Resists Collection

Bandit / Shot / France / 1891
Ex-con Boissin, resists arrest & is shot by the gendarmes

ANTONY OF EGYPT, HERMIT
When Antony's parents die, he gives away his worldly goods and becomes a hermit in the desert near his home, where he is assailed by temptations but resists them all. Date: 251 - 356

Purcells opera King Arthur at Drury Lane Theatre, London
Purcells opera King Arthur on stage at Drury Lane Theatre, London. This is the scene where Arthur is tempted by two nymphs or sirens bathing in a stream, but resists the temptation

Heat-resistant asbestos
A photograph taken for a commercial client, demonstrating the heat-resisting properties of Asbestos, long before the modern dangers of the material were recognised. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Aint Got No Time
A workmans wife resists an invitation to join the Cause and change the laws of the land - Ain t got no time, mum

Montenegro Revolt
Insurrection of Montenegro against Ottoman rule : Lukas Vukolowich, patriot leader, resists the Turkish invasion as best he can, and a treaty imposes compromise terms

Thetis Taken by Surprise
Though wed to Peleus, the naiad resists his embraces, turning herself into a tree etc : but one day he finds her sleeping, seizes the chance, makes her mother of Achilles

Fable / Oak & Willow
THE OAK & THE WILLOW The willow bends under the weight of the wind, while the oak tree resists and is uprooted

Fighting for a Bridge
As the Germans advance into Russia, the Red Army resists them every step of the way : the Germans take this bridge, but only after dealing with fierce opposition

The Obstinate Tsar
Tsar Alexander II resists demands for constitutional rule. A nihilist bomb in 1881 will give him reason to regret it

Battle of Busaco
At BUSACO, Wellington with 25000 men resists successive attacks by the French under Massena with 65000 - a crucial victory

Joseph & Potiphars Wife
He is lusted after by the wife of Potiphar - unsurprisingly, since her husband is the Chief Eunuch to the Pharaoh : however Joseph wisely resists her friendly offer

Louis XIV and Genoa
The Genoese republic resists Louis claim to their territ ory, but the treaty of Ratis bon lets him have it, so the Doge comes to Versailles to apologise for his disrespect

Saint at Sabbat
Saint James (the Elder) resists the diabolical delights of the Sabbat

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