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Out flew the web and floated wide. Illustration by Florence Harrison of Tennysons The Lady of Shallott. Date: c.1920
Elaine of Astolatis a figure inArthurian legend who dies of unrequited love forSir Lancelot. Well-known versions of her story appear inSir Thomas Malory sLe Morte d Arthur and Alfred
Flight of Queen Margaret and Prince Edward. Queen Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI, fleeing into a forest after the Battle of Hexham (15 May 1464, Wars of the Roses) with her son
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 BecketThe 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 ChristianityThe 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 bookThe 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
Indulgence granted by the Archbishop of Armagh Rowland Jorse 1312 with his seal showing him in religious robes with crozier
Personal seals in wax from the Middle AgesVarious personal seals from the time of King Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI and Edward IV. Handcoloured etching drawn
Emblems and heraldic shieldsAn angel holding a shield with chalice and wafer M, the five wounds of Christ N, and various heraldic shields. Paintings on the south wall of the Chancel
Saint George fighting the dragon in front of a virgin princess with lamb, while her parents watch from the castle of Silene
Saxon saints Modwena and Edmund the KingSaxon Saint Modwena in abbess robes and Saint Edmund the King. Paintings in niches on the side of the nave. Handcoloured etching drawn
Bishop of Worcester praying before a crucifix, and mythical beasts above the Vicars door. Paintings from the south side of the Chancel
Emperor Heraclius bearing the true cross to JerusalemByzantine Emperor Heraclius riding with the Holy Cross taken from Persian King Khosrau II visited by an angel (I), and Heraclius walking bearing the true cross into Jerusalem (K)
Empress Helena raising a woman from the deadEmpress Helena raises a woman from the dead with the Holy Cross (E), and Empress Helena bringing the cross to Constantinople (F)
Empress Helena on her quest for the Holy CrossEmpress Helena leaving Constantinople (C), and Judas revealing to her the location of the Holy Cross (D). Painting on the north side of the Chancel
The Queen of Sheba visiting the court of King Solomon of Israel. Painting on the north side of the Chancel. Handcoloured etching drawn
View of the Chapel of the Trinity next to Shakespeares House in Stratford Upon Avon. Etching by Thomas Fisher from his Paintings on the Walls of the Chapel of the Trinity, Stratford upon Avon, 1808
Calligraphic title page in black and redCalligraphic title reading A Series of Antient Allegorical Historical and Legendary Paintings which were uncovered in the summer of 1802 on the walls of the Chapel of the Trinity at Stratford upon
Vase with depiction of a festival to Bacchus, woman holding vine leaf with basket on her head, and two men holding torch and javelins. In the British Museum
Vase decorated with mythical figures of nereids and hippocampi from the British Museum. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Vase decorated with mythical figures from the British MuseumVase decorated with mythical figures including Minerva, Hercules, Mercury, etc. from the British Museum. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc
Vases decorated with mythical scenes from Sir William Hamiltons collection. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Wall of funeral urns in alcoves in a sepulchral chamber in the Villa Corsina. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Wall of funeral urns in a sepulchral chamber in the Villa Corsina. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Interior of a sepulchral chamber near San Vito. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Section of an ancient tomb near San Vito showing the interior. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
View of an ancient tomb near San Vito. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Section of a Tomb of the Equites singulares or Imperial horseguards. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Tomb of Publius Vibius Marianus, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Sepulchral chamber discovered in 1746 near18th century tourists exploring a sepulchral chamber discovered in 1746 near the Gate of San Sebasteano, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc
18th century tourists exploring the Livia family sepulchral chamber, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Section of the Tomb of Emperor Alexander Severus and his mother Julia Mamaea, Monte del Grano, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Section through the Tomb of Cecilia Metella or the Capo di Bovi, Via Appia, outside Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
The Tomb of Cecilia Metella or the Capo di Bovi, Via Appia, outside Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Section through the Tomb of Caius Cestius, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Tomb of Caius Cestius with the Gate of St. Paul, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Section through the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Parco Adriano, Rome, from Bartoli. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Elevation of the Mausoleum of Hadrian in its perfect state in Parco Adriano, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
View of the Mausoleum of Hadrian in ParcoView of the Mausoleum of Hadrian or the Castle of St. Angelo in Parco Adriano, Rome. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc. London, 1814
Patera from Millin, Peintures et Vases Antiques. Shallow ceramic dish with mythological winged figures, possibly Venus and Cupid
Patera in the British Museum. Shallow ceramic dish with dancing winged figure holding mirror and dish. Genius of Apollo with string of pearls around its thigh and calf