Heroine Collection (#9)

Souvenir, Orleans, France (litho)
2800575 Souvenir, Orleans, France (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Souvenir, Orleans, France. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Grace Darling (chromolitho)
3643592 Grace Darling (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grace Darling. Magnificent idealised portrait)

Esther leaving the Kings presence
3762181 Esther leaving the Kings presence by Morris, Philip Richard (1838-1902); (add.info.: Esther leaving King Ahasuerus / Xerxes presence)

Bellerophon at the fountain
3783954 Bellerophon at the fountain by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); (add.info.: Bellerophon at the Peirene / Pirene fountain. Retelling of Greek Myths by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864)

Bellerophon and Pegasus
3783952 Bellerophon and Pegasus by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); (add.info.: The Chimaera. Illustrations by Walter Crane 1845 -1915)

The strangers entertained
3783951 The strangers entertained by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); (add.info.: The strangers entertained - Zeus and Hermes disguised as peasants in the house of Philemon and Baucis)

Pandoras box
3783940 Pandoras box by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); (add.info.: Pandora standing next to Epimetheus wonders at the box. Retelling of Greek Myths by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864)

The Paradise of children
3783939 The Paradise of children by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); (add.info.: The Paradise of children. Illustrations by Walter Crane 1845 -1915)

Midas daughter turned to gold
3783934 Midas daughter turned to gold by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); (add.info.: Midas daughter, Marygold turned to gold. Retelling of Greek Myths by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864)

Perseus and the Graia / Graeae
3783930 Perseus and the Graia / Graeae by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); (add.info.: Perseus and the Graia / Graeae (Three Grey Women). He is holding their one eye

Hercules and the Nymphs
3783944 Hercules and the Nymphs by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); (add.info.: Hercules asking the Nymphs about the garden of the Hesperides, seeking the golden apples)

Midas with the pitcher
3783936 Midas with the pitcher by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); (add.info.: Midas with the pitcher in the river after the curse of the Golden Touch had been removed)

Boadicea (engraving)
727491 Boadicea (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boadicea. Illustration for The Pathway of Life by T Dewitt Talmage (Johnson, 1890)

Four playing cards commemorating the heroes of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving)
XIR371986 Four playing cards commemorating the heroes of July 1830, 1831 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Study of St. Joan of Arc (ink on paper)
AGN264337 Study of St. Joan of Arc (ink on paper) by Cosway, Richard (1742-1821); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Juliette Dodu is pardoned for her great bravery by Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia in
STC312515 Juliette Dodu is pardoned for her great bravery by Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia in 1870, from The Illustrated War News, 1914 (litho) by Delahaye

Wolfram looked after her, from The Stories of Wagners Operas by J
STC323687 Wolfram looked after her, from The Stories of Wagners Operas by J. Walker McSpadden (1874-1960), 1905 (colour litho) by Leeke

The ring upon thy hand - ah be implored! For Wotan fling it away
STC324267 The ring upon thy hand -..ah be implored! For Wotan fling it away!, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho) by Rackham

Our Lady of Loretto, 18th century (coloured engraving)
CHT290517 Our Lady of Loretto, 18th century (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Advert for Canterbury Theatre of Varieties, Westminster Bridge Road, London (engraving)
583848 Advert for Canterbury Theatre of Varieties, Westminster Bridge Road, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A model of the Grace Darling Boat (photo)
608677 A model of the Grace Darling Boat (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A model of the Grace Darling Boat; photograph)

Little Dorrit, from Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life by Thomas Archer
STC217045 Little Dorrit, from Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life by Thomas Archer, published c.1894 (litho) by Barnard

Suzanna and the Elders (oil on canvas)
RAF228135 Suzanna and the Elders (oil on canvas) by Bernardini, Francesco (c.1697-1762); 130.8x115 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Italian, out of copyright

Elizabeth Fry
LLM457879 Elizabeth Fry by Simpson, Joseph (1879-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elizabeth Fry. Illustration for A Gallery of Heroes and Heroines by Sir Harry Johnston (Wells Gardner)

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
LLM457878 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington by Simpson, Joseph (1879-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington)

Imogen, Cymbeline
LLM462439 Imogen, Cymbeline by Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Imogen, Cymbeline. Illustration for Shakespeares Heroines by Mrs Jameson (1901).); © Look and Learn

Miranda, The Tempest
LLM462437 Miranda, The Tempest by Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miranda, The Tempest. Illustration for Shakespeares Heroines by Mrs Jameson (1901)

Hermia, illustration from Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare
STC418727 Hermia, illustration from Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare, 1908 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Othello and Iago
LLM454179 Othello and Iago by English School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Othello and Iago. Illustration for Shakespeares Heroes and Heroines (Raphael Tuck)

Rosalind from As You Like It
LLM454175 Rosalind from As You Like It by Saunders, H. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rosalind from As You Like It)

Joan of Arc, 1865 (oil on canvas)
PNH356903 Joan of Arc, 1865 (oil on canvas) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 82x62 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Joan of Arc (1412-31)

Sir Francis Drake
LLM457884 Sir Francis Drake by Simpson, Joseph (1879-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Francis Drake. Illustration for A Gallery of Heroes and Heroines by Sir Harry Johnston (Wells Gardner)

James Wolfe of Quebec
LLM457882 James Wolfe of Quebec by Simpson, Joseph (1879-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Wolfe of Quebec. Illustration for A Gallery of Heroes and Heroines by Sir Harry Johnston)

Admirable courage of a young girl (colour litho)
2819178 Admirable courage of a young girl (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Admirable courage of a young girl)

Heroines of France: St Genevieve (colour litho)
2818709 Heroines of France: St Genevieve (colour litho) by Royer, Lionel (1852-1926) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroines of France: St Genevieve. Les heroines de France)

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

Tram accident at Romainville, Paris (colour litho)
2795945 Tram accident at Romainville, Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tram accident at Romainville, Paris)

Plankenau Simonsdr Hasselaer, c. 1590-1609 (oil on panel)
1765809 Plankenau Simonsdr Hasselaer, c.1590-1609 (oil on panel) by Dutch School, (16th century); 34.8A--26.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Molly Pitcher, 1876 (colour litho) (colour lithograph)
1574306 Molly Pitcher, 1876 (colour litho) (colour lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); (add.info.: Colour Currier and Ives lithograph of Molly Pitcher)

Judith Receiving the Ancients of Bethulia, 16th century (oil on canvas)
AMO100865 Judith Receiving the Ancients of Bethulia, 16th century (oil on canvas) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); 27x57 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Grace Darling and Her Father Rescuing The Nine Survivors from the Wreck of
6200376 Grace Darling and Her Father Rescuing The Nine Survivors from the Wreck of the Forfarshire Steam Ship, 19th century (lithograph) by D Hardiviller

Flora MacDonald (1722-90), engraved by J. Faber, 1747 (mezzotint engraving)
DRB128841 Flora MacDonald (1722-90), engraved by J. Faber, 1747 (mezzotint engraving) by Hudson, Thomas (1701-79) (after); 30.48x25.4 cm; The Drambuie Collection, Edinburgh

Reproduction of a poster advertising Joan of Arc
STC138806 Reproduction of a poster advertising Joan of Arc, starring Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) at the Renaissance Theatre (colour litho) (see 127035) by Grasset

Susanna Brought to Judgement, 17th century (pen & ink on paper)
AMO112261 Susanna Brought to Judgement, 17th century (pen & ink on paper) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 23.8x19.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Othello Suite, No. 9 (Act 4, Scene 3), 1900 (etching on chine colle)
877263 Othello Suite, No. 9 (Act 4, Scene 3), 1900 (etching on chine colle) by Chasseriau, Theodore (1819-56); 61.8x42.5 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

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)

The heroines de France: the sister of du Guesclin (colour litho)
2818540 The heroines de France: the sister of du Guesclin (colour litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The heroines de France: the sister of du Guesclin)

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"Unveiling the Courageous Heroines: From Grace Darling to Joan of Arc" In a small fishing village, Grace Darling's bravery shone through as she fearlessly rowed into treacherous waters alongside her father, saving lives and becoming an emblem of heroism. Gustav Klimt's masterpiece "Judith" captures the essence of a powerful woman who defied societal norms in 1901, symbolizing strength and independence. Jules Bastien-Lepage immortalized Joan of Arc on canvas in 1879, depicting her unwavering determination and patriotic spirit that made her a revered French national heroine. The captivating Vivien Leigh graced the front cover of The Tatler, embodying elegance and resilience like the heroines before her. Artemisia Gentileschi portrayed Esther standing boldly before Ahasuerus, showcasing feminine courage amidst adversity with remarkable artistry. In Gentileschi's painting "Judith and Holofernes, " Judith emerges as a fearless figure who took matters into her own hands to protect her people from tyranny. Flora MacDonald became an icon for Scottish Jacobites when she risked everything to aid Bonnie Prince Charlie during his escape from British forces. Her selflessness resonates throughout history. Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing during wartime, dedicating herself to caring for wounded soldiers. Her tireless efforts saved countless lives and established new standards in healthcare. Joan of Arc's humble home at Domremy stands as a testament to this legendary French heroine whose unwavering faith led armies towards victory against all odds. As lighthouse keeper's daughter, Grace Darling emerged as an unlikely savior when she braved stormy seas to rescue shipwreck survivors. Her selflessness remains an inspiration today. Pauline Baynes' portrayal of St. Joan captures the essence of this iconic figure whose unwavering belief propelled her forward despite facing unimaginable challenges.