Hero Collection (#10)

Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, and Duke of Bronte, K.B.Vice- Admiral... 1891. Creator: John Hoppner
Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, and Duke of Bronte, K.B.Vice- Admiral, after John Hoppner, R.A. 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Pictures of the Year - VIII. "Ulysses and the Sirens", after JW Waterhouse, ARA, 1891. Creator: Unknown
Pictures of the Year - VIII. "Ulysses and the Sirens", after JW Waterhouse, ARA, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Deux Heros; Tableau de Georges Scott. 1915. Creator: Georges Bertin Scott
Deux Heros; Tableau de Georges Scott, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

Bara, c.1882. Creator: Jean Jacques Henner
Bara, c.1882

Les quatre heroines de Vertus; les quatre soeurs Vatel decorees de la Croix de Guerre.'. Creator: Unknown
Les quatre heroines de Vertus, MIIes Marie, Helene, Camille et Madeleine Vatel; les quatre soeurs Vatel decorees de la Croix de Guerre'. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Athena presides over the voting for the award of the arms of Achilles, c. 490 BC. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Mucius Scaevola, c. 1520/1530. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Mucius Scaevola, c. 1520/1530

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Chinese Hero Kan'u in the Play Hatsu Akebono... c. 1772. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the Chinese Hero Kan'u in the Play Hatsu Akebono Niwatori Soga, Performed at the Morita Theater in the First Month, 1772, Japan, c. 1772

The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Satsuma Gengobei (right), and Nakamura Nakazo I... c. 1771. Creator: Shunsho
The Actors Ichikawa Komazo II as Satsuma Gengobei (right), and Nakamura Nakazo I as Sasano Sangobei (left), Japan, c. 1771

Apotheosis of a Hero, n.d. Creators: Domenico Mondo, Sir James Thornhill, Agostino Carracci
Apotheosis of a Hero, n.d

Kintaro, Urashimataro, and Momotaro, from the triptych "Set of Three Sake Cups for the... c1800/01
Kintaro, Urashimataro, and Momotaro, from the triptych "Set of Three Sake Cups for the First Month (Tarozuki mitsugumi sakazuki)", Japan, c. 1800/01

Otani Hiroji III as an Otokodate, possibly Satsuma Gengobei in Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga... About 1775. Creator: Shunsho
Otani Hiroji III as an Otokodate, possibly Satsuma Gengobei in Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga (Green Willow Soga of Erotic Design), Japan, About 1775

The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Goshaku Somegoro and Onoe Kikugoro III...c. 1844/48. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Goshaku Somegoro and Onoe Kikugoro III as Denkichi Tsuchizaemon (inset), c. 1844/48

Le Retour de L'Ile d'Elbe (The Return from the Isle of Elba) (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, c. 1830. Napoleon is welcomed by adoring troops on his return from exile

Military Dandies or Heroes of 1818, published October 26, 1818. Creator: William Heath
Military Dandies or Heroes of 1818, published October 26, 1818

The Death of Chatterton, 1860. Creator: Thomas Oldham Barlow
The Death of Chatterton, 1860

Sculpture of the New Front of Buckingham Palace - Centre, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sculpture of the New Front of Buckingham Palace - Centre, 1850. The sculptural enrichment of the new east front of Buckingham Palace [in London

Bronze Alto-Rilievo, by Woodington, for the Nelson Monument, Trafalgar-Square... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Bronze Alto-Rilievo, by Woodington, for the Nelson Monument, Trafalgar-Square - the Battle of the Nile, 1850. The second alto-relievo has just been placed upon the Nelson Column

Bronze Relief, by Ternouth, for the Nelson Monument, Trafalgar-Square... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Bronze Relief, by Ternouth, for the Nelson Monument, Trafalgar-Square - the Bombardment of Copenhagen, 1850. The Bombardment of Copenhagen is the incident in the life of the great Admiral forming

Bearded Collie Dog, flying in mid-air wearing goggles and cape Date: 23-Oct-11

"Achille pleure la mort deAchilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
FIA5365171 " Achille pleure la mort deAchilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus by Gay, Nikolai Nikolajevitch (1831-94); Belorussian National Gallery, Minsk

Cartoon, A Good Offer (Garibaldi and the Pope)
Cartoon, A Good Offer -- Take to this cap, Papa Pius. You will find it more comfortable than your own. Giuseppe Garibaldi offers Pope Pius IX a cap of Liberty to replace his triple crown

The Farnese Hercules, Roman copy of Greek original (marble) (see also 113286)
ALG168193 The Farnese Hercules, Roman copy of Greek original (marble) (see also 113286) by Lysippos (fl.370-310 BC) (after); height: 317 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

Leeds United footballer Billy Bremner with his son Billy, who has a large poster of hero George Best on the bedroom wall at home November 1970

Bobby Charlton answers the telephone at home in Flixton, Manchester, as he is helped by his three year old daughter Suzanne (right) and 15 month old Andrea (left)

British cyclist Chris Boardman with his wife Sally-Anne and their son Edward outside Wallasey Town Hall following his return home from the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona where he won a gold medal

Khiuaz Dospanova, Khazak pilot and national heroine
Khiuaz Dospanova (1922-2008), Khazak pilot who served during the Second World War, in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, nicknamed the Night Witches

Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Kazakh-Soviet officer and author
Baurzhan Momyshuly (Momish-Uly) (1910-1982) - a Kazakh-Soviet military officer and author. As an author he wrote several books - military prose, stories and novels for adults and children

The Death of Roland at Roncesvalles, (778AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Death of Roland at Roncesvalles, (778AD), 1890. The Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 was a Basque ambush of Charlemagnes army which resulted in the death of Roland who became iconic in medieval

Interview Between Coriolanus and His Wife and Mother, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Interview Between Coriolanus and His Wife and Mother, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier

Horatius Cocles Defending The Bridge, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Horatius Cocles Defending The Bridge, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Achilles Playing a Lyre before Patroclus, 1675-1680. Found in the Collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Circe. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Wahat Al Karama, Memorial to honour the UAEs martyrs, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, UAE

Roman statue of Hercules. This marble statue of Hercules, 3.17 metres high, is a copy made by Glycon in 200-210 AD of a smaller original Greek bronze sculpture of the 4th century BC by Lysippus

Ready for Flight
Lee Kershaw

Philoctetes (Wounded Warrior), 1808/1809. Creator: Johann Nepomuk Schaller
Philoctetes (Wounded Warrior), 1808/1809

Margrave Rüdiger of Bechelaren, 1912. Creator: Franz Metzner
Margrave Rudiger of Bechelaren, 1912

The International Exhibition: "The Two Friends - Sebastopol, 1855", by J. L. H. Bellange... 1862
The International Exhibition: "The Two Friends - Sebastopol, 1855", by J. L. H. Bellange, in the French Gallery, 1862

Extreme E 2021: Desert X-Prix
ALULA, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 01: (l-r) Oliver Bennett (GBR), Hispano Suiza Xite Energy Team, Christine GZ Giampaoli Zonca (ESP), Hispano Suiza Xite Energy Team, Carlos Sainz (ESP)

Icarus
Frederic Belaubre

World War I- French soldiers led into battle
3779035 World War I- French soldiers led into battle; (add.info.: World War I- French soldiers led into battle. Caption: Death for the Fatherland is the finest fate)

Aeneas says Farewell to Dido, 1679 (tapestry weave: silk and wool)
XOS5886558 Aeneas says Farewell to Dido, 1679 (tapestry weave: silk and wool) by Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Il Viterbese) (1610-62); 403x394 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Cupid disguised as Aeneas's son, presents gifts to Dido, 1679 (tapestry weave: silk and wool)
XOS5886548 Cupid disguised as Aeneas's son, presents gifts to Dido, 1679 (tapestry weave: silk and wool) by Romanelli

Dido Sacrifices to Juno, the Goddess of Marriage, 1679 (tapestry weave: silk and wool)
XOS5886550 Dido Sacrifices to Juno, the Goddess of Marriage, 1679 (tapestry weave: silk and wool) by Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Il Viterbese) (1610-62); 411x464.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Carved lotus flower, detail from an exterior wall, 1643 (marble)
DND184162 Carved lotus flower, detail from an exterior wall, 1643 (marble) by Lahori, Ustad Ahmad (fl.1630-47); Taj Mahal, Agra, India; Dinodia

World War 1: British soldier helping a wounded comrade
3787047 World War 1: British soldier helping a wounded comrade; (add.info.: World War 1: British soldier helping a wounded comrade. British Official War Photograph published on postcard. Series III)

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"Unveiling the Spirit of Heroism: From Historic Triumphs to Modern Legends" Queen Elizabeth II presents Bobby Moore with World Cup: A moment frozen in time, as a true hero lifts the trophy high, uniting a nation through football glory. Heroic fireman rescuing girl from fire: Amidst raging flames, a courageous firefighter emerges as a guardian angel, saving lives and embodying selflessness. Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916: In the face of unimaginable adversity on the battlefield, heroes fought valiantly for their comrades and countrymen. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell - The Epitome of Courage: An English soldier who inspired generations through his leadership and dedication to scouting principles. Roman statue of a drunken Hercules: Even mythical heroes had their flaws; this captivating sculpture reminds us that strength alone does not define heroism. Michael O'Leary Poster - Challenging Conventions with Boldness: A modern-day maverick who reshaped an industry by fearlessly pushing boundaries and revolutionizing air travel. Beowulf manuscript page - Tales etched in History's Hallows: Epic battles against monstrous foes immortalized in ink, celebrating bravery that echoes across centuries. Circe Invidiosa by John William Waterhouse - Bewitchingly Beautiful yet Deceptive Power: Heroes must navigate treacherous waters where even enchantment can mask danger beneath its allure. German propaganda poster, WW1 - When Heroes are Manipulated for War Efforts: Examining how narratives shape perceptions during times of conflict and challenge our understanding of heroism itself. The Gordon Highlanders at Dargai – Piper Findlater's Unyielding Valor (1897): One piper's unwavering courage amidst chaos earned him the Victoria Cross—a testament to extraordinary bravery. William Wallace - Statue in Aberdeen.