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The King of Kings -- Jesus Christ surrounded by rulers (kings, queens, emperors, etc) from various countries and periods in history. 1916
St Michael Archangel by Guido Reni Date: 1635
Under the Protection of the Gods: A Fantasy of ancient and Modern Egypt. A drawing by Howard Carter showing a hoopoe in the crack of a wall which has ancient Egyptian paintings
The Pipes Of Pan, by Elsie HardingColour illustration showing a dream-like scene of a piper playing for a beautiful lady with butterfly wings
Icarus & DaedalusDaedalus encouraged his son Icarus to fly from the island of Crete to the sun. But the sun melted the wax with which his wings were fastened on and Icarus fell into the sea
Wings For Victory More Savings - More Wings. Poster encouraging Britains to save money, aiding the war effort, specificially in the construction of new Lancaster Bomber aircraft for the RAF
A Common Pheasant alarmedA Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) flies up in alarm. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Angels of Mons, cover design for piano musicAngels of Mons (Reve Mystique), cover design for solo piano music by Sydney C Baldock, inspired by rumours of angelic intervention in the fighting (Battle of Mons, Belgium)
Folklore / GryphonGryphus, or Greiff, classified by Johnstone as a bird because it has the head and wings of an eagle, despite having the body of a lion
Illustrated London News Christmas number cover, 1904A beautiful fairy with wings, looks thoughtful as she gazes out to the sea and starry sky. Front cover of The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1904. Date: 1904
Eros / Cupid StothardThe Greek god of love : his Roman equivalent is CUPID. Here he is pointing a bow and arrow at a victim
Whither Away by Florence Mary AndersonA group of delicate looking fairies and pixies ride around on dragonflies and bees. c.1925
Statue of Nike by Paionios - Olympia, GreeceReconstruction of a Statue of Nike (Goddess of Victory), originally by Paionios - Olympia, Greece (425420 BC). The statue originally stood near the temple of Zeus on a triangular 6-metre high pillar
The Moonchild by Florence Mary AndersonA small, angelic looking child is carried through the sky in a basket held by a colourful group of fairies and pixies. c.1925
Saint Michael Arcangel. Byzantine icon. XIV century. GreeceBYZANTINE ART. GREECE. ICON with Saint Michael Archangel by workshop Constantinople. Dated at XIV century. Byzantine Museum. Athens
Vought F7U-3 Cutlass 128454 with folded wings on USS MidwaVought F7U-3 Cutlass, 128454, with folded wings on USS Midway
Pentonville Prison, Islington, North LondonAn aerial view of Pentonville Prison in Islington, North London. The prison was opened in 1842 as the new Model Prison, on the separate system
Autumnal Scene with Fairy & BlackberriesAn autumnal folklore scene with a fairy, dressed in blue, sat amid the visible roots of a silver birch tree, holding a delicious-looking blackberry
Icarus and DaedalusDaedalus and his son Icarus escape from Crete with man- made wings, but Icarus flies too near the sun : the heat melts the wax on his wings, plunging him into the sea
WW2 Aircraft - A Spitfire and Heinkel 111KWW2 - Engagement in the air between a German Heinkel 111K long-range bomber and an RAF Spitfire, which has secured a hit. Date: circa 1941
The Red Moth by William BarribalA showgirl in a fabulous stage costume with enormous butterfly wings plays to a theatre audience
Satan Flies to EarthSatan, foiled in his ambitions in Heaven, descends to Earth to see what he can find to do down here
Fairies and toadstools, from The Dream Pedlar. 1914
Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd, Preston, Lancashire, office and factory -- trade design. 1920
1903 Wright Flyer on display in the Science Museum, LondonThe original 1903 Wright Flyer lent by Orville Wright for display at the Science Museum, London. Date: circa 1907
Archaeopteryx - bird-like dinosaurArchaeopteryx - a genus of bird-like dinosaurs that is transitional between non-avian feathered dinosaurs and modern birds. Date: Late Jurassic Period
WW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra, Winston Churchill speechWW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra. Never in the field of human conflict have so many owed so much to so few. Winston Churchill speech, 20 August 1940. Date: 1940
The Fairy of Flight by William BarribalA Spirit of the Age - The Fairy of Flight. Gorgeous illustration of a fairy with huge yellow wings. Date: 1909
The Butterfly by BarribalGorgeous and sumptuous illustration by William Barribal featuring a woman dressed as a butterfly. Date: 1914
France - Amiens - The Cathedral - The Crying Angel Statue Date: circa 1910
Champion Six-horse team of Wilson & Co. Meat PackersThe Internationally acclaimed Six-horse Champion Clydesdale team of Wilson & Co. Meat Packers, Chicago. The team appeared in every performance of the Wings of the Century pageant at A Century of
Major James McCudden, Royal Flying Corps, WW1Major James Thomas Byford McCudden (1895-1918), officer and pilot in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. He received more medals for gallantry than any other British airman serving in
Advert for Malcolm campbell 1931Dunlop Tyres pay tribute to Malcolm Campbell when he drives his Bluebird on Daytona Beach, Florida, at a speed of 395 km/h. Date: 1931
Stag BeetleA rather handsome stag beetle spreads its wings
Carlotta Grisi / GiselleCARLOTTA GRISI (Caronne Adele Josephine Marie Grisi) Italian ballet dancer, seen here in Giselle
Hogarth Rake Plate 7The Rakes Progress 7. Scene in the Fleet prison
Tarot Card 10 - La Roue de Fortune (The Wheel of Fortune)
Musical Instruments 1883Various musicians playing various instruments: a harp, a lyre, pipes, hunting horn. Pipes of Pan are also in evidence
Greek Athlete CrownedAn athlete is crowned by Victory
Advert / Dubonnet AperitifDubonnet aperitif - the strength that gives you wings
Les Sylphides SceneLES SYLPHIDES The view from the wings
Leonardo MachineLEONARDO DA VINCI Sketch of a flying machine, driven by a standing man using his arms to flap the wings
Oberon & TitaniaAct II, Scene II Oberon squeezes the flower onto Titanias eyelids
Goya BirdmenMODO DE VOLAR One of Goyas many etchings depicting winged people, this is the most realistic, with wings large enough to be aerodynamically viable
Tarot Card 21 - Le Monde (The World). Date: 20th century
WW2 poster, Wings for Victory, Lets Go, National Savings. Date: circa 1944
A Sail in the Moon Boat by Florence Mary AndersonIllustration showing two children and a baby going for a ride on a crescent shaped moon surrounded by pixies and fairies. c.1920
Cabbage White Butterflies Date: 1868
Two fairies clasping each other, from The Password to Fairyland -- Then they flew together and clasped in a tight embrace. 20th century
Muffed Flying Tumblers, PigeonsA portrait of four sub-variants of the Flying Tumbler pigeon breed. The Flying Tumblers shown is the Black Rose-Wing, the Red Rose-Wing, the Red-Badge and the Black Saddle
Zeppelin-Staaken R VI German long-range bomberZeppelin-Staaken R VI German long-range giant bomber, first flown in mid-1917. A total of 18 were built. They were delivered to the Western Front, and sometimes used in raids on the British mainland
Fairey Campania two-seat seaplaneFairey Campania two-seat carrier-borne reconnaissance or coastal patroller seaplane, which entered production in early 1917. It was mounted on a wheeled trolley for takeoff from a ships flight deck
Large Blue Butterflies Date: 1868
Ida Hospital, Cookridge, LeedsThe Ida Hospital for convalescent patients at Cookridge, near Leeds, opened in 1888 following a bequest by John North. The single-storey ward wings had verandahs on which beds could be placed in
Thumbelina flies off with her Fairy PrinceThumbelina meets the Fairy Prince and flies off with him, and they live Happily Ever After. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835
Gyorgy Zala, sculpture of the Archangel Gabriel holding the Holy Crown of St Stephen and and the apostolic double cross (Millennium Monument, Heroes Square, Budapest, Hungary). 19th century
Decorated Christmas tree with toys and food below. Date: circa 1890s
Fokker V8 German tandem-winged quintupriplaneFokker V8 German fighter tandem-winged quintupriplane (five wings), a one-off completed in autumn 1917. Its performance was found to be very poor. Date: circa 1917-1918
Peacock Butterflies Date: 1868
Westland Wyvern S4 VZ789 on a carrier deck with wings foldedWestland Wyvern S4, VZ789, on a carrier deck with wings folded
A pair of AngelsA very beautiful chromolithographic postcard depicting a pair of angels, one bowed in prayer and one holding a long thin scroll. Date: circa 1910s
Construction of ConcordeEngineers and fitters work on a section of one of the wings of the first prototype Concorde, 001, at the St. Martin, Toulouse, plant of Sud-Aviation, France. Date: 1967
Two dead birds hanging upside down -- A Brace of BirdsTwo dead birds hanging upside down, entitled A Brace of Birds
Cold pale light through the trees with Tawny OwlPale light pierces a blue and green woodland scene of thin, bare tree trunks. A swooping Tawny Owl has been added to the border framing the scene. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Winter sunrise over isolated cottage with Barn OwlThe weak yellow light of the winter sun rising over a desolate snowy scene surrounding a solitary farmhouse. A landing barn owl has been added to the border framing the scene
Water Babies / FairiesThe fairies came flying in at the window & brought her such a pretty pair of wings
Advertisement for Fairy Dyes, promoted, appropriately, by some fairies who flutter through the night sky carrying a length of rainbow fabric. Date: c.1924
King Henry VI of England married to Margaret of Anjou at Titchfield Abbey, 23 April 1445. The mad king was 24 and the queen 15
United States Air Force - Martin NRB-57D Canberra 53-3973 31 May 1956 accepted by the 4080 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1959-61: AFSC. Converted to WB-57D
Fleet Air Arm - Grumman Martlet II - AM958A Grumman Martlet II of the Fleet Air Arm. Ordered by the British Purchasing Commission as Grumman G-36Bs, the Martlet II was powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G engine
The Key to the Moon by Florence Mary AndersonEnchanting illustration showing a small child climbing a ladder to unlock a small door in the moon while a group of fairies and elves hover around in the starlit sky. circa 1920
Music cover, In the Quartermasters Stores (My Eyes are Dim I Cannot See), words and music adapted by Box, Cox and Bert Read. 1940
Fokker Dr I with Pfalz D III in backgroundFokker Dr I German fighter triplane with a Pfalz D III in the background. The Fokkers pilot prepares for takeoff, with a mechanic ready to swing the propeller and two more in attendance
Filling the Air with Fairy Forms -- a little girl blows a dandelion clock and in her imagination it turns into a flight of fairies. Date: circa 1920s
Clouded Yellow Butterflies Date: 1868
Jane Austen MemorialBust and tablet to English author JANE AUSTEN at Lyme Regis, Dorset, marking the former location of a house called Wings, where she lodged in 1804. Date: 1775 - 1817
Fairies Hunt BatsBats are hunted by fairies for their wings
A Barn Owl hunting a rat. Pen & ink illustration by Raymond Sheppard
Pan Cover 1920Illustration by Pizer on the front cover of Pan magazine, showing a couple in costume, the man dressed as harlequin and the woman wearing butterfly wings and headdress
Dream of GerontiusA Visitant is knocking his dire summons at my door. (Frontispiece) ~First published: 1866~Illustration by Robert T Rose to John Henry Newmans Dream of Gerontius, c.1914 edition.~dream, of, gerontius
Christmas in Canada: White Wings on Winter Ice - Ice-boating, skating and ski-ing on and by a Canadian Lake. Date: 1930
Cover design, Progress, April 1927 - Lever Brothers magazine, mythological figure in Liverpool Date: 1927
Gloster Meteor Mk. 8 - Mk. 7 combination G-ANSOGloster Meteor Mk.8 - Mk.7 combination (ex GAF) G-ANSO, at the 1954 SBAC Farnborough air-show. Built as an F Mk.8 airframe with strengthened outer wings, the Ground Attack Fighter (GAF) aka Reaper
Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix (Abraham Lincoln)Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix -- Abraham Lincoln portrayed as a phoenix rising from the flames as he is re-elected President. Date: 1864
