Hero Collection (#98)

Achilles recognised, 1799 (oil on canvas)
BAL329102 Achilles recognised, 1799 (oil on canvas) by Argunov, Nikolay Ivanovich (1771-p.1829); Ostankino Palace Theatre Museum, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: Achilles parents Peleus)

Clevelands Rescue, engraved by George Presbury, from The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott
KW284718 Clevelands Rescue, engraved by George Presbury, from The Pirate by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) (engraving) by Chisholm

Francis Osbaldistone at Squire Inglewoods, illustration from Rob Roy
KW284713 Francis Osbaldistone at Squire Inglewood s, illustration from Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) published 1842 (litho) by Cruikshank

Washerwomen disturbed by Waverley, illustration from Waverley by Sir Walter Scott
KW284711 Washerwomen disturbed by Waverley, illustration from Waverley by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) published 1842 (litho) by Cruikshank

Priam and Achilles (oil on canvas)
BAL283531 Priam and Achilles (oil on canvas) by Padovanino, Alessandro (1588-1648); Art Museum, Khabarovsk, Russia; (add.info)

Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1808 (oil on canvas) (detail of 267669)
XIR2604236 Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1808 (oil on canvas) (detail of 267669) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); 189x144 cm; Louvre, Paris

Revival of the Olympic Games in Athens: Loues winning the race from Marathon, 10th April 1896
XJF283189 Revival of the Olympic Games in Athens: Loues winning the race from Marathon, 10th April 1896 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

I Stood Like One Thunderstruck, illustration from Robinson Crusoe
KW280630 I Stood Like One Thunderstruck, illustration from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) published by Cassell and Company, 1896 (litho) by Paget

The Rescue of John Wesley from the Epworth Rectory Fire, 1840 (oil on canvas)
XCF290934 The Rescue of John Wesley from the Epworth Rectory Fire, 1840 (oil on canvas) by Parker, Henry Perlee (1795-1873); Private Collection; (add.info.: Epworth Rectory fire, February 9)

St George and the Dragon, from A Book of Roxburghe Ballads (woodcut) (b / w
XJF277688 St George and the Dragon, from A Book of Roxburghe Ballads (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Gustavus Adolphus landing at Stralsund in 1630 (engraving)
XJF276020 Gustavus Adolphus landing at Stralsund in 1630 (engraving) by Koler, Georg (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Model for the Monument to Alexandre Dumas Pere, d Artagnan or Figure of a musketeer
XIR287764 Model for the Monument to Alexandre Dumas Pere, d Artagnan or Figure of a musketeer, 1882 (tinted plaster) (see also 98561, 287761 to 287763) (b/w photo) by Dore

Monument to Alexandre Dumas Pere, d Artagnan, 1883 (detail) (stone & bronze) (see also 98561)
XIR287763 Monument to Alexandre Dumas Pere, d Artagnan, 1883 (detail) (stone & bronze) (see also 98561, 287761, 287762, 287764) (b/w photo) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Place Malesherbes, Paris

African Hospitality, engraved by John Raphael Smith, 1791 (mezzotint)
XYC283889 African Hospitality, engraved by John Raphael Smith, 1791 (mezzotint) by Morland, George (1763-1804) (after); 46.4x64.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from William Shakespeares The Two
XYC283579 Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from William Shakespeares The Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1792 (oil on canvas) by Wheatley

Van Amburgh the Brute Tamer, 1838 (litho) (b / w photo)
XJF270047 Van Amburgh the Brute Tamer, 1838 (litho) (b/w photo) by Fairburn, J. (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Issac Van Amburgh (b.1812); ); English, out of copyright

The Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) 1812-14 (oil on panel)
XCF267426 The Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) 1812-14 (oil on panel) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 64.3x52.4 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Spanish, out of copyright

Portrait of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), Viscount Nelson, 1797 (oil on canvas)
XCF267401 Portrait of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), Viscount Nelson, 1797 (oil on canvas) by Abbott, Lemuel Francis (c.1760-1803); 74.9x62.2 cm; National Portrait Gallery, London

Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica, detail of Ruggiero, 1819 (oil on canvas) (detail of XIR
XCF272203 Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica, detail of Ruggiero, 1819 (oil on canvas) (detail of XIR 59757) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); 147x199 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French

Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi (litho) (b / w photo)
XJF264738 Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi (litho) (b/w photo) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882); Italian soldier; ); Italian

The Nine Worthies and the Nine Worthy Women, detail of Charlemagne, Godfrey de Bouillon
XAL257184 The Nine Worthies and the Nine Worthy Women, detail of Charlemagne, Godfrey de Bouillon, Delphine, Iynoppe, Hippolyte, Menalyppe, Semiramis, Lampeto and Tamyris

Medea, or the Marriage of Jason and Creusa, 1648 (etching) (b / w photo)
XIR239561 Medea, or the Marriage of Jason and Creusa, 1648 (etching) (b/w photo) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais

The Death of Lord Nelson (1758-1805) on 21st October 1805
XZO237384 The Death of Lord Nelson (1758-1805) on 21st October 1805 by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna (oil on canvas)
XIR232602 Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 59x48 cm; Musee de l Hotel Sandelin, Saint-Omer

General Charles George Gordon (1833-85) (engraving)
KW232576 General Charles George Gordon (1833-85) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Return from the Hunt or, Meleager and Atalanta (oil on canvas)
XIR222739 Return from the Hunt or, Meleager and Atalanta (oil on canvas) by Janssens van Nuyssen, Abraham (1575-1632); Musee des Beaux-Arts Andre Malraux, Le Havre

Aeneas and his Soldiers, 1919 (colour engraving)
BAL198750 Aeneas and his Soldiers, 1919 (colour engraving) by Narbut, Georgy (1886-1920); 29.4x23.3 cm; Kharkov Art Museum, Kharkov, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Portrait of Guynemer, 1921-23 (oil on canvas)
XIR216969 Portrait of Guynemer, 1921-23 (oil on canvas) by Fresnaye, Roger de la (1885-1925); 55.5x46.5 cm; Musee National d Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; French

Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) at St. Jean d Acre in 1799, 1818-19 (graphite
XIR192130 Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) at St. Jean d Acre in 1799, 1818-19 (graphite, pen & ink, gouache and w/c on paper) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen

Athenian Attic black-figure panel-amphora type B with Heracles attacking the centaur
XOS1765684 Athenian Attic black-figure panel-amphora type B with Heracles attacking the centaur, 530-20 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (6th century BC); 34x22.1 cm; J

Athenian Attic black-figure neck amphora with Heracles and centaur, c. 480-60 BC
XOS1765682 Athenian Attic black-figure neck amphora with Heracles and centaur, c.480-60 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (5th century BC); 40.6x26.3 cm; J

Attic black-figure neck amphora with apotheosis of Heracles, c. 530-20 BC (terracotta)
XOS1765681 Attic black-figure neck amphora with apotheosis of Heracles, c.530-20 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (6th century BC); 32.9x21.9 cm; J

Athenian Attic black-figure amphora with Heracles carrying the Erymanthean boar, c
XOS1765680 Athenian Attic black-figure amphora with Heracles carrying the Erymanthean boar, c.510 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (6th century BC); 43x28.2 cm; J

Attic black-figure neck amphora with Heracles pursuing a centaur, c. 530 BC (terracotta)
XOS1765677 Attic black-figure neck amphora with Heracles pursuing a centaur, c.530 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (6th century BC); 38.7x25.7 cm; J

Euboean black-figure neck amphora, c. 570-60 BC (terracotta)
XOS1765673 Euboean black-figure neck amphora, c.570-60 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (6th century BC); 35.8x23.8 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: Heracles)

Etruscan lidded pithos with the blinding of Polyphemos, 650-25 BC (terracotta)
XOS1765686 Etruscan lidded pithos with the blinding of Polyphemos, 650-25 BC (terracotta) by Etruscan, (7th century BC); 100.7 cm; J

Athenian Attic black-figure neck amphora, attributed to the Leagros group, with Ajax and Achilles
XOS1765678 Athenian Attic black-figure neck amphora, attributed to the Leagros group, with Ajax and Achilles, c.510 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (6th century BC); 30.4x45.3 cm; J

Charles-Amedee-Albert de Savoie, Prince de Carignan (1798-1849) Leading the Assault
XIR212576 Charles-Amedee-Albert de Savoie, Prince de Carignan (1798-1849) Leading the Assault at the Siege of the Trocadero, 31st August 1823, 1828 (oil on canvas) by Delaroche

Ms C-822 Roustem capturing his horse, from the Shahnama (Book of Kings)
XIR206051 Ms C-822 Roustem capturing his horse, from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), by Abu l-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c.934-c.1020) (gouache on paper) by Persian School

Ossian Conjures Up the Spirits with His Harp on the Banks of the River of Lora, c
XKH204798 Ossian Conjures Up the Spirits with His Harp on the Banks of the River of Lora, c.1811 (oil on panel) (see 146776) by Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon

Lancelot and Guinivere, from a manuscript containing the Arthurian Legend, illustration
XJF193885 Lancelot and Guinivere, from a manuscript containing the Arthurian Legend, illustration from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, written and engraved by Paul Lacroix

Hercules Fighting the Nemean Lion (oil on canvas)
XIR190317 Hercules Fighting the Nemean Lion (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercule et le Lion de Nemee; ); Flemish, out of copyright

Pharamond, legendary king of France, from Histoire de France by Colart, published c
KW189041 Pharamond, legendary king of France, from Histoire de France by Colart, published c.1840 (engraving) by French School

General William H. Harrison (1773-1841) at the Battle of Tippecanoe, 1840 (colour litho)
XJL186993 General William H. Harrison (1773-1841) at the Battle of Tippecanoe, 1840 (colour litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Portrait of Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) (oil on canvas)
XIR183799 Portrait of Jean Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) (oil on canvas) by Guerin, Paulin Jean Baptiste (1783-1855); 72x55 cm; ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Jean de la Valette (1494-1568) Grand Master of the Knights of the Order of Malta
XIR182662 Jean de la Valette (1494-1568) Grand Master of the Knights of the Order of Malta (oil on canvas) by Dupre, Francois Xavier (1803-71); ChAteau de Versailles

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