Maiden Collection (page 4)

First Powered Airship - British Army Dirigible No 1
The new British lead military airship Dirigible No 1, christened Nulli Secundus, made its maiden ascent at Farnborough. The early design work was carried out by Colonel James Templer

BALLAD / THE GARDENER
THE GARDENER The gardener offers the maiden his flowers, but includes a weed, so she rejects him and foretells his death - the new fallen snow to be your smock Date: traditional

GREEN GRAVEL / BOYLE
Green gravel, green gravel, the grass is so green, the fairest young maiden that ever was seen... Oh Mary, oh Mary, your true love is dead

SCHUBERT/DEATH/MAIDEN
Der Tod und das Madchen (Death and the Maiden)

Tapestry panel depicting the Martyrdom of St Ursula and her 11, 000 maidens, from Middle Rhineland
3576060 Tapestry panel depicting the Martyrdom of St Ursula and her 11, 000 maidens, from Middle Rhineland, end of 15th century (wool, linen & metallic thread) by German School

Erminia and the Shepherds, c. 1600 (pen & ink on paper)
2956581 Erminia and the Shepherds, c.1600 (pen & ink on paper) by Carracci, Ludovico (1555-1619); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: uv photo of original); © Manchester Art Gallery

French military airship La Republique on her maiden flight from Paris to Compiegne, 1908 (print)
538325 French military airship La Republique on her maiden flight from Paris to Compiegne, 1908 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info)

1985 European Grand Prix. Brands Hatch, England. 4-6 October 1985. Nigel Mansell (Williams FW10 Honda) punches the air after taking the chequered flag for his maiden Grand Prix victory

Antique botany illustration: Maiden Pink, Dianthus deltoides

She left her wheel and robes of country brown (colour litho)
955978 She left her wheel and robes of country brown (colour litho) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Deserted Village published by Constable & Company Ltd 1909)

Slights every borrowed charm that dress supplies, now shares with art the triumph of her eyes (colour litho)
955973 Slights every borrowed charm that dress supplies, now shares with art the triumph of her eyes (colour litho) by Hankey

While broken tea cups, wisely kept for show, ranged o'er the chimney, glistened in a row (colour litho)
955970 While broken tea cups, wisely kept for show, ranged o'er the chimney, glistened in a row (colour litho) by Hankey

Her modest looks the cottage might AD orn, sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn (colour litho)
955946 Her modest looks the cottage might AD orn, sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn (colour litho) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info)

And, pinched with cold, and shrinking from the shower, with heavy heart deplores that luckless hour (colour litho)
955977 And, pinched with cold, and shrinking from the shower, with heavy heart deplores that luckless hour (colour litho) by Hankey

The pretty maiden skipped through the hoop as lightly as a deer. Illustration by Arthur Rackham from Grimm's Fairy
492406 The pretty maiden skipped through the hoop as lightly as a deer. Illustration by Arthur Rackham from Grimm's Fairy Tale, The Three Feathers

His lovely daughter, lovelier in her tears (colour litho)
955981 His lovely daughter, lovelier in her tears (colour litho) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Deserted Village published by Constable & Company Ltd 1909)

Lancelot and Elaine, illustration from The Gateway to Tennyson, publ. 1910 (colour litho)
2915237 Lancelot and Elaine, illustration from The Gateway to Tennyson, publ. 1910 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Matsukaze Murasame, ca. 1675-80. Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Matsukaze Murasame, ca. 1675-80

Young woman, approached by suitor with flower over wall (chromolitho)
975847 Young woman, approached by suitor with flower over wall (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young woman)

Like a maiden, with skill and sense checking violent impulse, she stayed there for one moment only
973842 Like a maiden, with skill and sense checking violent impulse, she stayed there for one moment only, just to be admired (colour litho) by Millar

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Matsukaze in the play "Kisoeuta Sakae Komachi, "performed... 1762
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Matsukaze in the play " Kisoeuta Sakae Komachi, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1762, 1762

The Actors Arashi Otohachi I as Fukakusa no Shosho, Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Ariwara no Yuki... 1762
The Actors Arashi Otohachi I as Fukakusa no Shosho, Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Ariwara no Yukihira, and Nakamura Matsue I as Murasame in the play "Kisoe Uta Sakae Komachi

Love, Desire and Death (inks with mixed media)
STC133209 Love, Desire and Death (inks with mixed media) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The Destruction of Niobes Children, 1760 (oil on canvas)
XYC145645 The Destruction of Niobes Children, 1760 (oil on canvas) by Wilson, Richard (1713/14-82); 147.3x188 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

The water nymphs came up to look at him and loved him, illustration for How the Argonauts sailed to Colchis
IL193711 The water nymphs came up to look at him and loved him, illustration for How the Argonauts sailed to Colchis, from The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales

Mistinguett (1875-1956) et son Chevalier, caricature from Le Rire, 1918 (colour litho)
CHT184754 Mistinguett (1875-1956) et son Chevalier, caricature from Le Rire, 1918 (colour litho) by Orsi, Italo (1889-1947); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

Study for Design for Wall Decoration, c. 1918 (pencil on paper)
LIS244448 Study for Design for Wall Decoration, c.1918 (pencil on paper) by Knights, Winifred (1899-1947); 62.5x45.7 cm; Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art; British, out of copyright

Perseus saw them dancing around the charmed tree, illustration for How Perseus slew the Gorgon from The Heroes of Greek
IL193702 Perseus saw them dancing around the charmed tree, illustration for How Perseus slew the Gorgon from The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales, by Charles Kingsley (1819-75) (colour litho) by Davie

As he looked, he shrank and shuddered, illustration for How Theseus slew the Devourers of Men
IL193707 As he looked, he shrank and shuddered, illustration for How Theseus slew the Devourers of Men, from The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales, by Charles Kingsley (1819-75) (colour litho) by Davie

L Amour, le Desir, at la Mort, from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
2966857 L Amour, le Desir, at la Mort, from Personages de Comedie, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The maiden of Bekhten (colour litho)
994216 The maiden of Bekhten (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stories of Egyptian Gods and Heroes published George Harrap & Company 1914); English

Water nymphs calling to the Argo, illustration for The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales
IL193714 Water nymphs calling to the Argo, illustration for The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales, by Charles Kingsley (1819-75) (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; English

Benjamin Disraelis first speech in the House of Commons, 7 December 1837 (photogravure)
6033018 Benjamin Disraelis first speech in the House of Commons, 7 December 1837 (photogravure) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pelleas and Melisande, 1913 (w / c & gouache on paper)
PNH356366 Pelleas and Melisande, 1913 (w/c & gouache on paper) by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); 98x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Tennyson, Lady Clare (colour litho)
5218873 Tennyson, Lady Clare (colour litho) by Price, Norman Mills (1877-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Clare)

Eoin Morgan Celebrates His Maiden Ctest Century England V Pakistan 1st Npower Test England V Pakistan 1st Npower Test Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 29 July 2010 Date: 29 July 2010

Indian Maiden Ridden By O.Peslier Craven Meeting, Newmarket Rowley Mile Course, Newmarket, England 18 April 2006 Date: 18 April 2006

Silk Blossom & Tarkamara The Wyck Hall Stud Maiden Stakes Craven Meeting, Newmarket Rowley Mile Course, Newmarket, England 19 April 2006 Date: 19 April 2006

Rising Of The Moon(Pat Eddery) Wins Grey Friars Maiden Stks 27 March 1997 Date: 27 March 1997

Keltoi, Ridden By M. Kinane Wins Crookham Maiden 17.5.96 04 June 1996 Date: 04 June 1996

Not So Happy Sir Alex Ferguson After Broomielaw Fails To Perform The Xplor Maiden Stakes Newmarket Craven Meeting 2007 Rowley Mile Course, Newmarket, England 18 April 2007 Date: 18 April 2007

Broomielaw Ridden By Jamie Spencer, Sir Alex Fergusons Horse The Xplor Maiden Stakes Newmarket Craven Meeting 2007 Rowley Mile Course, Newmarket, England 18 April 2007 Date: 18 April 2007

Mawwal Wins Paddock Maiden Stk Ridden By Willie Carson 12 July 1995 Date: 12 July 1995

Russian Revival Wins Watership Down Maiden.(Brent Thompson) 24 May 1995 Date: 24 May 1995

Autumn Landscape with Horsemen (oil on canvas)
476802 Autumn Landscape with Horsemen (oil on canvas) by Sinding, Otto Ludvig (1842-1909); 85 x 1111 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hostlandskap med ryttere.); Photo © O. Vaering

Saint George Killing the Dragon, 1434-35 (tempera on panel)
2970200 Saint George Killing the Dragon, 1434-35 (tempera on panel) by Martorell, Bernardo (fl.1427-52); 155.6x98.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Gift of Mrs. Richard E

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Captivating and Enchanting: The Maiden's Journey Through Time Step into the realm of legends as Freya, the Norse goddess, gracefully rides her chariot across the celestial skies. Like Errol Flynn in his iconic role as Robin Hood, she embodies bravery and adventure, capturing hearts with her daring spirit. On the second-class deck of the Titanic, a postcard from Tom Mudd tells tales of hope and excitement amidst an opulent voyage that would forever be etched in history. Gazing upon G. H. Davis' masterpiece, the ocean liner Normandie stands tall like a majestic maiden on the harbor shores of Baku, Azerbaijan – a symbol of strength and beauty intertwined. Witnessing the maiden flight of BAe146 G-SSSH from Hatfield fills one's heart with awe; it marks a new era in aviation where dreams take flight against all odds. As Queen Mary arrives triumphantly in New York after her maiden voyage, she becomes an emblematic figure representing elegance and grandeur on vast oceans. Concorde 002 soars through Filton's sky on its maiden flight - an engineering marvel that pushes boundaries to reach supersonic speeds while captivating imaginations worldwide. In Edmond Dulac's enchanting illustration for "The Dreamer of Dreams" by Queen Marie of Romania, we glimpse into a world where maidens hold ethereal power over our dreams and desires. With bated breaths, we watch Titanic depart Southampton - unaware that this fateful journey will forever immortalize her name as both tragic heroine and enduring legend. And finally, Concorde 002 takes off in 1969 - defying gravity with grace; it heralds mankind's relentless pursuit to conquer new frontiers at unimaginable speeds high above Earth’s surface.