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Alexander Collection (page 3)

"Alexander: A Legendary Figure of Power and Influence" From the Battle of Waterloo to the mosaic-based painting depicting the Battle of Issus

Background imageAlexander Collection: Battle on the Ice, 5th April 1242, c. 1568-76 (vellum)

Battle on the Ice, 5th April 1242, c. 1568-76 (vellum)
2560000 Battle on the Ice, 5th April 1242, c.1568-76 (vellum) by Russian School (16th century); (add.info.: The Battle on the Ice was fought between the Republic of Novgorod led by prince Alexander)

Background imageAlexander Collection: Skull, jaw and sclerotic bones of dodo

Skull, jaw and sclerotic bones of dodo
Back view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo

Background imageAlexander Collection: Upper and lower views of the skull of a dodo

Upper and lower views of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848

Background imageAlexander Collection: Side view of the skull of a dodo

Side view of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848

Background imageAlexander Collection: Earl of Crawford tomb robbed, 1881

Earl of Crawford tomb robbed, 1881
Four scenes relating to the tomb robbery of Alexander William Crawford Lindsay(1812-1880), 25th Earl of Crawford, 8th Earl of Balcarres. 1. Dunecht House, near Aberdeen. 2. The Chapel. 3

Background imageAlexander Collection: Lord Balcarres MP, Vanity Fair, Spy

Lord Balcarres MP, Vanity Fair, Spy
DAVID ALEXANDER EDWARD LINDSAY, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of BALCARRES (1871-1940), styled Lord Balniel between 1880 and 1913. British Conservative politician and art connoisseur

Background imageAlexander Collection: Jane Countess Leven

Jane Countess Leven
JANE countess of LEVEN & MELVILLE wife of Alexander, seventh earl Date: circa 1790

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander the Great on the eve of Gaugamela

Alexander the Great on the eve of Gaugamela
Alexander the Great at the fire altar on the eve of the battle of Gaugamela. The scene, described by Plutarch followed a portentous eclipse of the moon

Background imageAlexander Collection: The Labour Party Cabinet under Ramsay MacDonald

The Labour Party Cabinet under Ramsay MacDonald
The Labour Party Cabinet under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald Date: 1929

Background imageAlexander Collection: Modern Athenians plate 9 - Edinburgh

Modern Athenians plate 9 - Edinburgh
Robert Thompson (d. 1843) an importer of Irish linen and a Whig, approaching Alexander Douglas (d. 1851) for many years a Commissioner of Police

Background imageAlexander Collection: Modern Athenians plate 46 - Edinburgh

Modern Athenians plate 46 - Edinburgh
James Simson (d. 1876) doctor and president of the Royal College of Surgeons, approaching Alexander Monro (d. 1859) professor of Anatomy

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander I / Bulgaria

Alexander I / Bulgaria
ALEXANDER I Prince Alexander of Battenberg, who was briefly Alexander I of Bulgaria (First Prince) from 1879-86. Known as Sandro

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander Humboldt

Alexander Humboldt
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT German traveler and naturalist with his autograph

Background imageAlexander Collection: Mrs Johnstone and her Son (?), 1775-1780, (c1915). Artist: George Romney

Mrs Johnstone and her Son (?), 1775-1780, (c1915). Artist: George Romney
Mrs Johnstone and her Son (?), 1775-1780, (c1915). The painting is held by the Tate Gallery, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Background imageAlexander Collection: Judicious Amelioration, 1871. Artist: Coide

Judicious Amelioration, 1871. Artist: Coide
Judicious Amelioration, 1871. A caricature of Alexander Baillie-Cochrane (1816-1890), British politician. Baillie-Cochrane was a Conservative MP who represented Bridport, Lanarkshire

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander Russel - 2

Alexander Russel - 2
ALEXANDER RUSSEL editor of the Scotsman newspaper. Date: 1814 - 1876

Background imageAlexander Collection: Sixth Duke Newscastle

Sixth Duke Newscastle
HENRY PELHAM ALEXANDER, sixth duke of NEWCASTLE statesman Date: 1834 - 1879

Background imageAlexander Collection: Portrait of the Composer Alekandr Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936), 1906 (chalk

Portrait of the Composer Alekandr Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936), 1906 (chalk
BAL134982 Portrait of the Composer Alekandr Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936), 1906 (chalk and charcoal on paper) by Serov, Valentin Aleksandrovich (1865-1911); 89x64.5 cm; Tretyakov Gallery

Background imageAlexander Collection: Sir Alexander Fraser

Sir Alexander Fraser
SIR ALEXANDER FRASER of Fraserburgh, which he founded. Scottish landowner. Date: 1537 - 1623

Background imageAlexander Collection: Royal Wedding 1904 - Tatler front cover

Royal Wedding 1904 - Tatler front cover
Prince Alexander of Teck (Earl of Athlone) and his bride, Princess Alice of Albany appearing on the front cover of The Tatler on their wedding day in 1904. Date: 1904

Background imageAlexander Collection: Matthew Alexander Henson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facin

Matthew Alexander Henson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing fur hat and fur coat. Date c1910

Background imageAlexander Collection: Mir space station cosmonauts, 1987

Mir space station cosmonauts, 1987
Mir space station cosmonauts. Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Romanenko and Aleksandr Laveykin assembling an electrical power pack on the Mir space station, in 1987

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander Palace

Alexander Palace, home of Nicholas II, the last Russian Tsar, and his family. It is situated in the Alexander Park of Tsarskoye Selo, near St. Petersburg

Background imageAlexander Collection: Grand Princess Maria Alexandrovna, Duchess of Edinburgh

Grand Princess Maria Alexandrovna, Duchess of Edinburgh
Grand Princess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, later Duchess of Edinburgh (1853-1920), only daughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia

Background imageAlexander Collection: Tomb of Hephaistion

Tomb of Hephaistion
The tomb erected by Alexander for Hephaistion, one of his generals, when he is killed in battle

Background imageAlexander Collection: Australian Cricketers of 1882

Australian Cricketers of 1882
Engravings of some of the members of the Australian Cricket Team of 1882. From left to right: George Giffen; Frederick Robert Spofforth; William Lloyd Murdoch; Alexander C

Background imageAlexander Collection: Kerensky & Cabinet

Kerensky & Cabinet
Alexander Kerensky and his military cabinet. From left to right: General Baranovsky; Colonel Yakubovich; Savinkov; Kerensky; and Prince Tumanov

Background imageAlexander Collection: Macdowell / Ea / Postcard

Macdowell / Ea / Postcard
EDWARD ALEXANDER MACDOWELL American composer

Background imageAlexander Collection: Teck / Alice / Postcard

Teck / Alice / Postcard
PRINCESS ALICE OF ALBANY COUNTESS of ATHLONE Granddaughter of Queen Victoria, wife of Prince Alexander of Teck

Background imageAlexander Collection: Battenberg / Louis Alex

Battenberg / Louis Alex
PRINCE LOUIS ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG: Austrian noble, naturalised British 1868, naval officer: changed name to Mountbatten 1917, 1st marquis of Milford Haven

Background imageAlexander Collection: Philip Ii / Macedon / Chapma

Philip Ii / Macedon / Chapma
KING PHILIP OF MACEDON Greek ruler and soldier, conquered all Greece and defeated the Persians; father of Alexander

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander Tvardovsky

Alexander Tvardovsky
ALEXANDER TVARDOVSKY Russian poet, whose subjects were peasant life, collective farms, and the spiritual growth of the soldier during the Great Patriotic War

Background imageAlexander Collection: Pope and Son Poisoned

Pope and Son Poisoned
Pope Alexander VI(Rodrigo Borgia) and his son Cesare are allegedly poisoned while dining with Cardinal Corneto

Background imageAlexander Collection: Wilhelm Von Humboldt 2

Wilhelm Von Humboldt 2
WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT German philologist brother of Alexander

Background imageAlexander Collection: Pope Alex VI Rewarded

Pope Alex VI Rewarded
POPE ALEXANDER VI (Roderigo Borgia) receiving more than pennies from Heaven for himself and his favourites (from a contemporary satire)

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alex Pope (Kilvert)

Alex Pope (Kilvert)
ALEXANDER POPE writer, with Ralph Allen and William Warburton at Prior Park

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander Pope (Pond)

Alexander Pope (Pond)
Alexander Pope Writer

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander Apple 1871

Alexander Apple 1871
An Alexander apple (with a blemish)

Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, 1847-1935
5614379 Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, 1847-1935; (add.info.: Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, 1847-1935. Scottish composer, conductor and teacher. Seen here aged 21)

Background imageAlexander Collection: Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, 1847-1935

Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, 1847-1935
5614378 Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, 1847-1935; (add.info.: Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, 1847-1935. Scottish composer, conductor and teacher. Seen here aged 35)

The Alexander Column, 1830
3507628 The Alexander Column, 1830; (add.info.: The Alexander Column in front of the General Staff Building on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor, lecturing on his telephone at Salem (top)
532045 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor, lecturing on his telephone at Salem (top) while friends in his study at Boston listen to his lecture - 12 February 1877

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) 356-323 BC

Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) 356-323 BC
530957 Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) 356-323 BC.; (add.info.: Greek contemporary bust showing Alexander as a boy. Athens Museum); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander the Great 356-323 BC (Alexander III of Macedon). 3rd century BC (Greek portrait bust)

Alexander the Great 356-323 BC (Alexander III of Macedon). 3rd century BC (Greek portrait bust, Athens museum)
530955 Alexander the Great 356-323 BC (Alexander III of Macedon). 3rd century BC (Greek portrait bust, Athens museum).; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageAlexander Collection: Artisan family having their child baptised. Priest at font makes the sign of cross with water

Artisan family having their child baptised. Priest at font makes the sign of cross with water on infant's head
530211 Artisan family having their child baptised. Priest at font makes the sign of cross with water on infant's head while mother, father and sibling look

Background imageAlexander Collection: Alexander III, 1845-1894

Alexander III, 1845-1894
5614394 Alexander III, 1845-1894; (add.info.: Alexander III, 1845-1894. Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland)

Background imageAlexander Collection: Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, 1847-1935

Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, 1847-1935
5614380 Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, 1847-1935; (add.info.: Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, 1847-1935. Scottish composer, conductor and teacher. Seen here aged 47)



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"Alexander: A Legendary Figure of Power and Influence" From the Battle of Waterloo to the mosaic-based painting depicting the Battle of Issus, Alexander's name echoes through history as a symbol of military prowess. His conquests are immortalized in maps showcasing his vast empire, stretching far and wide under his rule. But Alexander was not just a conqueror; he was also a man who possessed great knowledge and intellect. Just like the full-length portrait Hamilton, standing tall and facing challenges head-on, he embodied determination and leadership. In Roman mosaics found in Pompeii's House of the Faun, we witness another epic battle between Alexander and Darius. Their clash represents bravery on both sides, leaving an indelible mark on ancient art. Yet beyond warfare, there is more to Alexander's legacy. He inspired characters like D'Artagnan from "The Three Musketeers, " embodying loyalty, honor, and camaraderie. These traits continue to resonate with audiences even today. One cannot forget the legendary bond between Alexander and Bucephalus – their partnership exemplifying trust between man and beast. This connection showcases not only his military might but also his ability to forge deep relationships. And then there is the Gordian Knot – a challenge that perplexed many until it was swiftly undone by none other than Alexander himself. This act demonstrated his ingenuity in problem-solving when faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Finally, let us remember that behind all these stories lies one man: Alexander III the Great – King of Macedonia during 356-323 B. C. , whose influence shaped empires for centuries to come. His impact continues to be felt across various realms – from battles fought on distant lands to political ideologies championed by figures like Hamilton bearing his name. Alexander remains an enigmatic figure whose legend lives on through time - forever etched into our collective consciousness as a symbol of power, intellect, and the indomitable spirit of human ambition.