Ambitious Collection

Singapore, bastion in the East, by G. H. Davis
Britains great bastion in the East: Singapore, stubborn obstacle to Japans ambitious projects in Southern Asia during the Second World War

The fall of Icarus (detail) - 1636 (oil on canvas)
AIS5362386 The fall of Icarus (detail) - 1636 (oil on canvas) by Gowy, Jacob Peter (fl.1632-61); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Deadalus is flying on his side); eIberfoto; Flemish, out of copyright

Philippe IV Le Bel / Anon
PHILIPPE IV LE BEL ( the Fair ) King of France, a ruthless and ambitious ruler who inter alia suppressed the Templars and installed popes at Avignon

Philippe IV Le Bel / Jones
PHILIPPE IV LE BEL ( the Fair ) King of France, a ruthless and ambitious ruler who inter alia suppressed the Templars and installed popes at Avignon

Philippe IV Le Bel
PHILIPPE IV LE BEL ( the Fair ) king of France, a ruthless and ambitious ruler who inter alia suppressed the Templars and installed popes at Avignon

AI IMAGE - Portrait of King Henry VIII, 1540s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of King Henry VIII, 1540s, (2023). Henry (1491-1547) succeeded his father Henry VII as King of England in 1509

AI IMAGE - Portrait of King Henry VIII, 1540s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of King Henry VIII, 1540s, (2023). Henry (1491-1547) succeeded his father Henry VII as King of England in 1509

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, 1650s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, 1650s, (2023). Cromwell (1599-1658) was a Member of Parliament at the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642

They Knew What They Wanted, Syracuse, NY, 1936. Creator: Unknown
They Knew What They Wanted, Syracuse, NY, 1936. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935

They Knew What They Wanted, Syracuse, NY, [1930s]. Creator: Unknown
They Knew What They Wanted, Syracuse, NY, [1930s]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935

Queen Mary surprising Courtenay and Princess Elizabeth
Queen Mary I surprising Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon, and Princess Elizabeth. Although they were all related as second cousins

Harnessing the atom by G. H. Davis
The force which can move mountains: harnessing the atom to vast projects for the benefit of mankind. Showing how the use of atomic explosives could be used on ambitious engineering works

Michael Foot and Tony Blair, British Labour politicians
Michael Foot (Michael Mackintosh Foot, 1913-2010), British Labour politician and writer, Leader of the Opposition 1980-1983, CND supporter

WALLENSTEIN DEAD
The body of WALLENSTEIN, assassinated by agents of emperor Ferdinand II for being too ambitious, is contemplated by the astrologer Sent, who predicted some such event. Date: 1634

Illustration for Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant (1850-93), published by Paul Ollendorff, Paris
CHT163493 Illustration for Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant (1850-93), published by Paul Ollendorff, Paris, 1895 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Bac

TAKING LEAVE, Charles James Fox bows to Napoleon, 1802 (engraving)
7262220 TAKING LEAVE, Charles James Fox bows to Napoleon, 1802 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington

CROSS EXAMINATION, Cornwallis and Bonaparte face each other, 1802 (engraving)
7262243 CROSS EXAMINATION, Cornwallis and Bonaparte face each other, 1802 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington, UK; (add.info.: CROSS EXAMINATION)

AN ATTEMPT TO SWALLOW THE WORLD ! Napoleon has a globe in his mouth, John Bull is unimpressed. 1803 (engraving)
7262242 AN ATTEMPT TO SWALLOW THE WORLD ! Napoleon has a globe in his mouth, John Bull is unimpressed. 1803 (engraving) by Woodward, George Moutard (c.1760-1809); Bromley Museum, Orpington

Napoleon gallops on Ambition, a horse with wings on its feet over the globe, 1814 (engraving)
7262245 Napoleon gallops on Ambition, a horse with wings on its feet over the globe, 1814 (engraving) by Heath, William (1795-1840); Bromley Museum, Orpington

AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE JOHN BULL or WORKING THROUGH THE GLOBE. 1803 (engraving)
7262210 AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE JOHN BULL or WORKING THROUGH THE GLOBE. 1803 (engraving) by Roberts, Piercy (fl.1791-1828); Bromley Museum, Orpington

Advertisement for mortgages from the Abbey National building society (litho)
7157418 Advertisement for mortgages from the Abbey National building society (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Rival Cupids: a Political Valentine, satire on the 1874 British general election (engraving)
7172973 The Rival Cupids: a Political Valentine, satire on the 1874 British general election (engraving) by English School

An Ambitious Puss (colour litho)
7184015 An Ambitious Puss (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ambitious Puss. Illustration for The Prize, 1885.); © Look and Learn

Chickens trying to emulate an aeroplane in flight with unfortunate consequences (colour litho)
7148755 Chickens trying to emulate an aeroplane in flight with unfortunate consequences (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A womans ambition to have one of her paintings hanging in an art gallery (colour litho)
7149429 A womans ambition to have one of her paintings hanging in an art gallery (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

German Icarus, or Place in the Sun (litho)
7149600 German Icarus, or Place in the Sun (litho) by Dyson, Will (1880-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Icarus, or Place in the Sun)

New World (litho)
7149611 New World (litho) by Dyson, Will (1880-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: New World. Illustration from Kultur Cartoons (Stanley Paul & Co, London, 1915).); © Look and Learn

Prussian Appetite (engraving)
7157247 Prussian Appetite (engraving) by Darjou, Alfred Henri (1832-74); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Appetite. French cartoon from Charivari, 1864)

The Pitt Fall, January 1789. Creator: Frederick George Byron
The Pitt Fall, January 1789. Formerly attributed to Thomas Rowlandson

Napoleon Bonaparte Musing at St. Helena, 1841 (oil on canvas)
623132 Napoleon Bonaparte Musing at St. Helena, 1841 (oil on canvas) by Haydon, Benjamin Robert (1786-1846) (after); 76.3x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from The American Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson (engraving)
3648743 Page from The American Tour of Messrs Brown, Jones and Robinson (engraving) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The American Tour of Messrs Brown)

On the Verge! (colour litho)
3648211 On the Verge! (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Verge)

Miss Glynn as Lady Macbeth (engraving)
971651 Miss Glynn as Lady Macbeth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Glynn as Lady Macbeth. From a daguerreotype by Paine of Islington)

Cartoon, Poor Blabby has been given no office
Cartoon, Poor Blabby (Henry Labouchere, Liberal MP) has been given no office. And he wanted it badly, too! 1886

Henry, Prince of Wales, the future King Henry V, trying on his fathers crown (chromolitho)
5207237 Henry, Prince of Wales, the future King Henry V, trying on his fathers crown (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry, Prince of Wales)

Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, The Master Builder. 1901

Miss Cotter Ludey, Managing Director of a London business
Miss Cotter-Ludey, who started life as a typist, is became managing director of a successful London business with big connections abroad

The First Interview, or Happiness Sacrificed to Riches, 1784 (hand-coloured mezzotint)
695578 The First Interview, or Happiness Sacrificed to Riches, 1784 (hand-coloured mezzotint) by English School, (18th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Napoleon I (1769-1821) between War and Peace, c. 1815 (coloured engraving)
CHT163824 Napoleon I (1769-1821) between War and Peace, c. 1815 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lucien de Rubempre and Vautrin arrested, illustration from
CHT415283 Lucien de Rubempre and Vautrin arrested, illustration from Splendeurs et Miseres des Courtisanes by Honore de Balzac, published 1867 (engraving) by French School

The gallant Deputy and the ambitious Farm girl. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786507 The gallant Deputy and the ambitious Farm girl. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Morin, Louis (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mid-Lent Childrens Parties in Paris (engraving)
1594794 Mid-Lent Childrens Parties in Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mid-Lent Childrens Parties in Paris)

Mrs. Noah Smith and Her Children, 1798 (oil on canvas)
5667215 Mrs. Noah Smith and Her Children, 1798 (oil on canvas) by Earl, Ralph (1751-1801); 162.6 x 217.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Duke of Burgundy providing a sumptuous feast for Louis, Dauphin of France (colour litho)
3621674 The Duke of Burgundy providing a sumptuous feast for Louis, Dauphin of France (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

An Allegory of Passion, c. 1532-36 (oil on panel)
3545820 An Allegory of Passion, c.1532-36 (oil on panel) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543); 45.4x45.4 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Lucien de Rubempre thinking of suicide, illustration from
CHT415285 Lucien de Rubempre thinking of suicide, illustration from Splendeurs et Miseres des Courtisanes by Honore de Balzac, published 1867 (engraving) by French School

Macbeth, Act V (engraving)
971654 Macbeth, Act V (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Macbeth, Act V)

Racing the Tide! (colour litho)
3648215 Racing the Tide! (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Racing the Tide)

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"Singapore: A Bastion of Ambition in the East" In this captivating artwork by G. H. Davis, we are transported to Singapore, a city that embodies ambition and progress. Just like the ambitious rulers who left their mark on history, such as Philippe IV Le Bel and Queen Hatshepsut, Singapore stands tall as a testament to human determination. The painting "Philippe IV Le Bel / Anon" depicts a powerful monarch surrounded by mystery and intrigue. Similarly, "Philippe IV Le Bel / Jones" showcases how different perspectives can shape our understanding of ambition throughout time. But it is not only ancient rulers who inspire us; even mythical figures like Icarus remind us of the dangers that come with unchecked ambition. The detailed portrayal of his fall in "The Fall of Icarus (detail) - 1636" serves as a cautionary tale for those who reach too high without considering the consequences. Moving forward through history, we witness Queen Mary surprising Courtenay and Princess Elizabeth in an unexpected twist that highlights the boldness and audacity often associated with ambitious individuals. Ambition also extends beyond politics into scientific endeavors. In "Harnessing the Atom by G. H. Davis, " we see humanity's relentless pursuit of knowledge and power through nuclear energy – an ambitious feat indeed. Even within political circles, ambition plays a significant role. Michael Foot and Tony Blair, two British Labour politicians depicted together in this collection, exemplify how differing ambitions can shape ideologies and drive change within society. As we delve deeper into this artistic journey filled with ambition-driven narratives, we encounter headlines such as "WALLENSTEIN DEAD. " This historical event reminds us that even great ambitions can meet tragic ends but leave lasting legacies behind. Lastly, aviation enthusiasts will appreciate depictions like "Arado Ar 231 – an ambitious attempt to provide U-Boats wi" or "Messerschmitt Me 264 – a cut-away view of this ambitious.