Heroin Collection (#9)

While the enemy threatens (colour litho)
2808572 While the enemy threatens (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: While the enemy threatens)

Littorio Youth (Colour Litho)
2783930 Littorio Youth (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Youth of the Littorio)

Heroic Mothers (Colour Litho)
2783922 Heroic Mothers (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroic mothers. A violent fire broke out in a house in Cologno (Bergamo)

The heroism of a mother (colour litho)
2783897 The heroism of a mother (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A mothers heroism)

Heroism of Italian legionnaires on the Spanish fields (colour litho)
2783781 Heroism of Italian legionnaires on the Spanish fields (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroism of Italian legionnaires on the fields of Spain)

Mothers heroism (Colour Litho)
2778258 Mothers heroism (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mothers heroism. Seeing her son in flames after the fall of an oil lamp)

A Hero Among The Humble, The Arrival Of Captain Zennaro In His Poor Natia Island Of Pellestrina (Venice) (colour litho)
2798452 A Hero Among The Humble, The Arrival Of Captain Zennaro In His Poor Natia Island Of Pellestrina (Venice) (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Feasts of the Fatherland, Cavour has the vision of the great Italy and proclaims it in Parliament... (colour litho)
2815424 The Feasts of the Fatherland, Cavour has the vision of the great Italy and proclaims it in Parliament... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The heroes, the captain of a burning steamer dies maneuvering the rudder instead of leaving the ship (colour litho)
2815176 The heroes, the captain of a burning steamer dies maneuvering the rudder instead of leaving the ship (colour litho) by Beltrame

A heroic act by Prince Aimone of Aosta, Duke of Spoleto (colour litho)
2778134 A heroic act by Prince Aimone of Aosta, Duke of Spoleto (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A heroic act by Prince Aimone of Aosta)

The return of the heroes (colour litho)
2778592 The return of the heroes (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The return of the heroes)

In the Marsala train station, when a train arrived, a nun had stopped in the middle... (colour litho)
2777959 In the Marsala train station, when a train arrived, a nun had stopped in the middle... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The courageous gesture of an Italian (colour litho)
2784000 The courageous gesture of an Italian (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The courageous gesture of an Italian)

In a hamlet of Barge (Cuneo) a man, slipping, had fallen over an abyss and remained... (colour litho)
2783983 In a hamlet of Barge (Cuneo) a man, slipping, had fallen over an abyss and remained... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The inauguration of the monument to Edmondo De Amicis, in Turin (colour litho)
2809249 The inauguration of the monument to Edmondo De Amicis, in Turin (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Unfortunate Heroism (Colour Litho)
2809163 Unfortunate Heroism (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unfortunate heroism)

A cordial Italian-Romanian event (colour litho)
2809005 A cordial Italian-Romanian event (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A cordial Italian-Romanian event)

The Majella Festival (colour litho)
2808939 The Majella Festival (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Majella Festival)

A Heroic Brigadier (colour litho)
2808727 A Heroic Brigadier (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Heroic Brigadier)

With the lip of the Chiefs, the Motherland kisses its heroes (colour litho)
2808605 With the lip of the Chiefs, the Motherland kisses its heroes (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the lip of the Chiefs)

At the Valle Inferno pass, a platoon of Alpini, after a heroic fight, tears a trench... (colour litho)
2815760 At the Valle Inferno pass, a platoon of Alpini, after a heroic fight, tears a trench... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Heroism of a soldier, saves a penetrated Bavarian regiment from drowning in Lorraine... (colour litho)
2815694 Heroism of a soldier, saves a penetrated Bavarian regiment from drowning in Lorraine... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroism of a soldier)

The great heroics, a nun who saves her students by throwing them from the window of a school... (colour litho)
2814850 The great heroics, a nun who saves her students by throwing them from the window of a school... (colour litho) by Beltrame

An exceptional rescue made a Balilla in the waters of the Liri near Sora (Frosinone) (colour litho)
2783603 An exceptional rescue made a Balilla in the waters of the Liri near Sora (Frosinone) (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jose de la Hera revolts against one of the soldiers of the Napoleonic Army, c
AIS5354550 Jose de la Hera revolts against one of the soldiers of the Napoleonic Army, c. 1812- 13 (etching) by Brambila, Fernando (1763-1834); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Guy, Earl of Warwick, from a basso-relievio in Warwick Lane
6340439 Guy, Earl of Warwick, from a basso-relievio in Warwick Lane by Smith, John Thomas (1766-1833); (add.info.: Guy, Earl of Warwick, from a basso-relievio in Warwick Lane)

According to Greek mythology, Pygmies once encountered Heracle, 1615 (engraving)
3480521 According to Greek mythology, Pygmies once encountered Heracle, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: According to Greek mythology, Pygmies once encountered Heracles)

Heroism of two Italians during a fire in London (colour litho)
2783794 Heroism of two Italians during a fire in London (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroism of two Italians during a fire in London)

Heroes of the Sea (Colour Litho)
2783654 Heroes of the Sea (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroes of the Sea)

To the cries of two young men, caught by illness during a swim in the waters of Lake Molveno... (colour litho)
2783627 To the cries of two young men, caught by illness during a swim in the waters of Lake Molveno... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Lucretia (engraving)
2810996 Lucretia (engraving) by Scharf, George Junior (1820-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucretia. Illustration for Lays of Ancient Rome by Lord Macaulay (Longman)

Unfortunate heroism, the tragic end of a policeman, in Rome, for wanting to stop an angry horse (colour litho)
2815307 Unfortunate heroism, the tragic end of a policeman, in Rome, for wanting to stop an angry horse (colour litho) by Beltrame

Humble heroes, a railway cantoniera that prevents a train clash between Luino and Novara (colour litho)
2815173 Humble heroes, a railway cantoniera that prevents a train clash between Luino and Novara (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humble heroes)

The lesser-known heroes of our battlefields (colour litho)
2808656 The lesser-known heroes of our battlefields (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lesser-known heroes of our battlefields. The Carabiniere)

The Heroes of the New Offensive (Colour Litho)
2808618 The Heroes of the New Offensive (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The heroes of the new offensive)

The Acts of Valor, a soldier of the 90th infantry who with powerful efforts detains a stagecoach... (colour litho)
2808512 The Acts of Valor, a soldier of the 90th infantry who with powerful efforts detains a stagecoach... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Heroism of a mother, she throws herself from the window of the burning farmhouse with two children in her neck
2808482 Heroism of a mother, she throws herself from the window of the burning farmhouse with two children in her neck... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Hero Of The Day, Guglielmo Marconi, Inventor Of Wireless Telegraphy Established Heads Across The Ocean
2798620 The Hero Of The Day, Guglielmo Marconi, Inventor Of Wireless Telegraphy Established Heads Across The Ocean (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Death of Lucretia
LLM461854 Death of Lucretia by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Lucretia. Illustration for Historia de Europa by Emilio Castelar (1895)

Lucretia among her maidens (engraving)
654094 Lucretia among her maidens (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucretia among her maidens)

Persee liberant Andromede. Fresque 37, 5x37, 5cm. Provenant de la Maison des cinq
BEN5472387 Persee liberant Andromede. Fresque 37, 5x37, 5cm. Provenant de la Maison des cinq squelettes (Casa dei cinque Scheletri) a Pompei. sd

The Giants are Captured, c. 1869-83 (watercolour)
AIS5363691 The Giants are Captured, c. 1869-83 (watercolour) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); 44.5 A-- 36.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Jeanne d Arc ecoutant les Voix (engraving)
1591791 Jeanne d Arc ecoutant les Voix (engraving) by Bastien-Lepage, Emile (1854-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jeanne d Arc ecoutant les Voix)

Perseus delivering Andromede (drawing)
JEB4867787 Perseus delivering Andromede (drawing) by Thomassin, Simon (1654-1733); 54x41 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; eJean Bernard; French, out of copyright

The conquest of the rocket entrenching, the heroic Sardinians advance on all fours, under the storm (Colour Litho)
2815808 The conquest of the rocket entrenching, the heroic Sardinians advance on all fours, under the storm (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

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"Unveiling the Dark Veil: Exploring the Tragic Tale of Heroin" In this captivating portrait, Gabriel Hanotaux, a renowned French historian and politician from the late 19th century, gazes into the distance with an air of contemplation. Little did he know that his era would witness the birth of a devastating force known as heroin. As we step into Harlaxton Manor through its grand front entrance, our senses are overwhelmed by its majestic beauty. However, behind these walls lies a story intertwined with the rise of heroin—a tale that reveals both opulence and despair. Edouard Manet's portrait captures an artist who lived in an era when society was on the cusp of embracing new ideas and experiences. Yet even amidst artistic brilliance, shadows loomed as addiction began to take hold. The haunting illustration "Hyenas" serves as a chilling reminder of how addiction can transform individuals into creatures driven solely by their cravings, and is within this darkness that heroin found fertile ground to spread its destructive influence far and wide. In contrast, "Head of an Old Man" evokes empathy for those whose lives have been ravaged by addiction. The lines etched on his face tell stories untold—stories marked by pain and loss caused by substances like heroin. The international society's exhibition poster from 1890 hints at how deeply entrenched heroin had become in various corners of society during that time. Its presence was no longer confined to hidden alleys; it had permeated every stratum of life. Artistic masterpieces such as "Captive Andromache" and "Bowl with Aeneas at Carthage" depict ancient tales where tragedy unfolds due to human desires gone awry—an allegory for what awaited those ensnared in heroin's grip. From Medea's vengeful journey to Stockholm Palace's allegorical statues representing struggle against inner demons, history has repeatedly warned us of the perils that lie in addiction's wake.