Protecting Collection (#8)

A man saved from criminals by his dogs (colour litho)
2782229 A man saved from criminals by his dogs (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A man saved from criminals by his dogs. Sauve Par Ses Chiens)

Father tries the Lockstep (b / w photo)
3102763 Father tries the Lockstep (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Father tries the Lockstep)

Devotion to duty of the French Chasseur d Afrique Amaury de Kergorlay (colour litho)
3096962 Devotion to duty of the French Chasseur d Afrique Amaury de Kergorlay (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Surinam Caiman Protecting Her Hatchlings from a Coral Snake, 1719 (engraving)
3036398 Surinam Caiman Protecting Her Hatchlings from a Coral Snake, 1719 (engraving) by Merian, Maria Sibylla Graff (1647-1717); (add.info)

WW2 - Orders by means of the Ardente Loud Hailer
Captain to Captain - The Commander of a Corvette at Sea giving orders by means of the Ardente " Loud Hailer, " which has a remarkable Acoustic Range 1941

Welsh Firemen in position above the pit-head and railway
Welsh Firemen in a strategic position above the pit-head and railway on a daily exercise routine. many Welsh miners were part-time fireman during the war. Date: circa 1941

Defiant girl
A defiant young girl on her doorstep being attacked by a puppy, while doggedly protecting her cat. Artist: Angusine Macgregor Date: circa 1925

The Dioscuri Protect a Ship, 1731 (engraving)
STC134102 The Dioscuri Protect a Ship, 1731 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Turkish Janissaries, from a collection of illustrations relating to the court of
CHT237178 Turkish Janissaries, from a collection of illustrations relating to the court of the Ottoman Sultan, c.1600 (w/c on paper) by German School

Protection from mosquitoes in the colonies, from Le Rire
CHT236773 Protection from mosquitoes in the colonies, from Le Rire, 31st August 1901 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Amphibious army exercises in East Anglia, 1941
Amphibious army exercises in East Anglia: troops attacking an enemy seaplane with fast motorboats, 1941. Protecting East Anglian waterways from possible enemy landings

Retribution, 1858 (oil on canvas)
LMG123000 Retribution, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Armitage, Edward (1817-96); 269.2x289.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English, out of copyright

Bedouins on Route, (oil on canvas)
989482 Bedouins on Route, (oil on canvas) by Schreyer, Adolf (1828-99); 80x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bedouins on Route. Adolf Schreyer (1828-1899). Oil on canvas

Charles II in Defense of the Eucharist, late 17th century (oil on canvas)
1769393 Charles II in Defense of the Eucharist, late 17th century (oil on canvas) by Cuzco School, (17th Century); 170x126 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

St Michael of Belgium (colour litho)
5230157 St Michael of Belgium (colour litho) by Shannon, James Jebusa (1862-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Michael of Belgium)

La Repudiee, 1882 (oil on canvas)
1197549 La Repudiee, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Maignan, Albert Pierre Rene (1845-1908); 142x125 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Portrait of a Girl, Head and Shoulders, Draped in a Blue and White Wrap, c
1197540 Portrait of a Girl, Head and Shoulders, Draped in a Blue and White Wrap, c.1850 (oil on canvas) by Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1805-73)

A Mother and her Child, (oil on canvas)
659741 A Mother and her Child, (oil on canvas) by Tait, Robert Scott (fl.1845-75); 127.7x102.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mother and her Child. Robert Scott Tait (fl.1845-1875)

Shepherd with Sheep, 1888 (detrempe on linen laid down on canvas)
988886 Shepherd with Sheep, 1888 (detrempe on linen laid down on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 22.2x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Shepherd with Sheep; Berger avec Moutons)

Spirit of Night, (oil on board)
822680 Spirit of Night, (oil on board) by Hale, Philip Leslie (1865-1931); 101.6x216.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spirit of Night. Philip Leslie Hale (1865-1931). Oil on board

Sisterly Love, 1892 (oil on canvas)
1769869 Sisterly Love, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Delobbe, FranAzois Alfred (1835-1915); 100.3x82.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sisterly Love. Francois Alfred Delobbe (1835-1920). Oil on canvas

Protecting apple trees from attack by caterpillars in an orchard in the Netherlands (chromolitho)
6033214 Protecting apple trees from attack by caterpillars in an orchard in the Netherlands (chromolitho) by European School

Cartoon, Randolph Churchill, Cave Canem - seen here as a terrier protecting The House of Lords. 1885

Raphael and Tobias en route to Rhages in Media (oil on canvas)
XIR409280 Raphael and Tobias en route to Rhages in Media (oil on canvas) by Guignet, Jean Adrien (1816-54); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Pau

Rakhsh fights the lion to protect Rustam, c. 1610 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874390 Rakhsh fights the lion to protect Rustam, c.1610 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); 20.4 x11.7 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: Rustam)

Protecting pedestrians from the hazrds of new forms of road transport (chromolitho)
669438 Protecting pedestrians from the hazrds of new forms of road transport (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dovizia (glazed terracotta)
700276 Dovizia (glazed terracotta) by Robbia, Giovanni della (1469-c.1530); 69.2x37.5x21 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Allegory of the Birth of the King of Rome, renamed after 1814 Allegory of the Birth of
698756 Allegory of the Birth of the King of Rome, renamed after 1814 Allegory of the Birth of Louis XIV (oil on canvas) by Meynier, Charles (1768-1832); 45.5x55.4 cm; BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan

The Church Militant and Triumphant, detail of SS. Thomas and Peter confuting the heretics
BEN72860 The Church Militant and Triumphant, detail of SS. Thomas and Peter confuting the heretics, from the Spanish Chapel; c.1369 (fresco) (detail of 31612) by Andrea di Bonaiuto (Andrea da Firenze)

Stuccoes from the House of the Priestess of Isis; from the gardens of the Villa Farnesina (stucco) (b / w photo)
ALI242795 Stuccoes from the House of the Priestess of Isis; from the gardens of the Villa Farnesina (stucco) (b/w photo) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome

Wells Fargo stagecoach messengers armed with shotguns and Winchester repeating rifles
PNP246330 Wells Fargo stagecoach messengers armed with shotguns and Winchester repeating rifles (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wells Fargo & Co)

WWII Jewish refugees helping with sandbags
Jewish refugees in Britain helping to place sandbags in front of a big hospital in the early days of the Second World War. Date: 1939

Epaminondas saving the life of Pelopidas at the Battle of Mantinea, 385 BC (engraving)
3647033 Epaminondas saving the life of Pelopidas at the Battle of Mantinea, 385 BC (engraving) by Vogel, Hermann (1856-1918); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Polish aviator, who had to land due to a sudden engine failure in the mountains... (colour litho)
2777943 A Polish aviator, who had to land due to a sudden engine failure in the mountains... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Polish aviator)

An extravagant masquerade? (colour litho)
2778104 An extravagant masquerade? (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An extravagant masquerade? Anything but)

Le Coiffeur (colour litho)
3100068 Le Coiffeur (colour litho) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Coiffeur. Illustration for large advertising card issued by Au Bon Marche)

Sketch of Lioness and Cubs from Nicola Pisanos Siena Pulpit
1218029 Sketch of Lioness and Cubs from Nicola Pisanos Siena Pulpit, June 1870 (watercolour and bodycolour over graphite on blue-grey wove paper) by Ruskin, John (1819-1900); Ashmolean Museum

French colonial troops in Madagascar, 1897 (colour litho)
971953 French colonial troops in Madagascar, 1897 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French colonial troops in Madagascar, 1897)

Border incident, 1897 (colour litho)
971914 Border incident, 1897 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Border incident, 1897)

Opening of the Royal Courts of Justice (engraving)
1622176 Opening of the Royal Courts of Justice (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of the Royal Courts of Justice)

The Naval Manoeuvres in Bantry Bay (engraving)
1595556 The Naval Manoeuvres in Bantry Bay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Manoeuvres in Bantry Bay)

Protecting the Communications, Prince Alfreds Port Elizabeth Volunteer looking out for Boer Raiders between De Aar
1599180 Protecting the Communications, Prince Alfreds Port Elizabeth Volunteer looking out for Boer Raiders between De Aar and Norvals Pont (litho) by Villiers

Mr Rassams Assyrian Discoveries at Kalakh, Fac-Similes of Two of the Bronze Plates from the Great Trophy (engraving)
1059983 Mr Rassams Assyrian Discoveries at Kalakh, Fac-Similes of Two of the Bronze Plates from the Great Trophy (engraving) by English School

The Dispute in the Bacon Trade in Ireland, Police protecting a Drover and his Pigs in Waterford (litho)
1036717 The Dispute in the Bacon Trade in Ireland, Police protecting a Drover and his Pigs in Waterford (litho) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Young Englishmans First Experiences in India (engraving)
1055373 A Young Englishmans First Experiences in India (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Young Englishmans First Experiences in India)

The North Wind Doth Blow (colour litho)
979657 The North Wind Doth Blow (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: The North Wind Doth Blow)

In the Tavern, (oil on canvas)
658465 In the Tavern, (oil on canvas) by Benlliure y Gil, Jose (1855-1937); 36x47 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Tavern. Jose Benlliure y Gil (1855-1937). Oil on canvas

The Valley of Vision, c. 1910 (pencil, red chalk and watercolour)
659823 The Valley of Vision, c.1910 (pencil, red chalk and watercolour) by Payne, Henry A. (Harry) (1868-1940); 37.5x47.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Valley of Vision. Henry A)

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"Guardians of Prosperity: Embracing the Divine Blessings and Natural Defenders" In a world where protection is paramount, we find solace in various forms. Just as Tsai Shen Yeh watches over our wealth, the Great Pyrenees stands tall as a faithful guardian. Like Leon-Maxime Faivre's "Two Mothers, " they embody the essence of maternal protection. Through history's lens, we witness Paolo Uccello's depiction of "The Battle of San Romano, " reminding us that safeguarding what we hold dear requires strength and resilience. And just as contact lenses shield our vision, so too do they symbolize our commitment to protecting clarity in every aspect of life. Within the Manneken Pis Postcard Album lies an image capturing a nun surrounded by children—a testament to nurturing souls who protect innocence with unwavering devotion. Mrs Sullivan from Covent Garden Market embodies the guardianship bestowed upon nature's bounties. In Monterey Bay, USA, sea otters cradle their young pups in their natal pelage—nature's way of ensuring safety amidst turbulent waters. As flags flutter atop Fortress El Morro in Puerto Rico, they stand for unity and defense against adversity. Amidst icy landscapes in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, polar bears teach us about familial bonds forged through protection and love. Solar panels harness energy from the sun—an emblematic shield against environmental harm while embracing sustainable solutions. Lastly, within the Pentagram Sigil lies ancient symbolism representing spiritual guardianship—a reminder that protecting one's soul is equally vital. From divine blessings to earthly defenders; whether it be wealth or wildlife; art or technology—we are reminded that protecting what matters most unites us all on this journey called life.