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Edmund Hillary & TensingSir Edmund Hillary with Tenzing Norgay after their successful attempt to scale Mount Everest in Nepal on 29th May 1953. The legendary mountaineer died in January 2008
Harold Abrahams wins 100m - 1924 OlympicsHarold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (18991978) - a British athlete of Jewish origin. He was champion in the 100 metres sprint at the 1924 Olympics in Paris (July 7th)
Mick the MillerLegendary greyhound racing champion, Mick the Miller, owned by Mrs Arundel Kempton, pictured enjoying a well-earned rest after winning the St. Leger 700 yards race at Wembley. Date: 1931
Emerald Tablet, Smaragdine Table or Tabula Smaragdina. Work attributed to the legendary alchemist Hermes Trismegistus who summarizes the process Magnum Opus or Great work for the creation of
W. G. GRACEThe legendary cricketer, Dr. W.G. Grace poised with his bat
Statue of William Tell and his son in Altdorf, Switzerland (Richard Kissling, 1895) Date: circa 1930s
Spitfire Colour PhotoThe legendary fighter is seen here in its original format; later it will be modified in various ways to adapt it to specific functions and enhance performance
Dennis Brain / PhotoDENNIS BRAIN Musician: legendary French horn player
Lycurgus of SpartaLYCURGUS OF SPARTA Legendary Greek lawgiver, mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch and Xenophon, who praise his legislation
Tarot Card 2 - La Papesse (The Female Pope)Pope Joan or Joanna depicted on a tarot card. Pope Joan was a legendary female pope, thought to have reigned for a time during the Middle Ages, but probably a fabrication
Vlad Drakul, RomanianVLAD DRAKUL (Vlad the Devil) Romanian prince of Walachia Partial basis for legendary Dracula
Edward I removing the Stone of SconeKing Edward I of England removing the legendary " stone of destiny" from Scone in Scotland
Baron Manfred von Richthofen, German air ace, WW1Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), also known as the Red Baron, legendary German fighter pilot during the First World War
Mobiloil signAn enamel sign advertising Mobiloil Oil with the distinctive Mobil company logo of Pegasus, the legendary winged horse in flight. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*
Andrea Biancos Atlas, 1436. Page 10, World Map" Andrea Biancos Atlas, 1436. Page 10, World Map, the East is on the upper side. First time Florida coast is depicted as a big peninsula linked to an island called Antillia (legendary island)
THE GREAT ARTThe Great Art as supposedly depicted by Basil Valentine, though little is known about this legendary German practitioner of alchemy
W G Grace, legendary cricketer, batting. late 19th century
Caricature of a cheeky Australian solder - WW1circa 1916
Mosaic of Orpheus. Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. GermanyMosaic of Orpheus. 200 AD. Of a private room, dining room or triclinium of a roman domus. From Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Roland (Card)ROLAND, Comte de Mans, Sire de Blaives, son of duc Milo d Aiglant, semi-legendary warrior in the service of Charlemagne, heroically slain by Saracens at Roncevaux
Cartoon, Henry Irving and F B ChattertonCartoon, Henry Irving (1838-1905), legendary actor-manager, and Frederick Balsir Chatterton (1834-1886), theatre manager, with a bust of Shakespeare in the background -- Shakespearian Experimenters
Oedipus and Antigone. EngravingOedipus. Hero of Greek mythology. The Delphic oracle predicted that he would kill his father and marry his mother. When they discover the truth
Ogier the Dane, a legendary character of Nordic tradition, fighting against soldiers. Illustration from 15th. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Turin. National Library of the Turin University
Fokker triplane of Baron Manfred von Richthofen, WW1A Fokker triplane of Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), also known as the Red Baron, legendary German fighter pilot during the First World War
Pope Joan or Joanna, legendary female popePope Joan or Joanna, a legendary female pope, thought to have reigned for a time during the Middle Ages, but probably a fabrication, as there is no contemporary evidence
Blondin Audience LedgerA fascinating unused page from a ledger to record the ticket sales and money accrued from a performance of the legendary tightrop walker Charles Blondin The Hero of Niagara
Violin Maker 1930S86-year-old Karl Grundhabber, Germanys oldest violin maker in the 1930s, who claimed that he was a descendent of the legendary violin maker Antonius Stradivarius
Lippersheys LensesThe legendary account of the invention of the telescope : Hans Lippersheys apprentices, playing with lenses, happen to hold two of them up together - the rest is history
Horsemen 1 - CentaursCENTAURS : these legendary creatures of Greek mythology combine the attributes of horse and man. Whether they eat human food or subsist on oats is not recorded
Joan of Arc at the Siege of OrleansJoan of Arc (Jeanne d Arc) (1412-1431) - on a divine quest to aid France against the English. She bore a white banner bearing the image of God and two Angels
Harper's Bazaar - Margaret Lockwood - Molyneux DressClient: Harper's Bazaar - Margaret Lockwood - location legendary socialite Chips Channon's house at 5 Belgrave Square - Molyneux Dress - February 4, 1942 Date: 1942
Life of William Tell - Open-air performance - SwitzerlandA open-air performance at Rugenwald zu Matten of a dramatization of the life of William Tell - Interlaken, Switzerland. Date: circa 1930s
Robin Hood and the Sheriff of NottinghamRobin Hood tricks the Sheriff of Nottingham (and robs him of his gold). circa 1195
King Alfred of Wessex burns the cakesOne popular legend from the life of Alfred the Great (849-899 AD), originating from 12th century chronicles, tells how after fleeing to the Somerset Levels
Altdorf, Switzerland - Statue of William Tell1910
Don Ramiro's dream. The King of Asturias Ramiro IDon Ramiro's dream. Illustration that represents one of the moments before the Battle of Clavijo (May 23, 844). The King of Asturias Ramiro I (791-850)
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Tradition is Glory'. Date: circa mid-1970s
Plane trees of Godfrey of Bouillon. Prairie of BuyukdereOttoman Empire. Turkey. 40 plane trees of Godfrey of Bouillon. Prairie of Buyukdere. According to tradition the field tent of Godfrey of Bouillon was installed next to the tree during the camping of
Lorelei artistic studio photographLorelei, artistic studio photograph, of model wearing diaphanous fabric, and holding a lyre. Lorelei is a legendary character originating in Germany
40 plane trees of Godfrey of Bouillon. Prairie of BuyukdereOttoman Empire. Turkey. 40 plane trees of Godfrey of Bouillon. Prairie of Buyukdere. According to tradition the field tent of Godfrey of Bouillon was installed next to the tree during the camping of
Bryan Entracte 24 1884 1880s Victorian Morbidbryan, entracte, 24, 1884, 1880s, victorian, morbid, death, burial, woman, women, sitting, coffin, theatre, sarah, bernhardt, ferry, calais, dover, england, france, cartoon, cartoons, caricature
Nibelungenlied. Kriemhild requiring the proof of the coffinNibelungenlied. Anonymous epic poem. 13th century. Scene depicting Kriemhild requiring the proof of the coffin. Engraving by A. Closs. Germania, 1882. Colored
Pergamon Altar. Telephos Frieze. DetailPergamon Altar. 164-156 BC. Telephos Frieze. Detail. Battle by the river Kaikos. Two Scythian warriors, sons of river-god Istros, fall in battle. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Lester Piggott, legendary British jockeyLester Piggott (b 1935), legendary British jockey, seen here on horseback. Date: circa 1980s
Fats Waller, legendary American jazz musicianFats Waller (Thomas Wright Waller, 1904-1943), legendary American jazz musician, composer, singer and entertainer. Date: circa 1930s
RODOLPHE SALIS PHOTORODOLPHE SALIS - French singer and artist, legendary Paris impresario of the Chat Noir cabaret, known for his fine posters : photographed in, alas, the year of his death. Date: 1851 - 1897
THE FLYING DUTCHMANSenta, in love with the legendary sea-captain Vanderdecken, throws herself into the sea as a proof of her faithfulness unto death
RUBEZAHL, a legendary denizen of the Sudeten mountains (Germany/Czech republic)
Tarpeia crushed to death by the SabinesThe legendary Tarpeia, having offered to betray Rome to the Sabines in return for gold, is crushed to death by their shields and thrown from the Tarpeian Rock. Date: 747 BC
Louis Bleriot and wife after cross-Channel flightLouis Bleriot, legendary pioneer aviator, with his wife Alice and a large crowd of spectators, posing with his aircraft after making the first ever aeroplane flight across the English Channel
Jack Hobbs hitting a boundary for Surrey against YorkshireJack Hobbs, legendary cricketer, hitting a boundary in a Surrey versus Yorkshire match. circa 1920s
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
Great sea serpent shot at by the crew of Lawrence de Ferry in 1746. Described in Bishop Erik Pontoppidans Natural History of Norway, 1752. Steel engraving by W.H
The legendary Prester John and his court. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843
Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker (1906-1975) Legendary star of the French music halls and cabaret. Date: 1920s
The Duke of Edinburgh meeting Cricketer Donald Bradman on 22nd April 1948 at the Public Schools Club on Piccadilly, London. Date: 1948
W G Grace, legendary cricketer. 1895
W G Grace, some of his cricket bats and ballsW G Grace, legendary cricketer -- some of his bats and balls. late 19th century
John Braham, English tenor opera singerJohn Braham (c.1774-1856), legendary English tenor opera and oratorio singer. circa 1820s
Dick Turpins birthplace, The Bluebell Inn, Hempstead, Essexcirca 1910s
Legendary Paul Bunyon Date: 1948
MYTH / OENEUSLegendary King of Calydon, father of Meleager
Filming the Holy Thorn at Kingsthorn, Herefordshire - and the buds which came into bloom around Midnight, Old Christmas Eve (January 5th)
King Arthur and the Knights at the Round Table. Miniature of the incunable of Lancelot du Lac, by A. Verard. 1490. National Library. Paris. France
Vlad the Impaler (1431-1476). Prince of Wallachia (1431-1476). Oil. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (Museum of Art History)
Abrahams wins the 100m final, 1924 Paris OlympicsHarold Maurice Abrahams, CBE, (15 December 1899 14 January 1978), British athlete of Jewish origin pictured winning the 100 metre sprint final at the Paris Olympic Games of 1924
Marshal-Admiral Marquis Togo Heihachiro, Japanese Naval HeroMarshal-Admiral Marquis Togo Heihachiro (18481934) - a gensui or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japans greatest naval heroes
Fountain, monument and pillar, Kiev, UkraineView of a fountain in Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) with a monument to the legendary founders of the city of Kiev, the three brothers Kyi (also Kiy, Kij or Kyj)
Beyond the PolesThe legendary Land Beyond the Poles said to exist at both Poles : Admiral Byrd reported something of the sort during his 1929 South Pole overflight
Berthold Schwarz / LarmessBERTHOLD SCHWARZ German monk and alchemist, possibly legendary Date: FL 1340 - 1384
Wernyhora, 1883-1884, by Jan Matejko (1838-1893)Jan Matejko (1838-1893). Polish painter. Wernyhora, 1883-1884. National Museum. Krakow. Poland
Malinche (c. 1496-1529). Colored engravingMalinche (c.1496-1529). Nahua woman. Interpreter of the spanish conqueror Hernan Cortes. Mexican engraving, 1885. Colored. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain
Odysseus returns home. Roman FrescoOdysseus disguised as a beggar returns home. Episode of the Odyssey. Roman Fresco. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy
Pergamon Altar. Telephos Frieze. DetailPergamon Altar. 164-156 BC. Telephos Frieze. Detail. Cults at the Sanctuary of Dionysus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Malinche (c. 1496-1529). EngravingMalinche (c.1496-1529). Nahua woman. Interpreter of the spanish conqueror Hernan Cortes. Mexican engraving, 1885. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain
Parthenon. Metope XXIX. Centaur holding a fighter defeatedGreek Art. Metope on the south side of the Parthenon. 5th century B.C. A Centaur holding a fighter defeated. Metope XXIX. It comes from the Acropolis in Athens. British Museum. London. England. UK
Saint IsbergaSAINT ISBERGA also ITISBERGA, ISBERGUE etc, legendary sister of the emperor Charlemagne; she is traditionally depicted holding an eel Date: circa 800
Fred Archer, English jockeyFrederick James (Fred) Archer (1857-1886), English flat-race jockey. Date: late 19th century
Mama Huaco, one of four sisters and wives of Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca Empire of Cuzco in the early 13th century. Portrait of Cuzco school. Colonial baroque. Oil on canvas
Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca Empire, ordering the construction of the city of Cuzco, capital of the Empire. Illustration in Allgemeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande
Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1890s
Illustration telling the story of Chance the Fire Dog: Stop me not, but onward let me jog, For I am the London Firemens Dog. Date: 1834
Jamestown, Virginia, USA - Pocahontas and John SmithJamestown, Virginia, USA - Pocahontas (1595-1617) and Captain John Smith (1580-1631), the Old Fort and the ruins of the Old Church. Postcard produced for the Jmestown Exposition of 1907 Date: 1907
Attack of the 47 Ronin and Ryogoku Bridge, Tokyo, JapanBeautiful Japanese promotional postcard for the Toyo Kisen Kaisha Shipping Company which ran services between San Francisco, China and Japan
