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Cupid playing a drum with his standard on a column. Exercising his drum, having placed his banner in safety. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by
Regency actor John Emery singing John GrousePopular Regency actor John Emery singing the comic song John Grouse and Mother Goose at Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1808
Woman wearing a seethrough frilly veil around her bust. Portrait of Iris, a beauty to rival Venus. Imitation of Anacreon. A woman poses naked like the statue of the famous Greek poet
Portrait of Roman Emperor JulianRoman Emperor Julian, 332-353. Flavius Claudius Julianus Augustus, philosopher and author in Greek, Byzantine Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy
Portrait of Roman Emperor TitusRoman Emperor Titus, 39AD-81AD, Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697
Cartoon, So Just! -- Just So! (Disraeli)Cartoon, So Just! -- Just So! A satirical comment on Benjamin Disraeli apparently managing to use common sense to balance Labour and Capital, and put an end to destructive industrial action
Union, Strength and Security - England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland before Britannia seated on a throne. circa 1840
The Months Welcoming the Young Year. 1860
Musica, Pre-Raphaelite Needlework Picture. 1906
Plaque showing the choice of Hercules between Virtue and Vice. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co
Indulgence granted by the Archbishop of Armagh Rowland Jorse 1312 with his seal showing him in religious robes with crozier
Personal seals in wax from the Middle AgesVarious personal seals from the time of King Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI and Edward IV. Handcoloured etching drawn
Emblems and heraldic shieldsAn angel holding a shield with chalice and wafer M, the five wounds of Christ N, and various heraldic shields. Paintings on the south wall of the Chancel
Saint George fighting the dragon in front of a virgin princess with lamb, while her parents watch from the castle of Silene
Painting of an angel, verses, castle towersPainting beneath the assassination of St. Thomas a Becket showing an angel, verses, castle towers and a corpse in winding robes
Saxon saints Modwena and Edmund the KingSaxon Saint Modwena in abbess robes and Saint Edmund the King. Paintings in niches on the side of the nave. Handcoloured etching drawn
Bishop of Worcester praying before a crucifix, and mythical beasts above the Vicars door. Paintings from the south side of the Chancel
Emperor Heraclius bearing the true cross to JerusalemByzantine Emperor Heraclius riding with the Holy Cross taken from Persian King Khosrau II visited by an angel (I), and Heraclius walking bearing the true cross into Jerusalem (K)
Empress Helena raising a woman from the deadEmpress Helena raises a woman from the dead with the Holy Cross (E), and Empress Helena bringing the cross to Constantinople (F)
Empress Helena on her quest for the Holy CrossEmpress Helena leaving Constantinople (C), and Judas revealing to her the location of the Holy Cross (D). Painting on the north side of the Chancel
The Queen of Sheba visiting the court of King Solomon of Israel. Painting on the north side of the Chancel. Handcoloured etching drawn
View of the Chapel of the Trinity next to Shakespeares House in Stratford Upon Avon. Etching by Thomas Fisher from his Paintings on the Walls of the Chapel of the Trinity, Stratford upon Avon, 1808
Calligraphic title page in black and redCalligraphic title reading A Series of Antient Allegorical Historical and Legendary Paintings which were uncovered in the summer of 1802 on the walls of the Chapel of the Trinity at Stratford upon
Frontispiece with skull, hourglass and sacred heartFrontispiece of noble man and woman in 16th century Swiss costume standing beside an allegorical escutcheon with skull, helmet, Times hourglass, skeleton and sacred heart. Mortalium Nobilitas
Allegorical depiction of Asia reclining on a bed, with a garland of flowers, and a bowl of incense smoking. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre after an illustration by Andrea Appiani
Monument with allegorical statues representing 14 ancient cities of Asia, including Thenia, Magnesia, Philadelphea, Tmolus, Cyme, Temnos, Cybira, Myrina, Ephesos, Apollonidea, Hyrcania, Mostene
Death Crowning Innocence by G F Watts. circa 1888
Patriotic poster, Be British and Buy BritishPatriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- Be British and Buy British (quoting a speech by the Lord Chancellor at the Guildhall on 9 November 1931)
Study, An Allegory of Social Strife, by Archibald ZieglerStudy for a painting, An Allegory of Social Strife, by Archibald Ziegler. A reflection on postwar mass unemployment and social unrest, recalling the 1926 General Strike. late 1920s
Drawing, An Allegory of Social Strife, by Archibald ZieglerPreparatory drawing for a painting, An Allegory of Social Strife, by Archibald Ziegler. A reflection on postwar mass unemployment and social unrest, recalling the 1926 General Strike. late 1920s
American recruitment poster, Columbia Calls, WW1American recruitment poster, poem by Frances Adams Halsted, design by Vincent Aderente, Columbia Calls, Enlist Now for US Army, First World War. circa 1916
Peace Plate, designed by W H Goss, to celebrate the end of the First World War. circa 1919
French postwar poster, finance for reconstructionFrench postwar poster, design by Rene Lelong, Credit National, finance for reconstruction after the First World War. circa 1920
Verdun -- On ne passe pas, by Louis MatteiVerdun -- On ne passe pas (They shall not pass), original plaster maquette by Louis Octave Joseph Mattei, First World War. circa 1917
Hell, drawing by Archibald Ziegler, a preparatory study for his painting, An Allegory of Social Strife, a reflection on postwar mass unemployment and social unrest, recalling the 1926 General Strike
Patriotic group in national costume, with BritanniaPatriotic group in national costume, including Scottish and Welsh, with boy scouts and a Britannia figure -- possibly for Empire Day celebrations. Date: circa 1910
Llull, Ramon (1233 / 1235-1315 / 1316). Majorcan writer and phiLlull, Ramon (1233/1235-1315/1316). Majorcan writer and philosopher. Engraving of Arbor Scientiae (Tree of Science) published in Leiden in 1635
Poster, Munich Olympics, Germany, 1936Poster advertising the Munich Olympics, Germany, 16 August to 3 September 1936. Date: 1936
ITS A WOMANS WORLDA feminist view of our planet - The World, surrounded by Emblematical Females. Date: circa 1800
Ceres - Demeter Crane 1889Ceres (Demeter), a symbol of harvest time. Date: 1906
SPAIN GOYA WAR VULTUREThe Carnivorous Vulture: a satire on Napoleons arrival in Spain during the Peninsular War. Date: circa 1808
ROYALTY, EPISCOPACY, LAWRoyalty, episcopacy and law: George I depicted with a guinea coin for his head, a bishop, and a lawyer with a mallet for a head. Date: 1722
THE WOLF AS SHEPHERD One of Dores finest illust- -rations, simply taken at face value, and at the same time a powerful allegory of brute force hiding its brutality
Cartoon, AFTER THE DERBYCartoon, After the Derby! Death doffs his hat and kindly opens the gate for a coachload of revellers back from the Derby. Hell be getting to know them a whole lot better soon. Date: 1870
ALLEGORY OF MININGAllegorical depiction of mining, showing two of the little folk traditionally associated with mining, and various tools Date: circa 1890
ALLEGORY OF MECHANICSLA MECANIQUE allegorical design depicting the angel of mechanics, fire in one hand, a locomotive in the other, against a background of machinery Date: circa 1890
NUN & CHORUS-GIRL NUN & CHORUS-GIRLThe NUN and the CHORUS-GIRL are both welcome in Heaven Date: 1866
TRIUMPH OF VIRTUEThe triumph of virtue