Heroes Collection

Queen Elizabeth II presents Bobby Moore with World Cup
World Cup Final 1966. Queen Elizabeth II presenting the World Cup trophy to Englands Bobby Moore victorious after winning the game against West Germany in London on 30 July 1966. Date: 1966

Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey
Commemorative postcard, Heroes All! Five brave coastguards and two civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, who rescued 20 members of the 2nd Walworth Boy Scouts Troop who got into difficulties

Peggy Prince received an M.B.E. after making two journeys out to sea in a canoe in order to rescue the crew of a crashed bomber, saving the wireless operators life. 1940

England cricket team of 1885
Cricketers of the England eleven of 1885, with W G Grace at the centre, surrounded by Barnes, Lyttelton, Shrewsbury, Gunn, Bates, Steel, Read, Peate, Barlow and Ulyett. 1885

The apprentice boys of Derry shutting the gates
Some of the thirteen apprentice boys of Derry (also known as Londonderry) who shut the gates of the Protestant Irish city against a Jacobite (Catholic) army who then laid siege in 1688-89

Traditional Kuniyoshi Japanese Woodblock print of Actor
" Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1797-1862 was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints he is associated with the Utagawa school

Ulysses and his dog, Argos. From Stories From Homera by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman. Published by Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London, 1878

Napoleon and the English Drummer Boy
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Victorian Antique Engraving of Napoleon and the English Drummer Boy Victorian Engraving from Chatterbox Illustrated Magazine. Published in 1894

Cabral and Coutinho fly from Portugal to Brazil
Gabo Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral - Portuguese aviators who flew from Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1922 in a Fairey IIIB Float plane- the first time this feat was achieved

Our heroes, and our flags. Date 1895 Dec. 12

Our heroes and our flag. Print showing full-length portraits of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and G.T. Beauregard with four versions of the Confederate flag surrounded by bust portraits of

SMUGGLER
Though technically criminals, smugglers are often popular heroes, as is this fellow, Will Watch the Smuggler Bold who will die bravely in a fight with the revenue men

Busts of seven principal heroes of the Trojan War. From left to right: Menelaus, Paris, Diomedes, Ulysses, Nestor, Achilles and Agamemnon. Sette principali Eroi della Guerra Trojana

Admiral Horatio Nelson
Vintage engraving of Horatio Nelson one of Englands great national heros. The victor at Battle of Trafalgar, the Battle of the Nile and Battle of Copenhagen

Vintage print of prominent Confederate Generals and Statesmen
Vintage civil war print of General Robert E. Lee and other prominent Confederate Generals and Statesmen

Portrait of Florence Nightingale
Vintage engraving of Florence Nightingale, 1820 to 13 August 1910, a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing

John Hancock Signature
Beautifully detailed engraved signature of John Hancock from National Portrait Gallery of Eminent American, Volume I, Published in 1862. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Gyorgy Zala, sculpture of the Archangel Gabriel holding the Holy Crown of St Stephen and and the apostolic double cross (Millennium Monument, Heroes Square, Budapest, Hungary). 19th century

Ulysses kills the suitors, Greek mythology, wood engraving, published 1880
Ulysses (Odysseus) kills the suitors. Scene from the Greek mythology. Wood engraving after a drawing by Heinrich Leutemann (German painter, 1824 - 1905), published in 1880

Chiron teaching Achilles, Greek mythology, wood engraving, published in 1880
The Centaur Chiron teaching the Young Achilles in Archery. Scene from the Greek mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Hermanville War Cemetery France
Two small children walk hand in hand past the gravestones of Hermanville War Cemetery, Normandy, France. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Ulysses as supplicant at Nausicaa, Greek mythology, published in 1880
Ulysses (Odysseus) as supplicant at Nausicaa. Scene from the Greek Mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Ramsgate lifeboat men on board stranded ship
Ramsgate lifeboat men with passengers on board a ship caught on the Goodwin Sands. Date: 19th century

Latvia, Riga, Old town and bridge

Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC 617 Squadron June 1943 The members of The Dambuster Squadron were at Buckingham Palace where W/C Guy Gibson recieved the VC medal and bar to D.S.O

Diomedes - protected by Athena, Greek mythology, published in 1880
The disputatiously Diomedes with his charioteer, protected by Athena. Figures from the Greek Mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

London, River Thames
England, LondonA view of the river Thames, the HMS Belfast and the Tower of London on the background

Washington DC, USA - Library of Congress Mural - Orpheus
Washington DC, USA - Mural Painting - The Greek Heroes by Walter McEwen (1860-1943). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Orpheus. Slain by the Bacchantes. Date: 1920

Life of Martin Luther and heroes of the reformation!. Print shows Luther burning papal bull of excommunication, with vignettes from Luthers life and portraits of Hus, Savonarola, Wycliffe, Cruciger

Scott Souvenir Card
In memory of the Antarctic heroes, the late Captain Scott and his gallant comrades who perished March 1912 at the South Pole

Everton footballers Colin Harvey and Howard Kendall sign autographs for young fans. 24th April 1968

Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, XIII
Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, Part XIII, edited by C W Alcock. With a portrait of Lord Hawke, and a photograph of Essex County Cricket Ground, Leyton. Date: 1895

Havelock conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagoda
Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857) during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), concerned about the spiritual welfare of his men, conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagoda. Date: circa 1820s

Attic vase of Exekias depicting Achilles and Ajax playing dice, detail
Greek civilization, 6th century b.C. Black-figure pottery. Attic vase of Exekias depicting Achilles and Ajax playing dice. Detail

David and Goliath
" Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a sdcene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing David and Goliath. Goliath was described as a giant Philistine warrior

Damsel in distress
Vintage engraving by Dore from 1879 showing a knight riding a Griffin saving a damsel from a sea monster

Bearded Collie Dog, flying in mid-air wearing goggles and cape Date: 23-Oct-11

WW2: RAF fighter pilot Douglas Bader and wife Patsy attending party. 29th May 1945. Bader was one of Britains greates heroes of WW2

Japanese Art - The Forty seven Ronin
Vintage engraving from the story of the Loyal Ronins (or, 47 Ronin). The revenge of the forty-seven Ronin, also known as the Ako vendetta or the Genroku Ako incident

Ulysses fight against the Cicones, Greek mythology, published in 1880
Ulysses (Odysseus) fight against the Cicones. Scene from the Greek Mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Perseus on Pegasus, Greek Mythology, wood engraving, published in 1880
Perseus with the Medusa head on the winged horse Pegasus. Scene from the Greek mythology. Wood engraving after a drawing by Heinrich Leutemann (German painter, 1824 - 1905), published in 1880

Hercules killed the Stymphalian birds, Greek mythology, published in 1880
Hercules killed the Stymphalian birds. Scene from the Greek mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Hercules slaying the Hydra, Greek mythology, wood engraving, published 1880
Hercules slaying the Hydra. Scene from the Greek mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Ulysses and the Scylla, Greek mythology, wood engraving, published 1880
Ulysses (Odysseus) loses six of his companions by the Scylla. Scene from the Greek Mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Ulysses and Sirens, Greek mythology, wood engraving, published in 1880
Ulysses (Odysseus) and the Sirens. Scene from the Greek Mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

The Future is Female
Nour Tohme

Don Quixote - Slaying the Devil and Dragon
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore from the story The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. What passed between Don Quixote, his niece, and the housekeeper

Lieutenant Commander Lionel "Buster"Crabb of the Royal Navy
Lieutenant Commander Lionel " Buster" Crabb of the Royal Navy, pictured at Livorno in Northern Italy during the Second World War

Frogmens Reunion for World War Two heroes awarded the Victoria Cross, to appear in a BBC television programme. They are Lieutenant Basil Charles Godfrey Place, Lieutenant Commander Ian Fraser

Football brothers Jack and Bobby Charlton are mobbed by crowds after leaving their mothers home, not long after helping England to win the World Cup for the first time. 18th August 1966

English FA Cup match at Portman Road Ipswich Town 0 v Manchester United 1. United fans run onto the pitch after George Best as they celebrate victory January 1970 70-00076-010

George Washington Signature
Beautifully detailed engraved signature of George Washington from National Portrait Gallery of Eminent American, Volume I, Published in 1862. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

French soldiers... after the Battle of Champagne, northern France, First World War, 1915, (c1920)
French soldiers receiving medals after the Battle of Champagne, northern France, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Heroes of the Champagne Battle

Duke of Wellington at the Garonne
An engraving from " The Heroes of England: Stories of the Lives of Englands Warriors by Land and Sea" edited by John G. Edgar and printed in 1859: published by Bickers & Son

Caryatides of St. Peter Engraving
Engraved illustrations of Renaissance Sculpture from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Achilles, at the bier of his friend Patroclus, Greek mythology
Achilles, at the bier of his friend Patroclus, receives the weapons of Thetis, forged by Hephaestus. Scene from the Greek mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Ulysses giving wine to Polyphemus
Ulysses giving wine to the Cyclops, Polyphemus. From " Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Ulysses in Hades, Greek mythology, wood engraving, published in 1880
Ulysses (Odysseus) in Hades. Scene from the Greek Mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Wind God Aeolus brings Ulysses misfortune, Greek mythology, published 1880
The Gift of the Wind God Aeolus brings Ulysses misfortune and he was blown back to floating island Aeolia. Scene from the Greek Mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Japanese Samurai (Warrior) hold a Skull
This print by Kuniyoshi Utagawaa(1797-1861) shows a hero carrying a skull in his mouth as he carries a tablet of stone above his head in raging waters as lightning bolts fall from the sky

Albania, Vlora, Museum of Independence, busts of fighters for Albanian Independence

Memorial of Camilo Cienfuegos on the Ministries of the Interior and Communication building, Plaza de la Revolucion in Vedado, Havana, Havana Province, Cuba

Hjalmar Parting from Orvar Odd after the Fight on Samsö, 1866. Creator: Marten Eskil Winge
Hjalmar Parting from Orvar Odd after the Fight on Samso, 1866

Reception of Colonel Lake and Captain Thompson, at Hull, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Reception of Colonel Lake and Captain Thompson, at Hull, 1856. Event to welcome the return of...two of the heroic defenders of the city of Kars [Crimean War]

Crimean Heroes and Trophies, at Woolwich - from a photograph by J. Cundall and R. Howlett, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Crimean Heroes and Trophies, at Woolwich - from a photograph by J. Cundall and R. Howlett, 1856....Company Sergeant Christy (sitting), and Sergeant Samuel McGifford, both of the 4th Battalion

Distribution of Medals, by the Emperor of the French, to Zouaves from the Crimea, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Distribution of Medals, by the Emperor of the French, to Zouaves from the Crimea, [Paris], 1856. A very gratifying reward of the bravery of heroes from the Crimea...took place in the Bois de

Apotheosis of a Hero, n.d. Creators: Domenico Mondo, Sir James Thornhill, Agostino Carracci
Apotheosis of a Hero, n.d

Colombia, Santa Marta, Simon Bolivar Statue at Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino
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"Unforgettable Moments of Heroism: Celebrating the Brave" Queen Elizabeth II presents Bobby Moore with World Cup: A defining moment as a football legend receives recognition for his heroic leadership on the field. Ulysses and his dog: The bond between man and loyal companion exemplifies heroism in its purest form, reminding us that heroes come in all shapes and sizes. England cricket team of 1885: These trailblazers paved the way for future generations, showcasing their unwavering dedication to their sport and country. Cabral and Coutinho fly from Portugal to Brazil: Two aviators defy limits, embodying courage as they soar through the skies to connect nations. Our heroes, and our flags: Symbolizing unity, patriotism intertwines with heroism as individuals proudly represent their countries' values on a global stage. Napoleon and the English Drummer Boy: An unexpected act of compassion amidst conflict highlights how even enemies can recognize bravery in one another. Che Guevara mural on dilapidated wall, Havana, Cuba: A powerful tribute to an iconic figure who fought tirelessly for justice while inspiring countless others along the way. Coastguards and civilians of Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey: In times of crisis or danger at sea, these selfless individuals rise above adversity to protect lives with unwavering determination. SMUGGLER: Unveiling tales of daring escapades shrouded in mystery; those who challenge societal norms remind us that heroism can be found where we least expect it. The apprentice boys of Derry shutting the gates: A pivotal moment etched into history when ordinary citizens banded together against overwhelming odds to defend their city's freedom - true heroes emerge from unlikely places. Waterloo - The Charge of the Scots Greys (colour litho).