Ann Ronan Pictures Collection (page 5)

The Capture of Acre, c1191, (15th century). Artist: Vincent of Beauvais
The Capture of Acre, c1191, (15th century). Illuminated text page showing the Capture of Acre, (now part of Israel) during the 1st Crusade (c1191)

Aztec temple sacrifice. From the Codex Magliabicciano, Museo de America, Madrid

Iron helmet with calligraphic silver damascening decoration, Turkish (Mamluk), 15th century

The Demons Ashtaroth, Abaddon and Mammon, 1801. Abaddon angel of the bottomless pit, Mammon god of this world and personification of wealth and miserliness and Ashtaroth the demon

Gold larnax (funerary casket), 350-325 BC. Discovered in the Macedonian royal tombs at Vergina, Macedonia, Greece, site of the ancient city of Aigai. From the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Baal, chief god of the Canaanites, 1804
Baal, god of the Canaanites, 1804. Baal, god of fertility and king of the gods of the Canaanites. He reared up an altar for Baal, in the house of Baal, in Samaria (I Kings 16:32)

Stone relief of Sargon I standing before a tree of life, 24th-23rd century BC. Sargon I was the founder of the Akkadian Semitic dynasty

Jacobs dream of a stairway leading to heaven with God at the top, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Jacobs dream of a stairway leading to heaven with God at the top, 1865-1866. From Gustave Dores Bible (Genesis 28:12)

Dante protected by Virgil from harm by demons, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante protected by Virgil from harm by demons, 1863. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil, and in his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)

The Annunciation, 1897. Artist: James Tissot
The Annunciation, 1897. The Archangel Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary to tell her she will bear Jesus. Illustration by JJ Tissot for his Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ

Rameses II and the Tree of Life, Karnak, Egypt, 13th century BC. The reign of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II (ruled 1279-1213 BC) was notable for an upsurge in the rate of temple building

Napoleon and King George III as Gulliver and the King of Brobdingnag, July 1803. Artist: James Gillray
Napoleon and King George III as Gulliver and the King of Brobdingnag, July 1803. James Gillray cartoon representing George III and Napoleon Bonaparte as characters from Gullivers Travels

Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx at night, Gizeh, Egypt. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren), and Menkaura (Men-kau-re)

Map of Florence, 15th century. View of the city showing the River Arno and Brunelleschis Duomo. From the Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museum, Vatican City, Italy

Mark Hanna, American industrialist and politician, c1896. Hanna (1837-1904) made a fortune in iron and coal. He supported the Republican party and orchestrated the election of William McKinley in 1896

Gold and lapis lazuli funerary mask of Tutankhamun, King of Egypt, c1323 BC. Tutankhamun came to the throne as a young boy in 1333 BC

Nisroch, Assyrian god, mid 19th century. Assyrian eagle-winged god Nisroch carrying a pine cone, the symbol of regeneration. Ancient Assyria, a kingdom of Mesoptamia, was located in modern Iraq

Bacchus, Ancient Roman god of Wine, riding on a tiger, Roman mosaic, 1st or 2nd century. Bacchus was known as Dionysius in the Greek pantheon. From the British Museum, London

Excavating a low-relief carving of the Fish god Dagon, Nineveh, 1853. Artist: N Chevalier
Excavating a low-relief carving of the Fish god Dagon, Nineveh, 1853. Between 1845 and 1851 British archaeologist Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894)

Hipparchus, Ancient Greek astronomer, 2nd century BC (c1880). Artists reconstruction of Hipparchus (c190-c127 BC) at work

Robert Owen, Welsh-born British philanthropist and socialist, 19th century. Owens (1771-1858) New Lanark Mills in Scotland, which he bought in c1799

Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. Top: goods train drawn by the locomotive Liverpool. Bottom: cattle train drawn by the locomotive Fury

British army entering the Bolan Pass from Dadur, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. Artist: James Atkinson
British army entering the Bolan Pass from Dadur, First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-1842. The British fought the Anglo-Afghan Wars in an attempt to block the expansion of Russias sphere of influence

Statue of Odysseus, hero of Homers epic poem The Odyssey

Theodore Roosevelt, American President, 1901-1909
Theodore Teddy Roosevelt, American President, 1901-1909. Roosevelt (1858-1919) making a speech. In the foreground, reporters are making notes

Income Tax, 1798. John Bull scratches his head at William Pitts (1759-1806) introduction of Income Tax. Pitt is shown as an angel playing a harp. Hand-coloured cartoon in the style of Gillray

Blowing up of the Cashmere Gate, Delhi, Indian Mutiny, 1857. Shot through the arm and leg, Lieutenant Salkeld hands a slow match to Corporal F Burgess

Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico
Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. Cortes (1485-1547) landed in Mexico in 1519. With a force of only some 600 men, he succeeded in overthrowing the empire of the Aztecs

People made homeless by German bombing, Liverpool, World War II, 1941. Carrying whatever belongings they have been able to salvage

The god Horus weighing the heart of the dead in a balance, Ancient Egyptian, 28th Dynasty, c400 BC
The falcon-headed god Horus weighing the heart of the dead in a balance, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1419-1380 BC. From the Tomb of Menna

Wall painting from the tomb of the scribe Menna, Thebes, Ancient Egyptian, 18th dynasty, c1419-1380 BC. Scene of the Vendage: picking grapes in a vineyard (right) and treading grapes (left)

Sennutem ploughing with cattle, Ancient Egyptian tomb painting, New Kingdom (1550-1069 BC). Detail of a wall painting from the Tomb of Sennutem (Sennedjem) near Deir el-Medina, the Workers Village

Karl Marx, 19th century German political, social and economic theorist
Karl Marx, German political, 19th century social and economic theorist. The father of modern communism, Marx (1818-1883) believed that the downfall of capitalism by revolution

The Irish Vampire, 1885. Artist: John Tenniel
The Irish Vampire, 1885. The Irish National League, with the face of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), shown as a vampire preying on Ireland. Cartoon from Punch. (London, 24 October 1885)

The Irish Ogre Fattening on the Finest Pisantry, 1843. Daniel O Connell (1775-1847) The Liberator, leader of the Repeal (of union with Britain) movement, shown growing fat on his supporters

Dante and Virgil beset by demons on their passage through the eighth circle, 1861. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante and Virgil beset by demons on their passage through the eighth circle, 1861. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil, and in his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)

The Magnificat, c1890. The Virgin Mary accepting the role that God has chosen for her, and saying My soul doth magnify the Lord. Illustration from The Life of our Lord Jesus Christ by JJ Tissot

Copernican (heliocentric / Sun-centred) system of the Universe, 1708
Copernican (heliocentric/Sun-centred) system of the Universe, 1761. Illustration showing ecliptic and the orbit of the Earth and the planets

Egyptian cosmos. The Goddess Nut bending to form the sky. Papyrus copy based on late Egyptian temple at Denderah

Balaams Ass, c1790-1834. Balaam, Old Testament prophet and diviner, was ordered by Balak, King of the Moabites, to curse the Israelites

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938), Turkish statesman. Ataturk was leader of the Turkish nationalist movement from 1909. He was responsible for the modernisation of Turkey as a secular Islamic state

Comet of 66 AD (Halley) over Jerusalem, 1666. The English astronomer, Edmond Halley (1656-1742) was the first to suggest that appearances of bright comets every 76 years were in fact sightings of

Dick Turpin (1706-1739), English robber and highwayman, 19th century. Dick Turpin is the subject of many romantic stories, especially his ride to York on his mare Black Bess

Calder Hall nuclear power station, Cumbria. Artist: UKAEA
Calder Hall nuclear power station, Cumbria. Calder Hall, the worlds first full scale commercial nuclear power station opened on 17 October 1956

Deborah, Hebrew prophetess and judge, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Deborah, Hebrew prophetess and judge. According to the Bible, Deborah delivered her people from Jabin, King of Canaan and his general Sisera. Here she is singing her song of triumph

Adam and Eve with their sons, Cain and Abel, resting in the wilderness, c1860
Adam and Eve with their sons Cain and Abel, resting in the wilderness, c1860. Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden after being tempted by the Serpent to eat the forbidden fruit of

Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt, presenting an offering to the god Horus
Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt, presenting an offering to the falcon-headed god Horus. Hatshepsut is always shown as a male although she was a queen. From the temple complex at Medinet Habu, Egypt

Pallas Athena, goddess of wisdom. Marble statue of Athena, daughter of Zeus. Pallas Athene was patron goddess of Athens and of wisdom and arts and crafts

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