Saving Collection (#4)

Journalist saving a child in Irun; Spanish Civil War, 1936
Photograph showing the French journalist, Raymond Vanker, running across the International Bridge from Irun to Hendaye with a child he was saving, whilst under intense gun-fire, 1936. Date: 1936

Man wearing lifebelt around body, designed by Admiral J. R Ward in 1854. Date: 1881

Cartoon, The Rescuer, WW1
Cartoon, The Rescuer. Germany comes to the help of Death, represented by a skeleton drowning in a sea of blood. Date: 1916

Sisterly Help (pencil on paper)
5913363 Sisterly Help (pencil on paper) by Shields, Frederic James (1833-1911); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: sketch of a young girl holding a lamb in her arms)

Common wombat (Vombatus ursinus), female orphan aged four months, resting. Captive, in controlled conditions and under supervision of expert wildlife carers. Victoria, Australia. September

Saving the colours; the guards at the Battle of Inkerman, 1854
3062047 Saving the colours; the guards at the Battle of Inkerman, 1854. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Flying boat rescuing a downed aviator at sea (colour litho)
6015384 Flying boat rescuing a downed aviator at sea (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flying boat rescuing a downed aviator at sea)

The Miracles of Our Lady of the Potterie (tapestry)
490300 The Miracles of Our Lady of the Potterie (tapestry) by Flemish School; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Miracles of Our Lady of the Potterie (tapestry)
490299 The Miracles of Our Lady of the Potterie (tapestry) by Flemish School; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Fire in a factory in Saint-Denis (colour litho)
2819071 Fire in a factory in Saint-Denis (colour litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fire in a factory in Saint-Denis, Paris. Incendie d'usine a Saint-Denis)

The beggar and his dog - a lesson to children (chromolitho)
6001831 The beggar and his dog - a lesson to children (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The beggar and his dog - a lesson to children)

The English Fox, illustration from La Fontaines Fable by Jean de La Fontaine, c. 1838-40 (engraving)
1738638 The English Fox, illustration from La Fontaines Fable by Jean de La Fontaine, c. 1838-40 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info)

A Young Man Choosing Love of Beauty Rather Than Riches (engraving)
7186138 A Young Man Choosing Love of Beauty Rather Than Riches (engraving) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

St George and the Dragon
IND47296 St George and the Dragon by Nisart, Pedro (15th century); Museo Diocesano de Mallorca, Spain; Index Fototeca

With Sir Redvers Buller in Ireland (engraving)
1624795 With Sir Redvers Buller in Ireland (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: With Sir Redvers Buller in Ireland)

St. George and the Dragon (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF137097 St. George and the Dragon (engraving) (b/w photo) by Italian School, (18th century); Private Collection

Bulgarian officer to whom a grenade kills the horse just abandoned to collect a child... (colour litho)
2808532 Bulgarian officer to whom a grenade kills the horse just abandoned to collect a child... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Saved by her dog (colour litho)
2779393 Saved by her dog (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saved by her dog. An elderly Parisian shopkeeper being attacked by three men)

Heroic children (colour litho)
2779353 Heroic children (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heroic French children: a 10 year-old girl saving her drowning friend at Condat, Correze)

A very daring and valiant undertaking they have accomplished, putting their lives in serious danger... (colour litho)
2778150 A very daring and valiant undertaking they have accomplished, putting their lives in serious danger... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Un Drame Sur Une Ile Flottante (engraving)
2789037 Un Drame Sur Une Ile Flottante (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Drame Sur Une Ile Flottante)

Aventures De Terre Et De Mer (engraving)
2783408 Aventures De Terre Et De Mer (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aventures De Terre Et De Mer)

Assassination attempt against the Tsesarevich Nicholas of Russia, Otsu, Japan, 1891 (colour litho)
2818191 Assassination attempt against the Tsesarevich Nicholas of Russia, Otsu, Japan, 1891 (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Storm with Shipwreck by a Fortress, a Castaway in the Foreground, 1769 (oil on canvas)
2646425 A Storm with Shipwreck by a Fortress, a Castaway in the Foreground, 1769 (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-89); 81.6x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Brainard and Christiansen succoring Elison, Lynn, and Frederick, pub. London 1886 (engraving)
955550 Brainard and Christiansen succoring Elison, Lynn, and Frederick, pub. London 1886 (engraving) by Steeple Davis, J. (1844-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Violette and Ourson, illustration for Ourson from Les Nouveaux Contes de Fees by Comtesse de Segur (1799-1874)
XIR287749 Violette and Ourson, illustration for Ourson from Les Nouveaux Contes de Fees by Comtesse de Segur (1799-1874) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dore

With the Russians, the Fighting in the Shipka Pass (engraving)
1049847 With the Russians, the Fighting in the Shipka Pass (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With the Russians, the Fighting in the Shipka Pass)

Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica, 1841 (oil on canvas)
XIR182582 Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica, 1841 (oil on canvas) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); Musee Ingres, Montauban, France

St. George and the Dragon (polychrome wood)
NUL288036 St. George and the Dragon (polychrome wood) by French School, (15th century); Chapelle Notre-Dame de Quelven, Guern, Brittany

St. George and the Dragon, from a polyptych, 1469 (tempera on panel) (see also 215995)
XIR215997 St. George and the Dragon, from a polyptych, 1469 (tempera on panel) (see also 215995) by Tura, Cosimo (1430-95); Duomo, Ferrara, Italy; (add.info.: St)

Missal of St. George of Topusko, 15th-16th century (vellum)
XIR212961 Missal of St. George of Topusko, 15th-16th century (vellum) by Croatian School; Zagreb Cathedral, Croatia

Hansel and Gretel: Gretel traps the witch in her oven (chromolitho)
1093216 Hansel and Gretel: Gretel traps the witch in her oven (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hansel and Gretel: Gretel traps the witch in her oven)

Agostino Novella Rescuing a Child who has been Bitten by a Dog, detail from the Blessed Agostino Novello Altarpiece, c
XIR161004 Agostino Novella Rescuing a Child who has been Bitten by a Dog, detail from the Blessed Agostino Novello Altarpiece, c.1328 (tempera on panel) by Martini, Simone (1284-1344); St

Ruggiero rescuing Angelica, illustration from Canto X of Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533)
CHT239758 Ruggiero rescuing Angelica, illustration from Canto X of Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533) published 1888, Paris (engraving) by Dore

The Deliverance: Ruggiero and Angelica, 1876 (oil on canvas)
XIL212533 The Deliverance: Ruggiero and Angelica, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Blanc, Joseph Paul (1846-1904); 334x225 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France

DDE-90029779
France, Normandy, Colleville-Sur-Mer. Normandy American Cemetery. Nyland brothers grave site, brothers killed on D-Day that inspired the movie Saving Private Ryan. Date: 06/12/2006

The Scarlet Pimpernel to the Rescue, illustration for The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy (1865-1947) (colour litho)
IL193482 The Scarlet Pimpernel to the Rescue, illustration for The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy (1865-1947) (colour litho) by Michael, Arthur C

Moses Saved from the Waters, 1540-45 (oil on canvas)
LRI4575065 Moses Saved from the Waters, 1540-45 (oil on canvas) by Pitati, Bonifazio de (Bonifacio Veronese) (c.1487-1553); 175x345 cm; Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini

The Knight of the Swan (colour litho)
STC312592 The Knight of the Swan (colour litho) by Michael, Arthur C. (d.1945) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Saving a Goal, (watercolour and bodycolour on linen)
826794 Saving a Goal, (watercolour and bodycolour on linen) by Armour, George Denholm (1864-1949); 26x34.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saving a Goal. George Denholm Armour (1864-1949)

Front cover to an edition of La Conquete de Plassans by Emile Zola (1840-1902) c. 1910 (colour litho)
CHT170440 Front cover to an edition of La Conquete de Plassans by Emile Zola (1840-1902) c.1910 (colour litho) by Lobel-Riche

Heroism in an Italian steamer, a captain who drops into an infected hold to save two... (colour litho)
2815641 Heroism in an Italian steamer, a captain who drops into an infected hold to save two... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, 1594 / 95 (oil on panel)
877402 Perseus Rescuing Andromeda, 1594/95 (oil on panel) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); 52.5x38 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, 1922 (pochoir)
2561830 Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, 1922 (pochoir) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

I dare thee but to breathe upon my love, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act V Scene 4
STC308580 I dare thee but to breathe upon my love, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act V Scene 4, illustration from Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb, 1905 (colour litho) by Price

Stephen rescues Prince Henry of Scotland at Ludlow, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c
STC363643 Stephen rescues Prince Henry of Scotland at Ludlow, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1920 (litho) by Stewart

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"Saving Lives: Tales of Heroism and Resilience" Grace Darling, a beacon of bravery, rowing with her father to rescue stranded sailors amidst treacherous waves. The Oval cricket ground witnesses not only thrilling matches but also moments where the sport unites to raise funds for noble causes, saving lives beyond the boundary. In times of scarcity during war, even pigs play their part in saving lives by becoming a vital source of food through an inspiring poster campaign. A Wessex helicopter defies gravity as it skillfully winches up a survivor from the unforgiving sea, showcasing the unwavering dedication of our brave rescuers. Corporal Joan Pearson's WW2 greetings card spreads hope and love among soldiers on distant battlefields, reminding them that they are never alone in their fight for freedom. RNLI lifeboat Arab II stands tall at Harlyn Bay, Cornwall - a symbol of courage and selflessness exhibited by its crew who risk everything to save those lost at sea since 1908. Postcard for the Budget League reminds us that every penny saved can make a difference when pooled together towards noble causes like saving lives or aiding communities in need. RNLI lifeboat Arab I rests proudly at Padstow quay; its history intertwined with countless tales of heroism spanning from 1883-1900 – proof that bravery knows no time limits. Behind sturdy doors lies a bank vault safeguarding not just wealth but also dreams and aspirations - investments made towards building brighter futures and securing loved ones' well-being. Appledore's lifeboat station serves as both sanctuary and launching point for courageous crewmen who navigate treacherous waters to save lives along Devon's unpredictable coastline. Glamour meets utility as a female model poses confidently beside her trusty Goblin Teasmade.