Spartan Collection (page 2)

Portrait of Dmitry Shostakovitch (1906-75) 1947 (oil on canvas)
BAL246969 Portrait of Dmitry Shostakovitch (1906-75) 1947 (oil on canvas) by Willyams, Pyotr Vladimirovich (1902-47); 100x124 cm; Glinka Museum of Music Culture, Moscow, Russia

Spartan Royale Ridden By Michael Roberts 23 May 1997 Date: 23 May 1997

Spartan Heartbeat Ridden By Mark Birch 12 June 1996 Date: 12 June 1996

Pair of Mute swans (Cygnus olor) at sunrise on misty lake. Poland, March

Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys, c. 1860. Creator: Edgar Degas
Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys, c. 1860

Helen, about 1787. Creator: Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
Helen, about 1787. [In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy was said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world]

Spartan youths performing gymnastic exercises, Ancient Greece (engraving)
5216604 Spartan youths performing gymnastic exercises, Ancient Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spartan youths performing gymnastic exercises)

Sparta, Ancient Greece (litho)
5997008 Sparta, Ancient Greece (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sparta, Ancient Greece)

The War, the Fleet of Steamers hired by the Government as Transports to convey the Troops to South Africa (litho)
1043230 The War, the Fleet of Steamers hired by the Government as Transports to convey the Troops to South Africa (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Pyrrhic dance, Sparta (chromolitho)
1093274 Pyrrhic dance, Sparta (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pyrrhic dance, Sparta. Liebig educational card.); © Look and Learn

Pharnabazus and Agesilaus meet (engraving)
727797 Pharnabazus and Agesilaus meet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pharnabazus and Agesilaus meet. Agesilaus II (c.444-c)

The Spartan mother saying goodbye to her son as he leaves for war
LLM454246 The Spartan mother saying goodbye to her son as he leaves for war by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gymnastic exercise of the Spartans, illustration from
786027 Gymnastic exercise of the Spartans, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, c.1880 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Pelopidas leading the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra (litho)
STC416123 Pelopidas leading the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pelopidas (d.364 BC)

Le bateau a vapeur sur les rapides (engraving)
2783268 Le bateau a vapeur sur les rapides (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le bateau a vapeur sur les rapides)

Lysander, Spartan admiral (engraving)
2788683 Lysander, Spartan admiral (engraving) by Burghers, Michael (1647-1727); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lysander (d 395 BC)

Agis IV and Cleomenes III, Spartan kings (engraving)
2788672 Agis IV and Cleomenes III, Spartan kings (engraving) by Burghers, Michael (1647-1727); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agis IV (c265-241 BC) and Cleomenes III (d 219 BC), Spartan kings

Dancers during the Karneia, detail (ceramic)
XZO349775 Dancers during the Karneia, detail (ceramic) by Greek; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada; (add.info.: the Karneia, in Ancient Greece)

Market of Sparta, Ancient Greece (engraving)
5216603 Market of Sparta, Ancient Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Market of Sparta, Ancient Greece)

The Dromos in Sparta, Ancient Greece (litho)
5997036 The Dromos in Sparta, Ancient Greece (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dromos in Sparta, Ancient Greece)

Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys, c. 1860 (oil on canvas)
2968494 Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys, c.1860 (oil on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 97.4x140 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Charles H. and Mary F. S

Lycurgus, legendary Spartan lawgiver (engraving)
2788675 Lycurgus, legendary Spartan lawgiver (engraving) by Burghers, Michael (1647-1727); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lycurgus)

The Reserve Fleet exercising their Search-Lights at Torbay (litho)
1042850 The Reserve Fleet exercising their Search-Lights at Torbay (litho) by Maud, William T. (1865-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reserve Fleet exercising their Search-Lights at Torbay)

Pictures from Grecian history (colour litho)
3622280 Pictures from Grecian history (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pictures from Grecian history.); © Look and Learn

The Pass of Thermopylae, c. 1940s (litho)
IL439464 The Pass of Thermopylae, c.1940s (litho) by Brock, Richard Henry (1871-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Newnes Pictorial Knowledge)

Sparta, Ancient Greece (engraving)
5216611 Sparta, Ancient Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sparta, Ancient Greece)

Figurine of a girl running, Sparta, 520-500 BC (bronze)
BAL101541 Figurine of a girl running, Sparta, 520-500 BC (bronze) by Greek, (6th century BC); height: 11.4 cm; British Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: left leg below knee has been restored; ); Greek

Alcander a young man of Sparta attacking Lycurgus, from Hutchinson
3614271 Alcander a young man of Sparta attacking Lycurgus, from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, pub.1915 by English School

Agesilaus II, Spartan king and general (engraving)
2788665 Agesilaus II, Spartan king and general (engraving) by Burghers, Michael (1647-1727); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agesilaus II (c444-c360 BC), Spartan king and general

"There was an Old Person of Sparta, who had twenty-five sons and one darter ", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386682 " There was an Old Person of Sparta, who had twenty-five sons and one darter ", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

The Brave Three Hundred, c. 1940s (litho)
IL439465 The Brave Three Hundred, c.1940s (litho) by Brock, Richard Henry (1871-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Newnes Pictorial Knowledge)

A woman sewing in an interior, 1901 (oil on canvas)
CH27090 A woman sewing in an interior, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Hammershoi, Vilhelm (1864-1916); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Danish, out of copyright

The Dromos in Sparta, Ancient Greece (engraving)
5216612 The Dromos in Sparta, Ancient Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dromos in Sparta, Ancient Greece)

Themistocles, Athenian politician and general (chromolitho)
972128 Themistocles, Athenian politician and general (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Themistocles (c524-459 BC), Athenian politician and general

He became a target for every arrow, illustration from The Story of Greece
3082577 He became a target for every arrow, illustration from The Story of Greece, 1930s (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info)

Spartan youths (engraving)
3647004 Spartan youths (engraving) by Vogel, Hermann (1856-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spartan youths. Illustration for Weltgeschichte Fur Das Volk by Otto von Corvin and Wilhelm Held)

A Reconstruction of Sparta: the Persian Porch and Place of Consultation of
CH402151 A Reconstruction of Sparta: the Persian Porch and Place of Consultation of the Lacedemonians (pencil, pen & black ink and w/c on paper) by Gandy

American homestead (engraving)
PNP246242 American homestead (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Interior of Bykovs House, 1850s (oil on canvas)
BAL196498 Interior of Bykovs House, 1850s (oil on canvas) by Yurov, Grigory Vasilievich (d.1895); 59.8x64 cm; Rostov Museum of Fine Art, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Market place of Sparta, Ancient Greece (litho)
5997013 Market place of Sparta, Ancient Greece (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Market place of Sparta, Ancient Greece)

Amazon, Minerva pacifera, Venus pacifera, Spartan virgin (engraving)
5200803 Amazon, Minerva pacifera, Venus pacifera, Spartan virgin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amazon, Minerva pacifera, Venus pacifera)

With Methuens Horse on Board the "Spartan"(engraving)
1044792 With Methuens Horse on Board the " Spartan" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With Methuens Horse on Board the " Spartan")

Knight Rider
Christophe Kiciak

Spartan Race
Martin Motl

Alvis Striker, Samaritan, Samson and Spartan
Alvis FV102 Striker, FV104 Samaritan, FV106 Samson and FV103 Spartan, at the British Army Equipment Exhibition, held at Aldershot from 23-27 June 1980. Date: 1980

Spartan Arrow G-ABWP at the Fifty Years of Flying Exhibition, held at RAF Hendon, with Blackburn B.2 G-AEBJ. Date: 1951

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