Legendary Collection (page 3)

Nicolas Chauvin / Soldier
NICOLAS CHAUVIN French soldier, legendary for his exaggerated patriotic enthusiasm

Jimmu Tenno
JIMMU TENNO First Emperor of Japan in legendary period

Odysseus. From Rome. Late 1st century AD. Bust. Marble
Odysseus. From Rome. Late 1st century AD. Marble. Close-fitting felt hat is characteristic of the hero. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Cartoon, Henry Irving setting off on his American tour
Cartoon, Henry Irving, legendary actor-manager, setting off on his American tour -- Mr Irving is packing up. 1883

Cartoon, Britannia Mourns -- Henry Irving, legendary actor-manager, sets off on his tour to America. 1883

Cartoon, Henry Irving in America -- Got em again! The legendary actor-manager during his American tour. 1883

Cartoon, Henry Irving returning to the London theatre -- Here he is again! Now, stand aside, all you second and third-rate mummers

Cartoon, Henry Irving crowned with a laurel wreath
Cartoon -- Bears his blushing honours thick upon him! The legendary actor-manager Henry Irving is crowned with a laurel wreath. 1883

Leonora Hughes, the celebrated ballroom dancer
A portrait of Leonora Hughes, the celebrated ballroom dancer and partner to the legendary Maurice Mouvet, 1923 Date: 1923

William Tells Memorial, Altdorf, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland
William Tells Memorial built by Richard Kissling (unveiled in 1895) at Altdorf, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Date: circa 1905

Choose Your Fancy Dress Now - suggestions for 1907
A variety of suggestions for costumes to wear during the winter fancy dress season in 1907. Among the characters, themes and historic periods included are Delilah, Melisande

The Pacific Union
Front cover of Famous Trains No. 2. Featuring the legendary Union Pacific rolling though the American West. The cover has been digitally enhanced and altered. Date: late 1930s

Chromolithograph Devotional Card - Joan of Arc
Chromolithograph Devotional Card depicting Joan of Arc entering Orleans on April 29th 1429. 1429

Home of William Tell in Burglen, Switzerland
Engraving depicting the home of William Tell, folk hero of Switzerland in the 14th century, in Burglen

Satyr head
Greek mythology. Satyr head. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Gold plate depicting a winged griffin. 6th century B. C. Delp
Greek Art. Gold plate depicting a winged griffin. 6th century B.C. Archeological Museum. Delphi. Greece

Iseult of Ireland. Engraving. Colored
Iseult of Ireland. Irish princess. Engraving after a painting of Teodoro Biris by A. Schurufter. The Illustration, 1884. Colored

Warsaw Mermaid, 1855, by Konstanty Hegel (1799-1876). Poland
Poland. Warsaw. Market Square. Warsaw Mermaid, 1855, by Konstanty Hegel (1799-1876)

The Mole. Skin. Leon Cathedral. Spain
The Mole. Skin of a mole who, according to legend, destroyed the foundations of the cathedral during construction. Leon Cathedral Chapter. Castile and Leon. Spain

Bronze head from the statue of a satyr. About 100 BC
Roman Art. Bronze head from the statue of a satyr. About 100 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Sphinx. Sculpture. Glyptothek Museum. Munich. Germany

Turkey. Archaeological site of Troy. Stratum I. 3000-2600 B.C. Metal Age. Ruins

The early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. Bronze
The early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. A gryphons head of gilt bronze. The gryphon was perhaps once part of a Roman parade helmet. Was found in a Bog, Funen. National Museum of Denmark

Coronation of Garci Ximenez (724 �758?)
Coronation of Garci Ximenez (724 � 758?). Considered, according to legend, the first king of Sobrarbe in the current Huesca, Aragon (Spain). Colored engraving

Griffin. Vessel
Vessel in form of griffin and horn. Found in Via Tiburtina. Penthelic marble. 1st century BD. Roman National Museum. Palazzo Massimo. Rome. Italy

Greek Art. Archaic Age. Bronze griffin. Second half of the 7th century, early 6th century BC. Archaeological Museum of Olympia. Greece

Aeneid. Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (70 BC-19 AC). Latin poet. Aeneid. Engraving. 1729

Persian Art. Achaemenid period. Persepolis. Griffin
Persian Art. Achaemenid period. Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Capital with a griffin, dated during the reign of Xerxes (486-465 BC). In the background, the Gate of all Nations or Gate of Xerxes

Statue of Kusunoki Masashige outside Tokyos Imperial Palace
Statue of Kusunoki Masashige (a 14th-century samurai who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo) outside Tokyos Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Cartoon, wedding scene with Henry Irving
Cartoon, wedding scene with the legendary actor Henry Irving in the background. The Bride Elect, Better Late Than Never. 1880

Caricature of Sarah Bernhardt, French actress
Caricature of Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), legendary French actress, described here as: Actor, author, painter, sculptor, universal genius, creation-whipper and wholesale fascinator

E. M. Grace / Cricketer
A portrait of the cricketer Edward Grace, brother of the legendary W.G.Grace. Date: 1864

John Peel / Anon
JOHN PEEL Legendary huntsman Date: 1776 - 1854

Dad Lees Dirty Rose Hotel, Oreana, Nevada, USA
Dad Lees Dirty Rose Hotel, Route 40, Oreana, Nevada, USA, showing the legendary Dad Lee Baker standing outside. Date: circa 1935

Entrance to Peveril Hotel, Dovedale
Named after a legendary local figure, the Peveril of the Peak Hotel is still in business today, little changed over 100 years after this photograph was taken Date: 1909

Joan of Arc - Wall Painting - Lounge of Chateaux Bougival
Friday 29th April 1429 - Joan of Arc enters Orleans, France at the Burgundy Gate near dusk riding on a white horse. A wall painting by Henry Dumoutet visible in the main lounge of the Chateaux

Ms 490. Folio 63r. Roman of Ogier the Dane (Ogier le Danois), legendary character of the 8th century. Encounter of two armies. Prose chronicle ca

Glastonbury Thorn, Glastonbury, Somerset
The Glastonbury Thorn, a legendary tree at Glastonbury, Somerset. A flowering hawthorn, it is associated with Joseph of Arimathea and the arrival of Christianity in Britain

Greek church window, Nazareth, Northern Israel
A window of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation (the Church of St Gabriel, St Gabriels Greek Orthodox Church), Nazareth, Northern Israel

Women at Marys Well, Nazareth, Northern Israel
Women at Marys Well in the city of Nazareth, Northern Israel. It is reputed to be where the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary (the Annunciation). Date: 1920s

Japan - Hot Springs of Kusatsu
Lantern slide of Japan Hot Springs of Kusatsu. There are several theories about the origin of Kusatsu Onsen. One theory, for instance, was that it was discovered by a legendary hero about 1

Joan of Arc - Wall Painting - Chateaux Bougival
Friday 29th April 1429 - Joan of Arc enters Orleans, France at the Burgundy Gate near dusk riding on a white horse. A wall painting by Henry Dumoutet in the main lounge of the Chateaux Bougival at

The East Surreys football dribbled in a charge, WW1
The actual football dribbled by Captain Nevill (who was killed in action) towards the German trenches during the attack on Montauben by the East Surreys, fixed by Lt.-Col. H. P. Treeby, D.S.O

Silhouette portrait of Jack Hobbs, English cricketer
Silhouette portrait of Jack Hobbs (1882-1963), legendary English cricketer. Date: circa 1920s

Mrs Patrick Campbell, English stage actress
Mrs Patrick Campbell (Beatrice Stella Tanner, 1865-1940), legendary actress, seen here in an exotic gipsy costume. Date: early 20th century

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

Ginger Rogers (1911-95) - US actress and dancer, in a publicity pin-up image taken from the Paramount film, Lady in the Dark

Hannen Swaffer
HANNEN SWAFFER legendary Fleet Street journalist, also a spiritualist Date: 1880? - 1962

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