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Ulysses killing the suitors who vied for Penelope's hand in marriage. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander G-BCLK (msn 3180), of British Airports Authority, at the SBAC Farnborough Airshow, in September 1974. Date: 1974

Town Hall and Gardens, Morecambe, Lancashire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Port of Funchal Medallion presented to QE2
CUNARD LINE: Port of Funchal Medallion presented to the QE2 from the Port Authority of Madeira mounted on an oak presentation plaque. 7ins

Nadir (Nader) Shah of Iran crowning himself on 8 March 1736 Date: 1736

Floral display, Interior of Croydon Town Hall, Surrey Date: circa 1900s

Turkey. Ottoman Empire. Turkish army troops. From left to right: Chatir, Pasha, militiaman, Harbagi, Egyptian soldier and another militiaman. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot

Turkey. Court of the Grand Vizier. Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Court of the Grand Vizier. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Montaut. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Grand Prior of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem or of Malta. Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Yongzheng Period Plate
An illustration of an eggshell pink, decorative Chinese porcelain plate of the Yongzheng period, 1723-1735. It bears the scene of a woman in authority sat beside two smaller men who are carrying

Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha. Engraving
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Escort of a provincial governor Pasha (higher rank in the Ottoman political and military system). Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Montaut

Grand Prior of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem or Malta
Grand Prior of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem or of Malta. Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Commemoration Postcard Penny Postage Jubilee
The Jubilee celebrations were held at the Guildhall. This card was probably bought there as it carries a special cancellation. It is printed in carmine on buff board. Only 10, 000 were printed

Michelangelo in His Studio visited by Pope Julius II, by Alexandre Cabanel. Date: 16th century

Hawker Siddeley HS. 125-3B/RA G-AVDX
Hawker Siddeley HS.125-3B/RA G-AVDX (msn 25113), of the Civil Aviation Authority Flying Unit, at RAF Greenham Common for the 1973 International Air Tattoo. Date: 1973

British Aerospace 125-700B G-CCAA (msn 257130), of the Civil Aviation Authority Flying Unit. Date: circa 1985

Taken from All Harrows church, this panoramic view from Port of London Authority Building, on the left to Tower Bridge and the South Bank of the River Thames

Businessmen against white background, portrait
1961, Medium Group Of People, Adults Only, Mature Adult, Mature Men, Senior Adult, Senior Men, Only Men, Studio Shot, White Background, Square, Black And White, Photography, Portrait, Full Length

Coach with American football player, portrait
1969, Two People, Adults Only, Only Men, Mid Adult, Mid Adult Men, Mature Adult, Mature Men, Caucasian Appearance, Studio Shot, Beige Background, Coloured Background, Horizontal, Colour, Photography

Businessman sitting in armchair, smiling, portrait
1968, One Person, Adults Only, Mature Adult, One Man Only, One Mature Man Only, Indoors, Square, Colour, Photography, Portrait, Focus On Foreground, Three Quarter Length, Full Suit, Smart, Sitting

Lord Palmerston - Victorian engraving
Head and shoulders portrait of Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), who was British Prime Minister from 1855-1858 and 1859-1865

Monsignor Antonio Cerri, c. 1630-40 (marble)
3060067 Monsignor Antonio Cerri, c.1630-40 (marble) by Algardi, Alessandro (1598-54); 86x65x28 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Moses breaks the tablets of law, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665608 Moses breaks the tablets of law, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Moses breaks the tablets of law containing the ten commandments after his)

The Annunciation, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 In, 1866
3665612 The Annunciation, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 In, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The Annunciation, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866)

Ezra shows the ten commandments on tablets, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665605 Ezra shows the ten commandments on tablets, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Ezra shows the ten commandments on tablets)

Henry VI, c. 1900 (engraving)
863734 Henry VI, c.1900 (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ideal and Real': William Henry Smith (1825-1891)
865029 Ideal and Real': William Henry Smith (1825-1891) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); (add.info.: Ideal and Real': William Henry Smith (1825-1891), son of William Henry Smith (1792-1865)

USA, Tennessee. White pelicans and cormorants creating patterns. Date: 10-12-2020

USA, Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority drawdown, Tennessee River. White pelicans, sandhill cranes, Canada geese feeding Date: 23-11-2020

USA, Tennessee. Evening light Tennessee River, Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge. Sandhill Cranes feed along exposed edges. Date: 23-11-2020

USA, Tennessee. White pelicans curve around islet Tennessee River, Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge Date: 21-11-2020

George William Frederick Charles (1819-1904)
864945 George William Frederick Charles (1819-1904) by Downey, W. and D. (fl.1860-1905); (add.info.: George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904)

Crane operator at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tennessee, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Crane operator at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tennessee

Electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making of elem... Muscle Shoals area, Alabama, 1942
Electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making of elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the Muscle Shoals area, Alabama

Electric phosphate smelting furnace used to make element... vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, 1942
Electric phosphate smelting furnace used to make elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Smoke stack of TVA chemical plant where elemental... vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Smoke stack of TVA chemical plant where elemental phosphorus is made, vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama

TVA chemical plant, where elemental phosphorus is made, vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, 1942
TVA chemical plant, where elemental phosphorus is made, vicinity of Muscle Shoals, Alabama

A large electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making... Muscle Shoals area, Alabama, 1942
A large electric phosphate smelting furnace used in the making of elemental phosphorus in a TVA chemical plant in the Muscle Shoals area, Alabama

Construction of Douglas Dam, TVA, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Construction of Douglas Dam, TVA

Eight generator units in the generator room of a new... Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. 1942
Eight generator units in the generator room of a new addition to TVAs hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala

Generator works at the winding of a generator stator... Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala. 1942
Generator works at the winding of a generator stator in a new addition to TVAs hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam, Sheffield vicinity, Ala

Men working on telephone lines, probably near a TVA dam hydroelectric plant, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Men working on telephone lines, probably near a TVA dam hydroelectric plant

Generator hall of the powerhouse, Chickamauga Dam, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Generator hall of the powerhouse, Chickamauga Dam, Tenn. The dam, located near Chattanooga, 471 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, has an authorized power installation of 81, 000 kw

Checking the alignment of a turbine shaft at the top of the guide... Watts Bar Dam, Tenn. 1942
Checking the alignment of a turbine shaft at the top of the guide bearing in TVAs hydroelectric plant, Watts Bar Dam, Tenn

Transmission line towers and high tension lines that... Wilson Dam... near Sheffield, Ala. 1942
Transmission line towers and high tension lines that carry current generated at TVAs Wilson Dam hydroelectric plant, near Sheffield, Ala

Truck driver at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tennessee, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Truck driver at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tennessee

Tightening a nut on a guide vane operating seromotor in TVA s... Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee, 1942
Tightening a nut on a guide vane operating seromotor in TVAs hydroelectric plant, Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. Located 530 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River

Excavating within the log cofferdam during an early stage of construction, Douglas Dam, Tenn. 1942
Excavating within the log cofferdam during an early stage of construction, Douglas Dam, Tenn

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"Authority: A Tapestry of Power, Struggle, and Symbolism" From the majestic presence of "The King of Kings" to the humorous encounter in "The Car That Touched a Policeman, " authority takes on various forms throughout history, and is both revered and challenged, depicted vividly in artworks like the Metropolitan Police recruitment poster and Elizabeth Southerden Thompson's masterpiece "Scotland forever. " In times of conflict, authority emerges as General Ulysses S. Grant commands his troops during The American Civil War. Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace stands tall as the official London residence symbolizing regal power. Yet even within these structures, rebellion finds its voice. Emmeline Pankhurst's arrest outside Buckingham Palace serves as a poignant reminder of women's fight for suffrage against established authority. Masonic Regalia represents an intricate web of secret societies that hold their own form of influence. Moving beyond borders, we witness symbols from different cultures shaping authority. The silhouette of Battersea Power Station looms large over London's skyline—an emblematic representation of industrial might and control. In Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh's bust alongside the socialist flag signifies revolutionary leadership challenging colonial rule. However, not all manifestations are noble or just. The haunting image captures a police dog attacking a young black man during Birmingham's Youth Mass Demonstration—a stark reminder that they are be abused and wielded unjustly. Amidst this complex tapestry lies everyday life where ordinary individuals uphold order—like the diligent Metropolitan Police officer on traffic duty ensuring safety on bustling streets. Authority encompasses more than mere titles; it embodies power dynamics woven into society's fabric across time and place. As we reflect upon these hints spanning artistry, politics, activism, and law enforcement—we unravel the multifaceted nature itself—a force that shapes our world with both awe-inspiring grandeur and sobering consequences.