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General John Reid, a very thin man. Engraving, 1813.

David with the head of Goliath on his sword. Line engraving attributed to P. de Jode after J.P. Saenredam, 1600, after L. van Leyden.

David rests his hand on Goliath's severed head. Lithograph by B-R. Julien, 1845, after G. Reni.

Crimean War: key to the painting of the reception of "Crimean Heroes" by Queen Victoria. Coloured lithograph after J. Gilbert.

David holds the head of Goliath; soldiers dressed in contemporary uniform stand by. Engraving by N. de Bruyn after himself, 1609.

David with the head of Goliath. Line engraving by R. van Audenaerd after C. Maratta.

The young Samson excels on the battlefield. Etching by J.B. de Poilly after F. Verdier, 1698.

David with the head of Goliath, accompanied by an angel and cherubs. Lithograph by G. Sensi after N. Poussin.

David with the head of Goliath. Line engraving by J.P. Saenredam, 1600, after L. van Leyden.

The combat between David and Goliath. Line engraving by P. Sluiter after G. Hoet.

A fettered Samson sits blind and distraught in a gloomy clearing. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Westall.

The myth of the birth of the hero : a psychological interpretation of mythology / by Otto Rank ; authorized translation by Drs. F. Robbins and Smith Ely Jelliffe.

Renée Bordereau, a female soldier. Line engraving by S. Springsguth, 1818.

The face of a hero immediately before death. Drawing, c. 1789, after A. Schluter.

David with the head of Goliath. Lithograph by Markendorf, 1839, after A. Turchi.

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A fettered Samson sits blind and distraught in a gloomy clearing. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Westall.

The myth of the birth of the hero : a psychological interpretation of mythology / by Otto Rank ; authorized translation by Drs. F. Robbins and Smith Ely Jelliffe.

Renée Bordereau, a female soldier. Line engraving by S. Springsguth, 1818.

The face of a hero immediately before death. Drawing, c. 1789, after A. Schluter.

David with the head of Goliath. Lithograph by Markendorf, 1839, after A. Turchi.