Hero Collection (#99)

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

Romanticisation of America (litho)
KW237057 Romanticisation of America (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; American, out of copyright

Hercules and Antaeus, c. 1530 (w / c on paper)
XIR180126 Hercules and Antaeus, c.1530 (w/c on paper) by Baldung Grien, Hans (1484/5-1545); Musee de l Oeuvre de Notre Dame, Strasbourg

An Accident at Marly-le-Roi: Victim of his Dedication, from Le Petit Journal
XIR236284 An Accident at Marly-le-Roi: Victim of his Dedication, from Le Petit Journal, 14th November 1891 (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901) & Meyer

Horatius Codes, Anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, 1645 - 1706

Publius Horatius, Anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, 1645 - 1706

Marcus Curtius on horseback, Anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, 1645 - 1706

Titus Manlius Torquatus, Anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, 1645 - 1706

Marcus Valerius Corvus. Anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, 1645 - 1706

Calpurnius, Anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, Franco Estius, 1645 - 1706

Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes, c. 1625-30 (oil on canvas)
XOS1766349 Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes, c.1625-30 (oil on canvas) by Paolini, Pietro (1603-1681); 127x203.2 cm; J

Chiron Teaching Music to Achilles, engraving by Gaetano Zompini, 1758 (etching
XOS1765980 Chiron Teaching Music to Achilles, engraving by Gaetano Zompini, 1758 (etching on laid paper) by Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto (Il Grechetto) (1609-64) (after)

Allegory on the death of Michiel de Ruyter, 1676, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1676-1677

The Calydonian Boar Hunt, c. 1611-2 (oil on panel)
XOS1765306 The Calydonian Boar Hunt, c.1611-2 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 59.2x89.7 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Hero and Leander, Lambertus Antonius Claessens, 1800

Hero and Leander, Hieronymus Cock, Matthys Cock, c. 1551 - before 1558

Charles de Montesquiou (1611-73) Count of Artagnan (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR165595 Charles de Montesquiou (1611-73) Count of Artagnan (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Marcus Curtius on horseback, print maker: Herman Daniel van Perls, Hendrick Goltzius, 1826 - 1830

Marcus Valerius Corvus, print maker: Keijzer, Hendrick Goltzius, mei-1829

Titus Manlius Torquatus, print maker: L. Hachin, print maker: L. Hachin, Hendrick Goltzius, 1829

Horatius Codes, Keijzer, Hendrick Goltzius, 1829

Marcus Valerius Corvus, Keijzer, Hendrick Goltzius, 1829

Marcus Furius Camillus (d. c. 365 BC) and Brennus (fl. c. 389 BC) (oil on canvas)
XIR161982 Marcus Furius Camillus (d.c.365 BC) and Brennus (fl.c.389 BC) (oil on canvas) by Ricci, Sebastiano (1658-1734); 40x56 cm; Musee Fesch, Ajaccio, Corsica

Perseus Rescuing Andromeda (oil on canvas)
XIR156840 Perseus Rescuing Andromeda (oil on canvas) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); 260x211 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, France; Italian, out of copyright

Scene from the Life of Cincinnatus. Cincinnatus Returning to his Plough Decorated
XIR155924 Scene from the Life of Cincinnatus. Cincinnatus Returning to his Plough Decorated with a Laurel Wreath, 1799 (oil on canvas) by Poerson

Perseus, c. 1540 (pen and brown pencil with black chalk on white paper)
XKH155187 Perseus, c.1540 (pen and brown pencil with black chalk on white paper) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); 32.5x16.3 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Italian, out of copyright

Titus Manlius on horseback, Hendrick Goltzius, 1586

Ulysses and the Sirens (oil on canvas)
XIR154170 Ulysses and the Sirens (oil on canvas) by Belly, Leon-Auguste-Adolphe (1827-77); Musee de l Hotel Sandelin, Saint-Omer, France; French, out of copyright

The Old Soldier, 1869 (oil on canvas)
XKH151671 The Old Soldier, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Storey, George Adolphus (1834-1919); 112x86.8 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; English, out of copyright

The Battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815 (oil on canvas)
XZL151170 The Battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815 (oil on canvas) by Hillingford, Robert Alexander (1825-1904); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Jason, engraved by Charles Turner (1773-1857) (engraving)
XYC148725 Jason, engraved by Charles Turner (1773-1857) (engraving) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) (after); Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English

Ye Good King Arthur (cartoon)
XCF22494 Ye Good King Arthur (cartoon) by English School; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Death of Meleager, c. 1727 (oil on canvas)
XOS1448839 Death of Meleager, c.1727 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 51.1x66.7 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; French, out of copyright

The Departure of Dido and Aeneas for the Hunt, 1772-4 (oil on canvas)
XOS1448807 The Departure of Dido and Aeneas for the Hunt, 1772-4 (oil on canvas) by Restout, Jean Bernard (1732-97); 32x40 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; French, out of copyright

Aethra Showing her Son Theseus the Place Where his Father had Hidden his Arms, 1768
XOS1448806 Aethra Showing her Son Theseus the Place Where his Father had Hidden his Arms, 1768 (oil on canvas) by Brenet, Nicolas Guy (1728-92); 50.2x59.7 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA

St. George (oil on panel)
XKH141621 St. George (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); 60.5x40.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Graves of Ancient Heroes, 1812 (oil on canvas)
XKH141322 Graves of Ancient Heroes, 1812 (oil on canvas) by Friedrich, Caspar David (1774-1840); 49.5x70.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; (add.info.: Arminius, leader of the Cherusci; G)

Lycurgus Cutting the Grape Vine, from The Punishment of Lycurgus, 2nd-3rd century
XIR135979 Lycurgus Cutting the Grape Vine, from The Punishment of Lycurgus, 2nd-3rd century (mosaic) by Roman; Musee Archeologique, Saint-Roman-en-Gal

1272783; out of copyright

Garibaldi the Liberator, or The Modern Perseus, from Punch, 1860 (engraving)
XIR1248988 Garibaldi the Liberator, or The Modern Perseus, from Punch, 1860 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

1218202; out of copyright

The Departure of Hector, c. 1812 (pen & ink and pencil on paper)
XIR219601 The Departure of Hector, c.1812 (pen & ink and pencil on paper) by David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825); 22.3x29 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Self Portrait, c. 1818 (oil on canvas)
XIR216632 Self Portrait, c.1818 (oil on canvas) by Cogniet, Leon (1794-1880); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Orleans, France; French, out of copyright

The hero Hector of Troy, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1574 - 1637

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