, hoping for her protection

Scott / Rob Roy Intervenes
Rob Roy intervenes between Rashleigh and Francis Osbaldstone

Dionysian Dancer
ANCIENT GREECE A female dancer collapses during an ecstatic dance in honour of Dionysos

Roman citizen honouring the Lares
A Roman citizen honouring the Lares, or household gods

Roman Senate refuses to ransom prisoners
SECOND PUNIC WAR: The Roman Senate refuses to ransom prisoners taken by the enemy in battle, because to do so would not be honourable, and to pay so many ransoms would be very costly

Casanova fights a duel with Branecki
Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) fights a duel with Branecki

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