Honour Collection (#5)

Architects design for the national monument planned in Rome in honour of King Victor Emmanuel, Italy, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, central italy, copy, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, europe's, historic

Arcus Traiani Augusti ob Victoriam Germanicam, a Roman victory arch based on a coinage
antica, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, built, built in, central italy, construct, contemporary, depiction, depictions, deserted, drawing, drawings, drawn, early

Ancient Rome, Colonna Antonina, Antoninus Pius Column, was erected in honour of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius by his
altertum, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, antoninus pius, antonius pius, black, black-and-white, black-white, built, built in, construct, contemporary, copy

The Honourable Matilda Paget, 19th century (print)
3052800 The Honourable Matilda Paget, 19th century (print) by Hayter, John (1800-1891); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1837-1855. Maid of Honour to Queen Victoria. Drawn by J. Hayter, engraved by B)

Dinner at the palace in honour of an ambassador, 1725 (oil on canvas)
3042738 Dinner at the palace in honour of an ambassador, 1725 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 90x121 cm; Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Defending her Honour (pencil & w/c on paper)
480764 Defending her Honour (pencil & w/c on paper) by Hill, Leonard Erskine (1866-1952); 16x15 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Harold and Count Guy of Ponthieu talking together at Beaurain, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen)
XIR183102 Harold and Count Guy of Ponthieu talking together at Beaurain, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen) by English School, (11th century); Musee de la Tapisserie, Bayeux

Memory Head, Akan Culture, Ghana (terracotta)
HSC181664 Memory Head, Akan Culture, Ghana (terracotta) by African School; height:38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in memory of an important person;); Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Harold is taken by William to his castle at Rouen, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen)
XIR183116 Harold is taken by William to his castle at Rouen, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen) by English School, (11th century); Musee de la Tapisserie, Bayeux

Seal of Henry of Scotland, 1114 - 1152, published in 1797 (engraving)
1219718 Seal of Henry of Scotland, 1114 - 1152, published in 1797 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince of Scotland, heir to the Kingdom of Alba)

Peter Paul Rubens Accepting a Sword from Charles I of England, 1808 (oil on canvas)
LAF470990 Peter Paul Rubens Accepting a Sword from Charles I of England, 1808 (oil on canvas) by Cauwer, Joseph de (1779-1854); 43.1x62 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians receiving the French Croix de Guerre, World War I, 1916 (colour litho)
6000425 Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians receiving the French Croix de Guerre, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

French general visiting a badly wounded soldier in a hospital to give him a medal, World War I, 1915 (colour litho)
6000352 French general visiting a badly wounded soldier in a hospital to give him a medal, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Damblans

Rd4, Monaco Grand Prix, Monaco, 15 May 1994
The drivers pay tribute to Ayrton Senna on the grid, before the race start. Formula One World Championship, Rd4, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 15 May 1994

Four Spaniards divscover Aztec treasure but do not plunder it, 1698 (oil on cork) (detail)
IND388224 Four Spaniards divscover Aztec treasure but do not plunder it, 1698 (oil on cork) (detail) by Anonymous; 205x121 cm; Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Spanish conquest of Mexico)

The Death of Virginia, lunette, 1531-32 (fresco)
ALI79363 The Death of Virginia, lunette, 1531-32 (fresco) by Romanino, Girolamo (c.1485-c.1566); Castello del Buonconsiglio, Trento, Italy; Alinari

A Gaul Killing Himself having Killed his Wife before the Enemy, also known as Paetus and Arria
ALI169437 A Gaul Killing Himself having Killed his Wife before the Enemy, also known as Paetus and Arria, Roman copy of a Greek original (marble) (b/w photo) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome

Conferring knighthood on the field of battle after the recipient has killed two of the enemy
478226 Conferring knighthood on the field of battle after the recipient has killed two of the enemy, from Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix

Dreyfuss being decorated with Legion d Honneur in Paris after his rehabilitation, by Achille Beltrame (1871-1945)
2814920 Dreyfuss being decorated with Legion d Honneur in Paris after his rehabilitation, by Achille Beltrame (1871-1945), from La Domenica del Corriere, 1906 (colour litho) by Beltrame

An Italian Hero In France (Colour Litho)
2808725 An Italian Hero In France (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Italian Hero In France)

Amsterdam Civic Guard of District XIX under the leadership of Captain Cornelis Bicker
3709985 Amsterdam Civic Guard of District XIX under the leadership of Captain Cornelis Bicker and Lieutenant Frederick van Banchem, ready for the reception in September 1638 of Marie de Medici

A Nun Receiving a Medal, World War One (photo)
1731090 A Nun Receiving a Medal, World War One (photo) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Nun receiving a medal, ww1)

Guests at Feast Being Crowned, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c. 1910 (litho)
IL314831 Guests at Feast Being Crowned, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, c.1910 (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection

Henri Bergson, 1925 (b / w photo)
1766089 Henri Bergson, 1925 (b/w photo) by Manuel, Henri (1874-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henri Bergson (1859-1941)

The French in Algeria, an Arab "Fantasia"at Gardaia in Honour of the Governor of Algiers (engraving)
1056266 The French in Algeria, an Arab " Fantasia" at Gardaia in Honour of the Governor of Algiers (engraving) by Durand

The origin of the order of the Garter (colour litho)
3091429 The origin of the order of the Garter (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info.: The origin of the order of the Garter)

Private Jonathan Hoag is awarded the Croix de Guerre by French General Alphonse Juin, Italy, 21st March, 1944
1721276 Private Jonathan Hoag is awarded the Croix de Guerre by French General Alphonse Juin, Italy, 21st March, 1944 by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Pvt)

The King of Siam at the Reception given in his Honour at the Siamese Legation, Ashburn Place, South Kensington (litho)
1597792 The King of Siam at the Reception given in his Honour at the Siamese Legation, Ashburn Place, South Kensington (litho) by Begg

"The Health of the Khedive", His Highness bowing in Acknowledgment of the Toast in his Honour at
1599892 " The Health of the Khedive", His Highness bowing in Acknowledgment of the Toast in his Honour at the Guildhall Banquet on 3 July (engraving) by Begg

The Shrine of Honour, for Punch, 1914-18 (pen & ink on paper)
3057633 The Shrine of Honour, for Punch, 1914-18 (pen & ink on paper) by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945); 35.6x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Who goes there? I have no name)

Virtue crowns Honour, 1734 (fresco)
5949108 Virtue crowns Honour, 1734 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Villa Loschi Motterle, Vicenza, Veneto

Robin Hood rescues Little John, illustration from Robin Hood and his Life in the Merry Greenwood
IL197701 Robin Hood rescues Little John, illustration from Robin Hood and his Life in the Merry Greenwood, told by Rose Yeatman Woolf, published by Raphael Tuck, 1910-20 (colour litho) by Davie

Prince Richard (later King Richard I) paying homage to King Philip II of France. (litho)
6015003 Prince Richard (later King Richard I) paying homage to King Philip II of France. (litho) by Macpherson, Douglas (1871-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Arrival of Sophia and Honour at the inn (colour litho)
2792196 Arrival of Sophia and Honour at the inn (colour litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrival of Sophia and Honour at the inn)

Gaius Gracchus and his mother (litho)
STC358071 Gaius Gracchus and his mother (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: On his election as tribune in 124 BC)

The Origin of the Order of the Garter, illustration from Stories of Royal Children from English History
IL197497 The Origin of the Order of the Garter, illustration from Stories of Royal Children from English History, by Doris Ashley, published by Raphael Tuck, 1920 (colour litho) by Davie

King Edward VII and the American author Mark Twain at a Windsor Garden Party, June 1907 (litho)
6014609 King Edward VII and the American author Mark Twain at a Windsor Garden Party, June 1907 (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

William Penn Receiving the Charter of Pennsylvania from Charles II, 1913 (oil on canvas)
659791 William Penn Receiving the Charter of Pennsylvania from Charles II, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); 122x183 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Duel, from Simplicissimus, 20th June 1896 (coloured engraving)
XIR213946 A Duel, from Simplicissimus, 20th June 1896 (coloured engraving) by engl, Josef Benedikt (1867-1907); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

General John Pershing (1860-1948) (oil on canvas)
XIR375151 General John Pershing (1860-1948) (oil on canvas) by Laszlo, Philip Alexius de (1869-1937); Musee National de la Legion d Honneur, Paris

Garden Party in Honour of the Shah at Hatfield House, the Seat of the Marquis of Salisbury (engraving)
1596459 Garden Party in Honour of the Shah at Hatfield House, the Seat of the Marquis of Salisbury (engraving) by Davis, Lucien (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Soverighn Honour Ridden By Ryan Moore York May Festival 2008 York Racecorse, York, England 14 May 2008 Date: 14 May 2008

Double Honour Ridden By G.Duffield Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster Racecourse, Doncaster 23 March 2002 Date: 23 March 2002

Christopher Honour Jockey Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham 29 October 2002 Date: 29 October 2002

Coat Of Honour Ridden By G.Lee Cheltenham Festival 2006 Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England 14 March 2006 Date: 14 March 2006

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"Honour: A Tapestry of Sacrifice, Celebration, and Courage" In the depths of history, it has been woven into the fabric of our existence, and is a concept that transcends time and place, embodying the essence of sacrifice, celebration, and courage. From the haunting image captured in "The Great Sacrifice" by James Clark during WW1 to the resplendent Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, honour stands as a testament to humanity's noblest aspirations. Amidst the chaos and devastation of war, we witness how honour binds individuals together. The rallying cry to "Honour the Maquis" echoes through Free France during World War II when brave souls fought against tyranny with unwavering resolve. In another era, at Colonel Rollet's side in the French Foreign Legion during WW1 stood men who embodied honour amidst unimaginable hardships. But it is not only on battlefields where honour shines brightest; it also graces moments of grandeur and celebration. As Royal Marine Guards march past during a regal coronation ceremony or when Fitzwilliam Bewicke-Copley exchanged vows with his beloved - these are instances where tradition intertwines with dignity and respect. Yet even within ancient customs lies an understanding that they are take many forms. From Roman orgies celebrating Saturnalia to German student duels in 1880s - they may seem unconventional but still reflect societies' attempts to uphold their own unique sense of integrity. And then there are those extraordinary acts that command universal admiration - awarding Victoria Crosses for exceptional bravery or witnessing foreign legionnaires standing tall despite adversity. These epitomize valiance beyond measure while reminding us all what true honour looks like. Finally, as we delve into modern times with events like Liverpool's Mersey Tunnel opening or Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's reign spanning decades - we find ourselves surrounded by symbols representing collective achievements rooted in honour.