Heroic Collection (#8)

WW1 poster, The Frenchwoman in War-Time, Cinematographic Section of the French Army. Date: circa 1917

Nibelungenlied. Kriemhild requiring the proof of the coffin
Nibelungenlied. Anonymous epic poem. 13th century. Scene depicting Kriemhild requiring the proof of the coffin. Engraving by A. Closs. Germania, 1882. Colored

Snap Playing Card - Roman soldier or gladiator with shield. circa 1910s

Insurance companies memorial with the Latin motto: Non Omnis Moriar (not all will die). The sculpture shows firefighters on a horse-drawn fire engine, rushing to fight a fire. (2 of 3)

Death of Tobias Rehs, 2nd Landwehr Infantry Regiment, WW1
1914-1916 - For the Fatherland, Death of.Tobias Rehs of the 2nd Landwehr Infantry Regiment on 6/3/1915. Honour his memory, an example and model to those who come after him. By Fritz Erler (1868-1940)

Spanish Civil War Las Juventudes Libertarias
spanish, civil, war, las, juventudes, libertarias, y, los, heroicos, defensores, de, irun, the, libertarian, youth, and, heroic, defenders, of, picture, by, georges, paillard, engraving, spain

SPAIN. Belchite. Sapin. Civil War (1936-1939). Ruins of Belchite, town where the battle of Belchite took place (24th August-6th September 1937)

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). El pueblo de Madrid a su heroico defensor general Miaja (The people of Madrid to his heroic defender general Miaja). Poster by Parrilla (1937). SPAIN. Salamanca

Spainish Civil War (1936-1939). Ayudad a Madrid sufrido y heroico (Help the suffering and heroic Madrid). Poster by Cabana y Contreras. SPAIN. Barcelona

German propaganda postcard, Kaiser at grave, WW1
German propaganda postcard, On the Field of Honour, depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II standing at the grave of a fallen hero during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

British plane crash with dead pilot, WW1
A crashed British plane with the dead pilot lying on the ground during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Nikita Khrushchev with Tereshkova and Bykovsky
The Russian Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev waving from an open-topped car between the cosmonaut heroes Valentina Tereshkova and Lieutenant Colonel Valery Bykovsky

Tereshkova Valentina Russia Russian Soviet Ussr
tereshkova, valentina, russia, russian, soviet, ussr, vladimirovna, 1937, cosmonaut, first, woman, space, vostok, june, 1963, domestic, flowers, 1970s, net, curtain, home, hero, heroic, pioneer

Valentina Tereshkova, Soviet Russian cosmonaut
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (b 1937), Soviet Russian cosmonaut, and the first woman in space, piloting Vostok 6 for three days in June 1963. Date: circa 1960s

Bumeliana Well Walls Defending Defenders Oasis
bumeliana, well, walls, defending, defenders, oasis, defence, heroism, heroic, italo, turkish, war, dead, arab, soldier, italian, italy, turkey, gaining, libya, north, africa, ottoman, empire, 1911

Earl of Warwick, Kingmaker
Richard Neiville, Earl of Warwick ("The Kingmaker") (1428 - 1471) His death at the Battle of Barnet 14 April 1471

CARLIST SUPPORTER POSTER
Young and old stand together with pride as members of the Requetes, the Carlist militia movement who wanted a return to a traditionalist ultra- Catholic monarchy Date: 1937

Washington in the bivouac before the Battle of Monmouth. Date: 27 June 1778

Dog fatihful to dead master
Tom, a poodle, refuses to leave his dead master's grave in a Paris suburb and is fed daily by kind wellwishers. 1909

Heroism and Humanity, c. 1840 (oil on canvas)
1109035 Heroism and Humanity, c.1840 (oil on canvas) by Allan, William (1782-1850); 127x196.9 cm; Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum

Onward, 1890 (oil on canvas)
MAN277435 Onward, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); 152.8x122.1 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Saint George Killing the Dragon (oil on canvas)
868044 Saint George Killing the Dragon (oil on canvas) by Bordone, Paris (1500-71); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: San Giorgio uccide il drago.); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Hereward and Sigtryg, from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by M. I. Ebbutt, 1910 (litho)
STC323660 Hereward and Sigtryg, from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by M.I. Ebbutt, 1910 (litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E

Perseus with the Head of Medusa, c. 1800 (marble)
SBL426305 Perseus with the Head of Medusa, c.1800 (marble) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Ceiling frescoes of the room of the Aldobrandini wedding, depicting scenes from the stories of Samson (fresco)
868228 Ceiling frescoes of the room of the Aldobrandini wedding, depicting scenes from the stories of Samson (fresco) by Reni, Guido (1575-1642); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Ceiling frescoes of the room of the Aldobrandini wedding, depicting scenes from the stories of Samson (fresco)
868226 Ceiling frescoes of the room of the Aldobrandini wedding, depicting scenes from the stories of Samson (fresco) by Reni, Guido (1575-1642); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Ceiling frescoes of the room of the Aldobrandini wedding, depicting scenes from the stories of Samson (fresco)
868227 Ceiling frescoes of the room of the Aldobrandini wedding, depicting scenes from the stories of Samson (fresco) by Reni, Guido (1575-1642); Vatican Museums and Galleries

George and the Dragon. From the book English Fairy Tales retold by F. A. Steel with illustrations by Arthur Rackham
2915268 George and the Dragon. From the book English Fairy Tales retold by F.A. Steel with illustrations by Arthur Rackham, published 1927. by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Photo © Hilary Morgan

French propaganda poster entitled "On Les Aura", or We Will Have Them
808827 French propaganda poster entitled "On Les Aura", or We Will Have Them. Four soldiers from different historical periods carry a wounded but defiant World War One soldier on a shield

Saint George (oil on panel)
471525 Saint George (oil on panel) by Congnet (Coignet), Gillis (c.1535-99); 193x225 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

An act of heroism (litho)
2807726 An act of heroism (litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An act of heroism. A well digger, buried by a landslip)

France pays tribute to the heroism of Serbia, World War I, 1915 (colour litho)
6000298 France pays tribute to the heroism of Serbia, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: France pays tribute to the heroism of Serbia)

Heroic French defence of the Fort Vaux, commanded by Major Sylvain-Eugene Raynal, Battle of Verdun, World War I
6000427 Heroic French defence of the Fort Vaux, commanded by Major Sylvain-Eugene Raynal, Battle of Verdun, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

Joan of Arc (Jeanne d Arc, la Pucelle d Orleans)
3780366 Joan of Arc (Jeanne d Arc, la Pucelle d Orleans); (add.info.: Joan of Arc (Jeanne d Arc, la Pucelle d Orleans) in traditional Lorraine country dress with wimple hat

Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas)
6262845 Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas) by Lehmann, Carl Peter (1794-1876); 86x115 cm; Bergen Art Museum, Norway; Photo © O. Vaering

Venus standing at left resting her hand on the shoulder of Aeneas seated at right... ca. 1500-1527
Venus standing at left resting her hand on the shoulder of Aeneas seated at right, ca. 1500-1527

Diomedes, bust and shoulders, 1790-1800. Creator: Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
Diomedes, bust and shoulders, 1790-1800

The Death of Wilfred the Hairy (oil on canvas)
IND229001 The Death of Wilfred the Hairy (oil on canvas) by Spanish School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilfred or Wifred, called the Hairy, was Count of Urgell (870-897), Cerdanya (870-897)

The heroic end of the mutilated Enrico Toti, wounded for the third time, rises and throws his... (colour litho)
2777583 The heroic end of the mutilated Enrico Toti, wounded for the third time, rises and throws his... (colour litho) by Beltrame

A King killing a lion attacking a bull, c. 1874 (black patina bronze)
474389 A King killing a lion attacking a bull, c.1874 (black patina bronze) by Bonheur, Isidore Jules (1827-1901); height: 49.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The story of Samson, c. 1525-1530 (oil on panel)
3597121 The story of Samson, c.1525-1530 (oil on panel) by Breu, Jorg I (c.1480-1537); 97.5x76.5 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info)

Italian heroism against Albanian betrayal (colour litho)
2808907 Italian heroism against Albanian betrayal (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian heroism versus Albanian betrayal)

Italian heroism in Catalonia (colour litho)
2783787 Italian heroism in Catalonia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian heroism in Catalonia)

Will you help the women of France? Save wheat, 1918 (poster)
3740480 Will you help the women of France? Save wheat, 1918 (poster) by Penfield, Edward (1866-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: They Are Struggling against Starvation)

A very daring and valiant undertaking they have accomplished, putting their lives in serious danger... (colour litho)
2778150 A very daring and valiant undertaking they have accomplished, putting their lives in serious danger... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Grappa Heroes (colour litho)
2808706 Grappa Heroes (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grappa Heroes. Sergeants Agostino Bruno and Giovanni Borello)

To the Heroes of the Va Bersaglieri (colour litho)
2808635 To the Heroes of the Va Bersaglieri (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: To the Heroes of the Va Bersaglieri)

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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.