Guarding Collection (page 6)

Rare Animals (engraving)
972679 Rare Animals (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rare Animals. French Revolutionary caricature depicting Louis XVI as a turkey)

The Bomb Outrage in the Paris Chamber, the Military guarding the Exits and preventing all Egress (engraving)
1063283 The Bomb Outrage in the Paris Chamber, the Military guarding the Exits and preventing all Egress (engraving) by English School

Guard at the tomb of Nostradamus (litho)
876408 Guard at the tomb of Nostradamus (litho) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Garde de Tombeau de Nostradamus, In Curisieuses et nouvelles predictions de Michel Nostradamus)

City Guard, Peking, c. 1867-72 (b / w photo)
468597 City Guard, Peking, c.1867-72 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomson described this night watchman, called Old Wang, as " One of the city guard)

Belgian soldiers guarding a bridge during the occupation of the Rhineland demilitarised
GBW466694 Belgian soldiers guarding a bridge during the occupation of the Rhineland demilitarised zone by Belgian and French troops, Germany, 1921 (autochrome) by French Photographer

Sorrowful Maiden, from The Three Ravens, song illustration from
DGC452030 Sorrowful Maiden, from The Three Ravens, song illustration from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

Winged bull from court VIII at the palace of King Sargon II, Khorsabad
3287604 Winged bull from court VIII at the palace of King Sargon II, Khorsabad, 721-705 BC (gypsum?) by Neo-Assyrian; 495.3x491.4 cm; Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago, IL

Persecuted, but not Forsaken, 1882 (oil on canvas)
2829629 Persecuted, but not Forsaken, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Field, Walter (1837-1901); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Bequest of Lord Winterstoke

Guarding the captives (colour litho)
2812879 Guarding the captives (colour litho) by Nesbitt, Frances (1864-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guarding the captives)

Panoramic View of the Fortifications, Town, and Harbour of Sebastopol (engraving)
2785680 Panoramic View of the Fortifications, Town, and Harbour of Sebastopol (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Panoramic View of the Fortifications)

The Bar to Progress! An allegory, founded upon Temple Bar. Satirical cartoon, 1853. Temple Bar, the entrance to the City of London in the west, closes its gates against ordinary people and progress

Cosaques de l Amour gardant la voie ferree du Transsiberien (colour litho)
2787102 Cosaques de l Amour gardant la voie ferree du Transsiberien (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shepherdess of the Landes on stilts guarding her flock (colour photo)
3102722 Shepherdess of the Landes on stilts guarding her flock (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Swiss Guard at the Portone di Bronzo, entrance to the Vatican Apostolic Palace, Rome (colour litho)
3098885 Swiss Guard at the Portone di Bronzo, entrance to the Vatican Apostolic Palace, Rome (colour litho) by French School

Dog holding a gun (colour photo)
3096314 Dog holding a gun (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog holding a gun. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Fat Guardsman (colour litho)
3093828 Fat Guardsman (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fat Guardsman. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Russo-Japanese War: Cossack patrols guarding the Trans-Siberian Railway
3097362 The Russo-Japanese War: Cossack patrols guarding the Trans-Siberian Railway and telegraph lines against attack by Manchurians (colour litho) by French School

WW2 - Corvette of the Wild Waterbird class which transported the ILN special artist C E Turner around various UK ports accompanying a merchant fleet. 1941

WW2 - Corvette versus Submarine - Corvette wins
WW2 - Corvette versus submarine and the corvette wins: A dramatic incident in The Battle of the Atlantic Date: 1941

WW2 - Destroyer escorting large convoy - Atlantic
WW2 - A Royal Navy Destroyer escorting a large convoy through the German counter-blockade - The Battle of the Atlantic. Date: 1941

The Sentry, before Sebastopol, 1854 (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
NAM280975 The Sentry, before Sebastopol, 1854 (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Wilkinson, Henry John (1829-1911); National Army Museum

The Prison of Hadjee Khan Kakus - Cabool, from The Storming of Ghuznee
NAM280970 The Prison of Hadjee Khan Kakus - Cabool, from The Storming of Ghuznee and Khelat by W. Taylor, 1839 (colour litho) by Wingate, Lieutenant Thomas (fl.1833-42) (after); National Army Museum

One of the new blockhouse forts now being erected throughout the Transvaal
KAT324437 One of the new blockhouse forts now being erected throughout the Transvaal and Orange River Colonies, South Africa, illustration from The King

Give a Dog a Bone, 1888 (board)
BON77848 Give a Dog a Bone, 1888 (board) by Trood, William Henry Hamilton (1848-99); 23.8x15.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Relief panel depicting the Dream of Queen Maya, Gandhara Region (schist)
AME119052 Relief panel depicting the Dream of Queen Maya, Gandhara Region (schist) by Pakistani School; 28.2x59 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The Damned, from the Last Judgement (fresco) (b / w photo) (see 136323)
ALI136322 The Damned, from the Last Judgement (fresco) (b/w photo) (see 136323) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; Alinari

Tombs of the Knights Templar, c. 1820-39 (aquatint)
STC240779 Tombs of the Knights Templar, c.1820-39 (aquatint) by Sanquirico, Alessandro (1777-1849) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

Two soldiers in a dug-out in Mesopotamia during World War One
NAM244273 Two soldiers in a dug-out in Mesopotamia during World War One, from an album compiled by Lt. Kindom (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum

The Sans-Culotte (colour lithograph)
CHT173508 The Sans-Culotte (colour lithograph) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

German Watch on the North Sea, World War I, 1914-1918 (colour litho)
5232153 German Watch on the North Sea, World War I, 1914-1918 (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Watch on the North Sea, World War I, 1914-1918)

On Guard, 1864 (oil on canvas)
CH401123 On Guard, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

An Arbitary Dog (oil on panel)
CH400955 An Arbitary Dog (oil on panel) by Ten Kate, Jan Mari Henri (1831-1910); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

The Arab Guard (oil on canvas)
CH402282 The Arab Guard (oil on canvas) by Deutsch, Ludwig (1855-1935); 101.1x68.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Two Soldiers on Duty at Dover Castle, c. 1805 (w / c)
6198786 Two Soldiers on Duty at Dover Castle, c.1805 (w/c) by Long, Amelia (1762-1837); 27x20 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info)

Dutch Border Battalions Memorial, Grave, Holland
This bas-relief by Jan Kettering shows a soldier of the Border Battalions guarding the town of Grave. It was erected on 31 October 1964 and its caption is We went and came back after years

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

Yukon / Klondike Gold Rush in 1898 (b / w photo)
PNP352507 Yukon / Klondike Gold Rush in 1898 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Phallus with the legs of a fowl, carving from the entrance to the guard-house at
DGC405759 Phallus with the legs of a fowl, carving from the entrance to the guard-house at Housesteads Fort on Hadrians Wall (engraving) by English School

Jacob, the Faithful Shepherd, protecting his flock of sheep from the attack by wolves
DGC398066 Jacob, the Faithful Shepherd, protecting his flock of sheep from the attack by wolves, 1731 (copperplate engraving) by German School

Where to ride?, illustration for Punch, 1883 (pen & ink on paper)
863161 Where to ride?A, illustration for A Punch, 1883 (pen & ink on paper) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); 19.1x27.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Soldier guarding line at Slough during railway strike
Soldier guarding the Great Western Railways main line at Slough during the Great Strike of 1919. 1919

The Tree of Life, pub. by Currier & Ives, 1870 (colour litho)
AQS331960 The Tree of Life, pub. by Currier & Ives, 1870 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; eCourtesy

The servant Felicite, illustration from Un coeur simple
CHT287662 The servant Felicite, illustration from Un coeur simple by Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) published 1894, engraved by Eugene Andre Champollion (1848-1901) Paris, Libraire Editeur A

Wall carving depicting the Royal Guard, Tachara, Persepolis, c
3287716 Wall carving depicting the Royal Guard, Tachara, Persepolis, c.6th-5th century BC (grey stone) by Achaemenid, (6th century BC); Palace of Darius, Persepolis

Religious procession attacked by the anticlericals of Fabriano and defended and protected by Bersaglieri
2815450 Religious procession attacked by the anticlericals of Fabriano and defended and protected by Bersaglieri and Carabinieri (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Strike in Paris (colour litho)
2818947 Strike in Paris (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strike in Paris. Troops guarding a construction site. La greve a Paris)

Guardian Figure, c. 1900 BC (cedar wood with plaster and paint)
3493057 Guardian Figure, c.1900 BC (cedar wood with plaster and paint) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC); 57.6 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From Egypt)

During the omnibus workers strike in Paris (engraving)
2789363 During the omnibus workers strike in Paris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: During the omnibus workers strike in Paris)

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"Guardians of the Wild: Suricate Families on High Alert in Namibia's Kalahari Desert" In the vast expanse of the Kalahari Desert, a remarkable sight unfolds as a suricate family stands guard at the edge of their burrow. With their keen eyes scanning the horizon, these meerkats are nature's sentinels, protecting their young from any lurking danger. Meanwhile, in bustling London, another form of guardianship takes place. 10 Downing Street stands tall and proud, its iconic black door watched over by diligent security personnel. They stand firm day and night, ensuring that our leaders remain safe within those historic walls. Back in Namibia's arid landscape, we witness an adorable twist to this vigilant behavior. A suricate family dons Christmas hats through digital manipulation - a whimsical reminder that even amidst harsh conditions, joy can be found when guarding one another. But it is not only meerkats who take up this noble duty; Scottish Deerhounds also join the ranks of protectors. Majestic and regal with their slender frames and watchful gazes, they embody loyalty as they keep a close eye on their surroundings. Leon-Maxime Faivre captured yet another facet of guardianship in his painting "Deux meres (Two Mothers)". This heartwarming artwork portrays two mothers caring for their children with unwavering love and protection - a universal theme resonating across species boundaries. From paintings to photographs, dogs continue to showcase their innate protective instincts. An English Bulldog lies down with its tongue sticking out playfully while remaining ever-vigilant. A Black Labrador peers over a fence on hind legs like an attentive guardian surveying its territory. Nature too has its own guardianship beyond furry creatures. The Tarantula or Bird-eating Spider carries an egg cocoon back to its nest - safeguarding future generations amidst potential threats.