Quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, or pain

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Multicoloured figures representing people courageously demonstrating solidarity with people with HIV and AIDS during Whitsun (Pentecost) 1988. Colour lithograph.

Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward's arm. Coloured stipple etching by W. Wynne Ryland, 1780, after A. Kauffman.

Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward's arm. Coloured stipple etching by Wynne Ryland, 1780, after A. Kauffman.

Two women rescuing a man from the sea off the coast of Swansea. Wood engraving by W.H., 1883, after T.R.

Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward I's arm. Line engraving by Brown after W.M. Craig.

Jephthah's daughter contemplating her virginity and her imminent death, surrounded by woeful attendants with musical instruments. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1846, after H. O'Neil.

A valiant and resolute man (as described by Lavater): profile. Drawing, c. 1793.

A black woman with glasses wraps her arms around a boy; advertisement by the National Urban League, Inc for those with or affected by AIDS. Colour lithograph by P. Beane.

A black woman stands in a field with flowers holding a red ribbon above her head with the sun behind; advertisement by the National Urban League, Inc for those with or affected by AIDS. Colour lithograph by P. Beane.

Battle of Ratisbon: Napoleon, shot in the ankle, mounts his horse to join battle before the dressing of the wound is finished. Coloured engraving after C. Gautherot, 1828.

A grateful military leader presenting virtuous soldiers with awards and punishing corrupt soldiers in a ceremony. Etching after J. Callot, ca. 1633.

Four strips of numbered positive photos of four different women with the words: "Frauen Positiv Power'; a message about HIV positive women by Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe. Colour lithograph by Renate Altermath and Augenblitz.

What makes a hero? : the surprising science of selflessness / Elizabeth Svoboda.

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Courage

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Images referencing Courage

Works from the collections

Two women rescuing a man from the sea off the coast of Swansea. Wood engraving by W.H., 1883, after T.R.

What makes a hero? : the surprising science of selflessness / Elizabeth Svoboda.

Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward's arm. Coloured stipple etching by Wynne Ryland, 1780, after A. Kauffman.

A valiant and resolute man (as described by Lavater): profile. Drawing, c. 1793.

Jephthah's daughter contemplating her virginity and her imminent death, surrounded by woeful attendants with musical instruments. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1846, after H. O'Neil.

Courage

Images from the collections

Images referencing Courage

Works from the collections

Two women rescuing a man from the sea off the coast of Swansea. Wood engraving by W.H., 1883, after T.R.

What makes a hero? : the surprising science of selflessness / Elizabeth Svoboda.

Queen Eleanor sucking the poison from King Edward's arm. Coloured stipple etching by Wynne Ryland, 1780, after A. Kauffman.

A valiant and resolute man (as described by Lavater): profile. Drawing, c. 1793.

Jephthah's daughter contemplating her virginity and her imminent death, surrounded by woeful attendants with musical instruments. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1846, after H. O'Neil.

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