An illustration for the poem the world's age' by charles kingsley and the lines 'still the race of hero-spirits/ pass the lamp from hand to hand;/ age from age the words inherits-/ 'wife, and child, and fatherland. Object Type: painting. Date: 1909. Dimensions: height: 123 cm (48.4 in); width: 245 cm (96.4 in). Medium: tempera on canvas. Collection: Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum. Walter Crane - Race of Hero Spirits Pass