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Trident Collection (#4)

"Unleashing Power: The Mighty Trident in Various Forms" A symbol of strength and deterrence

Background imageTrident Collection: SNCASO SO. 9000 Trident I

SNCASO SO. 9000 Trident I
SNCASO SO.9000 Trident I (msn 1), at the Musee de l'air et de l'espace, Le Bourget, near Paris. Date: circa 1990

Background imageTrident Collection: Saint Michael the Archangel Defeats Satan (oil on canvas)

Saint Michael the Archangel Defeats Satan (oil on canvas)
868086 Saint Michael the Archangel Defeats Satan (oil on canvas) by Giaquinto, Corrado (1690-1765); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imageTrident Collection: The last fight of the gladiators (litho)

The last fight of the gladiators (litho)
979533 The last fight of the gladiators (litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last fight of the gladiators)

Background imageTrident Collection: Unidentified subject: a satyr wielding a trident before an eastern potentate, a mouse at his feet

Unidentified subject: a satyr wielding a trident before an eastern potentate, a mouse at his feet
7308300 Unidentified subject: a satyr wielding a trident before an eastern potentate, a mouse at his feet, 1701-1800 (pen and brush in brown ink)

Background imageTrident Collection: An assortment of tools and spearheads (wood and metal)

An assortment of tools and spearheads (wood and metal)
KND176627 An assortment of tools and spearheads (wood and metal) by Viking, (6th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: outils et pointes de lance;)

Background imageTrident Collection: Venus in a Chariot drawn by Two Swans, ca. 1544. Creator: Master IQV

Venus in a Chariot drawn by Two Swans, ca. 1544. Creator: Master IQV
Venus in a Chariot drawn by Two Swans, ca. 1544

Background imageTrident Collection: Battle between Gladiators, 320 AD (mosaic)

Battle between Gladiators, 320 AD (mosaic)
ALI177907 Battle between Gladiators, 320 AD (mosaic) by Roman, (4th century AD); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Alinari

Background imageTrident Collection: A Roman Holiday, combat of gladiators, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World

A Roman Holiday, combat of gladiators, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c
LLM438553 A Roman Holiday, combat of gladiators, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c.1880 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Background imageTrident Collection: James Staats Forbes (1823-1904)

James Staats Forbes (1823-1904)
865028 James Staats Forbes (1823-1904) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910); (add.info.: James Staats Forbes (1823-1904)

Background imageTrident Collection: The Ostrich Hunt (oil on canvas)

The Ostrich Hunt (oil on canvas)
XMN223440 The Ostrich Hunt (oil on canvas) by Loo, Carle van (1705-65); 174x129 cm; Musee de Picardie, Amiens, France; © Musee de Picardie, Amiens

Background imageTrident Collection: Relief of Kali in Durbar Square (polychrome stone)

Relief of Kali in Durbar Square (polychrome stone)
XIR216426 Relief of Kali in Durbar Square (polychrome stone) by Nepalese School; Kathmandu, Nepal

Background imageTrident Collection: Neptune, or the Water, detail of the Hall of Olympus, 1560-1561 (fresco)

Neptune, or the Water, detail of the Hall of Olympus, 1560-1561 (fresco)
2632658 Neptune, or the Water, detail of the Hall of Olympus, 1560-1561 (fresco) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); Villa Barbaro, Maser, Veneto, Italy; (add.info.: Maser, Villa Barbaro)

Background imageTrident Collection: Eastward Ho!, pub, 16th July 1902 (Indian ink over pencil with white on board) (b / w photo)

Eastward Ho!, pub, 16th July 1902 (Indian ink over pencil with white on board) (b / w photo)
BAL129715 Eastward Ho!, pub, 16th July 1902 (Indian ink over pencil with white on board) (b/w photo) by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTrident Collection: Sino-Japanese War: Two Generals at the Battle of Fenghuangcheng (Nisshin gekisen ryosho)

Sino-Japanese War: Two Generals at the Battle of Fenghuangcheng (Nisshin gekisen ryosho)
Sino-Japanese War: Two Generals at the Battle of Fenghuangcheng (Nisshin gekisen ryosho Hoojo sen no zu), 1894

Background imageTrident Collection: Page from a Notebook with Ritual Symbols, Mongolia, 19th-20th century. Creator: Unknown

Page from a Notebook with Ritual Symbols, Mongolia, 19th-20th century. Creator: Unknown
Page from a Notebook with Ritual Symbols, Mongolia, 19th-20th century

Background imageTrident Collection: Military Fork, Northern Italy, 1550 / 1600. Creator: Unknown

Military Fork, Northern Italy, 1550 / 1600. Creator: Unknown
Military Fork, Northern Italy, 1550/1600

Background imageTrident Collection: Fishing Spear, 1938. Creator: Albert Geuppert

Fishing Spear, 1938. Creator: Albert Geuppert
Fishing Spear, 1938

Background imageTrident Collection: Water, represented by a naiad seated at the base of a tree... 1640-60

Water, represented by a naiad seated at the base of a tree... 1640-60. Naiad resting her arm on a supine urn from which water flows

Background imageTrident Collection: Captain Newcome is shaved roughly before being dunked in a tub of bilge water on the Equator

Captain Newcome is shaved roughly before being dunked in a tub of bilge water on the Equator
6337354 Captain Newcome is shaved roughly before being dunked in a tub of bilge water on the Equator by Williams, Charles (Ansell) (c.1797-1850) (after); (add.info)

Background imageTrident Collection: Set of George III colonial Old English pattern dessert forks, Gibraltar, c. 1790 (silver)

Set of George III colonial Old English pattern dessert forks, Gibraltar, c. 1790 (silver)
3329386 Set of George III colonial Old English pattern dessert forks, Gibraltar, c.1790 (silver) by Cowper, Henry (fl.1790); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTrident Collection: The Indian God Ixora with 3 eyes and Sixteen Hands, c. 1780 (engraving)

The Indian God Ixora with 3 eyes and Sixteen Hands, c. 1780 (engraving)
3744537 The Indian God Ixora with 3 eyes and Sixteen Hands, c.1780 (engraving) by Rooker, Edward (c.1712-74); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Siva with 16 hands, wearing tiger skin)

Background imageTrident Collection: An Allegory of Water, 1753 (oil on canvas)

An Allegory of Water, 1753 (oil on canvas)
6344150 An Allegory of Water, 1753 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 102.8 x 144.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageTrident Collection: Frontispiece from Britannia, by William Camden, pub. 1607 (hand coloured engraving)

Frontispiece from Britannia, by William Camden, pub. 1607 (hand coloured engraving)
5902912 Frontispiece from Britannia, by William Camden, pub. 1607 (hand coloured engraving) by Hole, William (fl. 1607-24); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageTrident Collection: Cellini Salt Cellar, 1543 (engraving)

Cellini Salt Cellar, 1543 (engraving)
5207531 Cellini Salt Cellar, 1543 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cellini Salt Cellar, 1543)

Background imageTrident Collection: A Lama of the Dalai Sect, Thibet, with his Praying-Wheel and Trident (engraving)

A Lama of the Dalai Sect, Thibet, with his Praying-Wheel and Trident (engraving)
1619453 A Lama of the Dalai Sect, Thibet, with his Praying-Wheel and Trident (engraving) by Carpenter, William (1818-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Lama of the Dalai Sect, Thibet)

Background imageTrident Collection: Heracles and Athena (colour litho)

Heracles and Athena (colour litho)
957869 Heracles and Athena (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heracles and Athena, surrounded by other Greek gods and goddesses)

Background imageTrident Collection: Conchology (coloured engraving)

Conchology (coloured engraving)
976023 Conchology (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Conchology.); © Look and Learn

Background imageTrident Collection: Who the devil are you? (colour litho)

Who the devil are you? (colour litho)
820186 Who the devil are you? (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Who the devil are you)

Background imageTrident Collection: Boeotian black-figure skyphos, decorated with a scene of Odysseus being blown across

Boeotian black-figure skyphos, decorated with a scene of Odysseus being blown across
AMQ419829 Boeotian black-figure skyphos, decorated with a scene of Odysseus being blown across the sea by Boreas, from the workshop of the Mystae Painter, Thebes, Boeotia

Background imageTrident Collection: Fishing with Nets and Tridents in the Bay of Naples, plate 89

Fishing with Nets and Tridents in the Bay of Naples, plate 89
747020 Fishing with Nets and Tridents in the Bay of Naples, plate 89, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish)

Background imageTrident Collection: Burning a salamander from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)

Burning a salamander from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving)
2906475 Burning a salamander from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678 (engraving) by German School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musaeum Hermeticum reformatum et amplificatum (Frankfurt)

Background imageTrident Collection: Wrens Custom House, London (litho)

Wrens Custom House, London (litho)
2962666 Wrens Custom House, London (litho) by English School, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: The Custom House)

Background imageTrident Collection: Cartwheel twopence, 1797 (bronze)

Cartwheel twopence, 1797 (bronze)
1220149 Cartwheel twopence, 1797 (bronze) by KAochler, Conrad Heinrich (c.1740-1810); The Royal Mint Museum, Llantrisant, UK; (add.info.: George III (4 June 1738 - 29 January 1820)

Background imageTrident Collection: George V Penny, 1933 (copper alloy)

George V Penny, 1933 (copper alloy)
1220140 George V Penny, 1933 (copper alloy) by English School, (20th century); The Royal Mint Museum, Llantrisant, UK; (add.info.: George V (3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936)

Background imageTrident Collection: Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadron

Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadron
English Navy officer fleeing from an angry Massa planter and Quashee enslaved men barndishing cudgels in Jamaica. Captain Newcome waves his bicorn at a rowboat in the bay

Background imageTrident Collection: Plate with Neptune in his chariot, c. 1730 - 1750 (tin-glazed earthenware, maiolica)

Plate with Neptune in his chariot, c. 1730 - 1750 (tin-glazed earthenware, maiolica)
1217346 Plate with Neptune in his chariot, c. 1730 - 1750 (tin-glazed earthenware, maiolica) by Campani, Ferdinando Maria (fl.c.1745) (attr)

Background imageTrident Collection: The Nymph Adrastia and the Goat Amalthea with the Infant Zeus

The Nymph Adrastia and the Goat Amalthea with the Infant Zeus
AGN284329 The Nymph Adrastia and the Goat Amalthea with the Infant Zeus (oil on Roman cobblestone canvas) by Stern, Ignaz (Stella) (1679-1748); 21.3x28.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s

Background imageTrident Collection: The Fan (engraving) (b / w photo)

The Fan (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR267190 The Fan (engraving) (b/w photo) by Carracci, Agostino (1557-1602); Private Collection; (add.info.: L eventail; eventail; ); Italian, out of copyright

Background imageTrident Collection: Fishermen and sea creatures, 1st century AD (mosaic)

Fishermen and sea creatures, 1st century AD (mosaic)
ALI75558 Fishermen and sea creatures, 1st century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (1st century AD); Casa di Menandro, Pompeii, Italy; Alinari

Background imageTrident Collection: Laomedon Refuses Apollo and Poseidon Their Reward, c. 1500 (oil on canvas

Laomedon Refuses Apollo and Poseidon Their Reward, c. 1500 (oil on canvas
FIT111440 Laomedon Refuses Apollo and Poseidon Their Reward, c.1500 (oil on canvas) (see also 111439) by Italian School, (16th century); 61.9x108.3 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Background imageTrident Collection: Roman Gladiators, from L Antica Roma, 1825 (colour litho)

Roman Gladiators, from L Antica Roma, 1825 (colour litho)
STC131695 Roman Gladiators, from L Antica Roma, 1825 (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageTrident Collection: The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, fragment of pavement, from Constantine

The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, fragment of pavement, from Constantine
XIR234492 The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, fragment of pavement, from Constantine, Algeria (mosaic) by Roman, (4th century AD); Louvre, Paris, France; out of copyright




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"Unleashing Power: The Mighty Trident in Various Forms" A symbol of strength and deterrence, the HMS Vengeance returns to HMNB Clyde after completing Operational Sea Training. The formidable presence of the nuclear submarine HMS Vigilant reminds us of the unwavering commitment to national security. Witnessing the majestic return of the Nuclear Submarine HMS Vanguard to HMNB Clyde, Scotland fills us with awe and admiration. Stepping back in time, an ancient Roman costume adorned with a trident reflects both power and authority. Roaring through history, Triumph T150 Trident 750 motorcycle captures hearts with its timeless charm and speed. Joining the ranks of greatness, HMS Victorious stands tall as another mighty vessel armed with Trident capabilities. In 1996, HMS Vigilant proudly sailed through Scottish waters as a nuclear-powered Trident submarine safeguarding our shores. Nostalgia takes flight as Hawker Siddeley HS121 Trident 3B G-AWZB dons BEA markings - a tribute to aviation's golden era. Paying homage to Poseidon/Neptune's dominion over seas, Hms Vigilant emerges as a guardian against any threat that may arise from beneath waves' depths. An artistic masterpiece on display - Poseidon depicted on an exquisite vase painting evokes tales of mythical power associated with his iconic trident weapon. Hawker Siddeley HS121 Trident 3B in BEA markings serves as a reminder of aviation advancements that propelled travel into new horizons. In various forms throughout history and across different domains – be it naval might or cultural symbolism – the trident remains an enduring emblem representing power, protection, and progress for humanity's endeavors at sea or in skies above.