Encourage Collection

How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Creator
How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Playing the 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers out of their trenches at the Battle of Loos in the midst of the gas attack

Remember Belgium Poster
A WWI recruitment poster stirring memories of the horrors of the German invasion of Belgium to encourage young men to enlist in the armed forces

The Schneider Trophy, presented by French industrialist Jacques Schneider, himself a record- breaking balloonist; his aim, to encourage aviation. The cup is worth 67000 euros

Nelson killing the polar bear (chromolitho)
2817221 Nelson killing the polar bear (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nelson killing the polar bear)

Dorando Pietri finishing the first modern Olympic marathon, London, 1908. The marathon at the London Olympics of 1908 was run in ususually hot conditions

Ambassadors Sent by Agamemnon to Urge Achilles to Fight, 1801 (oil on canvas)
XIR128674 Ambassadors Sent by Agamemnon to Urge Achilles to Fight, 1801 (oil on canvas) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris

How Surgeon William Maillard, RN, won the Victoria Cross at Candia (litho)
1064087 How Surgeon William Maillard, RN, won the Victoria Cross at Candia (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Surgeon William Maillard, RN)

Victoria Cross: Lieuts T Melvill and N J A Coghill, at Isandhlwana, 1879 (colour litho)
6019810 Victoria Cross: Lieuts T Melvill and N J A Coghill, at Isandhlwana, 1879 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieuts T Melvill and N J A Coghill)

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1940
The weeks food facts No. 6. If you eat more than you need, you are wasting food as surely as if you had thrown it away. So eat what you need, but no more. Buy wisely and cater strictly

Recruitment / Callot
Potential raw recruits are given the once over before they take the Kings shilling. Experienced troops on parade look dashing to encourage & lure those in two-minds

Corporal James Murray, Connaught Rangers (engraving)
1060834 Corporal James Murray, Connaught Rangers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corporal James Murray, Connaught Rangers)

British military medals (colour litho)
3639325 British military medals (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British military medals.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo
LAL337939 Charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo); © Look and Learn

Proclamation to the army, 13 October 1805, (1921). Creator: Unknown
Proclamation to the army, 13 October 1805, (1921). Proclamation a l armee. Address by the Emperor Napoleon to his troops at Pfaffenhofen in Germany

Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) female and young in the mud, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. February

Sun Oclock
Ania Zwara

WW2, Digging For Victory
An illustration of a young boy helping with the Digging For Victory campaign set up by the British Ministry of Agriculture to encourage civilians to grow their own food during times of harsh

SPANISH JAVELIN POSTER
A powerfully built woman launches a javelin, on a poster designed to encourage health and fitness during the Spanish Civil War. Date: 1936-9

The Valiant Little Tailor (colour litho)
AKV384621 The Valiant Little Tailor (colour litho) by Hey, Paul (1867-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Das tapfere Schneiderlein;); © Ackermann Kunstverlag; © Estate of Paul Hey

Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas)
6262845 Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas) by Lehmann, Carl Peter (1794-1876); 86x115 cm; Bergen Art Museum, Norway; Photo © O. Vaering

Wounded French dragoon shooting a Prussian lancer at the Battle of Saint-Privat, Franco-Prussian War
5998712 Wounded French dragoon shooting a Prussian lancer at the Battle of Saint-Privat, Franco-Prussian War, 18 August 1870 (coloured engraving) by French School

Heroic death of Cossack Lieutenant Petrov at the Siege of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097428 Heroic death of Cossack Lieutenant Petrov at the Siege of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School

The Drama Of Costa-Piana (Chiavari), A Courageous Peasant Woman Who Saves The Life Of Her Husband Gia... (colour litho)
2798763 The Drama Of Costa-Piana (Chiavari), A Courageous Peasant Woman Who Saves The Life Of Her Husband Gia... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Courageous intervention by a soldier to stop a crime on a train (colour litho)
2782346 Courageous intervention by a soldier to stop a crime on a train (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Australian V. C. who accounted for seven turks, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359707 An Australian V.C. who accounted for seven turks, 1914-19 (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: On May 19th-20th)

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

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)

An epic hero (colour litho)
2779828 An epic hero (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An epic hero. General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas leading his men to capture the Bridge of Klausen)

A fight on a barge (colour litho)
2795556 A fight on a barge (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A fight on a barge)

Bravery of French administrator in Algeria (colour litho)
2795555 Bravery of French administrator in Algeria (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bravery of French administrator in Algeria)

Deathly Wounded (Colour Litho)
2777563... Deathly Wounded (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: "... Mortally wounded)

Le petit Sou - Journal de Defense Sociale, 1900 (lithography)
397470 Le petit Sou - Journal de Defense Sociale, 1900 (lithography) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Marianne, grasping a worker with a pickaxe)

George and the Dragon, c. 1925 (colour litho)
STC308565 George and the Dragon, c.1925 (colour litho) by Michael, Arthur C. (d.1945) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Brave Hannes (coloured engraving)
979153 Brave Hannes (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brave Hannes.); © Look and Learn

The Battle of Bunkers Hill, 1798 (engraving)
497587 The Battle of Bunkers Hill, 1798 (engraving) by Trumbull, John (1756-1843) (after); 81x59.5 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York, USA; (add.info.: After the painting of John Trumbull)

The Romans attacking Augsburg, c. 1490 (brown ink and pale coloured washes on paper)
986278 The Romans attacking Augsburg, c.1490 (brown ink and pale coloured washes on paper) by German School, (15th century); 19.7x14.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Joseph Bara, French Revolutionary child soldier (chromolitho)
977012 Joseph Bara, French Revolutionary child soldier (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Bara (1779-1793), French Revolutionary child soldier

Mucius Scaevola thrusting his hand in the flames (metal-point on yellowish ground)
615256 Mucius Scaevola thrusting his hand in the flames (metal-point on yellowish ground, touched with white body colour on paper) by Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola) (1503-40)

Joseph Bara, French Revolutionary child soldier (chromolitho)
974393 Joseph Bara, French Revolutionary child soldier (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Bara (1779-1793), French Revolutionary child soldier

Tobit Burying the Dead in Defiance of the Orders of Sennacherib, (oil on canvas)
990059 Tobit Burying the Dead in Defiance of the Orders of Sennacherib, (oil on canvas) by Castiglione, Giovanni Francesco (1641-1716); 65x80.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms Gen IIII f. 81r St George and the Dragon, from The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine (c. 1228-98) (vellum)
GUL232066 Ms Gen IIII f.81r St George and the Dragon, from The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine (c.1228-98) (vellum) by Flemish School, (15th century); Glasgow University Library

Samson and the Lion, c. 1640 (oil on wood)
3588389 Samson and the Lion, c.1640 (oil on wood) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) (studio of); 14.2x46 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Queen Elizabeth I of England at Tilbury, 1588. 1795 (engraving)
7234835 Queen Elizabeth I of England at Tilbury, 1588. 1795 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

A tongue of blue flame shooting out from the enemys side of a mine gallery and severely burning Private T Bytheway
976444 A tongue of blue flame shooting out from the enemys side of a mine gallery and severely burning Private T Bytheway, 20 October 1915 (colour litho) by Stewart

The Seaforth Highlanders rout the enemy (colour litho)
2799321 The Seaforth Highlanders rout the enemy (colour litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Seaforth Highlanders rout the enemy)

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"Encourage: A Legacy of Courage and Determination" In the face of adversity, history has shown us countless individuals who embody the spirit of encouragement. From the Remember Belgium Poster that rallied support during World War I to The Schneider Trophy, which inspired aviation pioneers to push boundaries, these symbols remind us of our capacity for resilience. One such remarkable tale is that of Surgeon William Maillard, RN, who won the Victoria Cross at Candia. His selfless actions on the battlefield serve as a testament to human compassion and bravery. Similarly, Piper Laidlaw's heroic feat in winning the Victoria Cross on September 25th, 1915 showcases unwavering courage amidst chaos. The Ministry of Food's advert from 1940 serves as a powerful reminder that even in times of scarcity and uncertainty, unity can prevail. Corporal James Murray's engraving immortalizes his dedication to duty with the Connaught Rangers. Looking back further into ancient history brings us to Agamemnon's ambassadors urging Achilles to fight in Homer's epic tale. Their persuasive efforts highlight how encouragement can shape destinies and alter outcomes. Recruitment posters like Callot's evoke a sense of duty and patriotism during times of war while Digging For Victory campaigns during World War II exemplify collective effort towards sustenance amid scarcity. The Spanish Javelin Poster symbolizes strength and determination in sportsmanship - an embodiment not only limited to athletics but also applicable across various aspects of life. No discussion about encouragement would be complete without mentioning pivotal moments like The Charge of Scots Greys at Waterloo or British military medals - both representing valorous acts deserving recognition and admiration. These historical glimpses remind us that encouragement transcends time; it is a force capable not only inspiring individuals but also shaping nations. Let their stories ignite our own spirits as we strive for greatness today and encourage others along our journey towards a better tomorrow.