Heroic Collection (#3)

Colonel Festing aged 41
Colonel Francis Worgan Festing (1833-1886) of the Royal Marine Artillery, aged 41. He distinguished himself in the heroic rescue of the body of Lieut

Henri IV of France
HENRI IV, King of France and Navarre

AGRIPPINA (14 BC - 33)
AGRIPPINA noble and heroic Roman woman, wife of Germanicus mother of Caligula

The Archangel Michael overthrowing Lucifer, 1656. Creator: Francesco Maffei
The Archangel Michael overthrowing Lucifer, 1656.

H. Benson & C. Krauter, wireless men on Merida & Princess Anne, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
H. Benson & C. Krauter, wireless men on Merida & Princess Anne, between c1910 and c1915.

Almira & John Deitz, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Almira & John Deitz, between c1910 and c1915.

H. Benson - Wireless operator on Merida, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
H. Benson - Wireless operator on Merida, between c1910 and c1915.

Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, 1594/95. Creator: Giuseppe Cesari
Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, 1594/95. The Greek hero Perseus, traveling home after slaying Medusa, spotted the princess Andromeda chained to a rock

Ferdinand Kuehn, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Ferdinand Kuehn, between c1910 and c1915.

Garibaldi in England: presentation of the freedom of the City of London...at Guildhall, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: presentation of the freedom of the City of London...at Guildhall, 1864. View of '...the interior of the Council Chamber at Guildhall

Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving addresses at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving addresses at the Crystal Palace, 1864. '...we see the dais erected in front of the great orchestra, in the north transept

Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi at the Crystal Palace on Saturday last, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi at the Crystal Palace on Saturday last, 1864. The Italian patriot in a '...box erected at the north-west comer of the great transept

The Duchess of Sutherland's assembly at Stafford House in honour of Garibaldi, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Duchess of Sutherland's assembly at Stafford House in honour of Garibaldi, 1864. Scene depicting an episode during '...the General's sojourn in this metropolis [ie London

Swords presented to Garibaldi and his son Menotti at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Swords presented to Garibaldi and his son Menotti at the Crystal Palace, 1864. General Garibaldi received an address and a gift of swords from the Italian committee of London

Garibaldi's visit to London: arrival at Charing-Cross, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi's visit to London: arrival at Charing-Cross, [London], 1864. View of '...the scene which took place at Charing Cross...when Garibaldi had arrived so far on his way to Stafford

Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving an address at the Nine Elms railway station, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving an address at the Nine Elms railway station, 1864. View of '...the interior of the large goods' shed at the Nine Elms station of the London

Garibaldi in England: the meeting of Garibaldi and Tennyson at Faringford House, Isle of Wight, 1864. Italian hero General Garibaldi at Tennyson's house in Freshwater

Two wounded Irish dragoons hold off the enemy at a farmhouse after the retreat from Mons (litho)
3252908 Two wounded Irish dragoons hold off the enemy at a farmhouse after the retreat from Mons (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

19th century Idealised illustration of Ancient Greek warriors
3522542 19th century Idealised illustration of Ancient Greek warriors; (add.info.: 19th century Idealised illustration of Ancient Greek warriors); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Alexander the Great (marble)
3507307 Portrait of Alexander the Great (marble); (add.info.: Marble bust of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), English 18th century copy, of a Greek or Roman original.); Universal History Archive

Hudibras visiting the lawyer
5616203 Hudibras visiting the lawyer; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Hudibras visiting the lawyer); Universal History Archive/UIG

Plan of the immense fortress town of Antwerp, Belgium, with a triple belt of forts (litho)
3252885 Plan of the immense fortress town of Antwerp, Belgium, with a triple belt of forts (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the immense fortress town of Antwerp, Belgium)

Furious charge of British cavalry at The Battle of Mons, 23rd August 1914 during WWI (litho)
3252873 Furious charge of British cavalry at The Battle of Mons, 23rd August 1914 during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Furious charge of British cavalry at The Battle of Mons)

Samson killing the lion, from The Book of Judges, Old Testament. From The Children's Bible, published c. 1883
3039815 Samson killing the lion, from The Book of Judges, Old Testament. From The Children's Bible, published c. 1883; Private Collection

Private George Wilson captures a German Maxim gun single handedly during WWI (litho)
3252930 Private George Wilson captures a German Maxim gun single handedly during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Private William Jones defending one of the wards in the field hospital at the Battle of Rorke's Drift
3432574 Private William Jones defending one of the wards in the field hospital at the Battle of Rorke's Drift, South Africa in January 1879, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June

Portrait of Alexander the Great (marble)
3507308 Portrait of Alexander the Great (marble); (add.info.: Marble bust of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), English 18th century copy, of a Greek or Roman original.); Universal History Archive

A regimental blacksmith attached to the 6th Dragoons, joins in the fighting using only his strength and a hammer
3252878 A regimental blacksmith attached to the 6th Dragoons, joins in the fighting using only his strength and a hammer, France during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Furious charge of British cavalry at The Battle of Mons, 23rd August 1914 during WWI (litho)
3252876 Furious charge of British cavalry at The Battle of Mons, 23rd August 1914 during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Furious charge of British cavalry at The Battle of Mons)

David and Jonathan, heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, who formed a covenant of friendship recorded in the books
3665437 David and Jonathan, heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, who formed a covenant of friendship recorded in the books of Samuel, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore

Robin Hood on London Cigarette Card Company card 1924 (print)
5307862 Robin Hood on London Cigarette Card Company card 1924 (print); (add.info.: London Cigarette Card Company card 1924 depicting: Robin Hood is a heroic outlaw in English folklore who)

Brave Nurse Agassiz protecting her wounded British patients from the Germans during WWI (litho)
3252886 Brave Nurse Agassiz protecting her wounded British patients from the Germans during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plan of the immense fortress town of Antwerp, Belgium (litho)
3252881 Plan of the immense fortress town of Antwerp, Belgium (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the immense fortress town of Antwerp, Belgium)

Portrait of Alexander the Great (marble)
3507306 Portrait of Alexander the Great (marble); (add.info.: Marble bust of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), English 18th century copy, of a Greek or Roman original.); Universal History Archive

Battle of Waterloo
2613379 Battle of Waterloo.; (add.info.: Battle of Waterloo. Shaw the life guards-man's heroic attack on the French Cuirassiers. 1816); GSinclair Archive/UIG

Agriculture, from the Monument to the Cortes of Cadiz, 1912-29 (stone)
XJL187621 Agriculture, from the Monument to the Cortes of Cadiz, 1912-29 (stone) by Marinas y Garcia, Aniceto (1866-1953); Plaza de Espana, Cadiz

Heroic Landscape. Creator: Carracciernas Skola
Heroic Landscape, Unknown date

Odysseus before Alcinous, King of the Phaeacians, 1853. Creator: Johan August Malmström
Odysseus before Alcinous, King of the Phaeacians, 1853

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Rosa Parks sitting on a bus, 1950s, (2023). African-American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott

Brigand, 1833. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Brigand, 1833

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Horatio Nelson, 1800s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Horatio Nelson, 1800s, (2023). Nelson (1758-1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. He was noted for his inspirational leadership, superb grasp of strategy

Heroes of the Novel Suikoden, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Heroes of the Novel Suikoden, 1868

Okubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu, published in 1881. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Okubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu, published in 1881. Series: Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan

"Don't give up that ship!", c1840. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
"Don't give up that ship!", c1840. Captain James Lawrence (1781-1813) was mortally wounded on May 6, 1813, during an engagement in the War of 1812 between his ship

Abhimanyu Hunting, Scene from the Story of the Marriage of Abhimanyu and Vatsala... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Abhimanyu Hunting, Scene from the Story of the Marriage of Abhimanyu and Vatsala, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

Saint George and the Dragon, 1620-1644. Creator: Cesare Rossetti
Saint George and the Dragon, 1620-1644

Architectural Section with Heroic Figures (image 4 of 4), 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Architectural Section with Heroic Figures (image 4 of 4), 19th century

Gorgin Leads Bishan Astray, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1623. Creator: Unknown
Gorgin Leads Bishan Astray, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1623

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"Unyielding Valor: Tales of Heroism Throughout History" A fearless fireman emerges from the flames, carrying a young girl to safety, reminding us that heroes walk among us every day. The Last Stand of the 44th Regiment at Gundamuck during the Retreat from Kabul in 1841 stands as a testament to the unwavering bravery and sacrifice of soldiers in dire circumstances. In an awe-inspiring depiction, James Prinsep Beadle captures the Attack of the Ulster Division on July 1st, 1916, immortalizing their heroic efforts amidst unimaginable chaos. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell's indomitable spirit shines through as he leads with courage and inspires countless others as an English soldier. Once again, a heroic firefighter selflessly rescues a young girl from raging flames, proving that true bravery knows no bounds. A Roman statue portrays Hercules in his drunken state but reminds us that even flawed heroes can rise above their weaknesses to achieve greatness. The ancient manuscript page of Beowulf echoes tales of heroism passed down through generations, celebrating those who fought against insurmountable odds for honor and glory. Through German propaganda posters during WWI, we glimpse how they sought to create heroes out of ordinary men by instilling nationalistic fervor and inspiring acts of valor on the battlefield. Piper Findlater's remarkable feat at Dargai in 1897 showcases The Gordon Highlanders' unwavering determination and highlights individual acts of heroism within larger conflicts throughout history. "Britain's Sea Power Is Yours" - An empowering slogan reminding citizens that they too have a role to play in defending their nation's freedom; heroes are not limited to those wearing uniforms alone. WWII poster urges individuals to take flight with RAF fighters – illustrating how ordinary people could become heroes by joining the fight against tyranny.