Allegory Collection (page 8)

London street with King George VI display
A narrow London street with a display marking the accession of King George VI. Date: circa 1936

Alliance with England
Allegory of the alliance with England : Elizabeth and Leicester are depicted as supporting the Netherlands against the king of France. Date: 1576

Siege of Gibraltar - 5
An allegory of the Great Siege of Gibraltar : Fame crowning General St George Augustus Eliott with the Wreath of Immortality. Date: 1782

Ostende Surrenders
Allegory on the surrender of Ostende to the Spanish under general Spinola. Date: 2 September 1604

Allegory of the Via Aemilia. Unknown. Date: Unknown

Allegory of the Napoleonic Wars. Singleton, Henry 1766 - 1839

WW2 - German Dog hassled by French pooches - " Stop him, hes a Gestapo Agent!". Date: circa 1940

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Theres a Good Time Coming
" We have to gian the victory - that is our task." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister Theres a Good Time Coming - a little girl sees a future without rationing

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Trying it on
Trying it on! A sailor boy (home on leave) proposes to his girl sweetheart and presents her with a diamond ring! Date: circa 1942

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Is My Journey Really Necessary?
" We have to gain the Victory that is our Task." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister Is My Journey Really Necessary

WW2 - Comic Postcard - Can it be true? Churchill Quote
" We shall continue steadfast in faith and duty till our task is done." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister A little farmers boy is delighted that a reluctant hen has finally produced

Market Reports - Chinese Steady
Market Reports postcard - Chinese (market) Steady. A Chinese beauty poses for a photograph, maintaining a static pose for as long as possible to allow for the length of exposure required by

Washington DC - Library of Congress Mural - The Four Seasons
Washington DC, USA - Mural - The Four Season by Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. (3/4). Autumn. Date: 1920

Ragged Street singers - looking decidedly worse for wear
In the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a pair of ragged street singers singing about fair and stormy weather - the perfect illustrative template for their undoubtedly

Young lady cries after receiving a retort from her boyfriend
Taking a Hot Return - cricket analogy used on a humorous(ish?) postcard showing a girl upset after receiving a harsh retort from her beau. Date: 1908

WWI - The (German) Fox and the (Allied) Grapes
The Fox and the Grapes - A Hungry Fox, finding that he could not reach some tempting bunches of ripe grapes, declared that they were sour and that he did not want them

Dandy Pianist - a Wow with the Party Ladies
Botany - The Dandelion - a florid little man! A wow with all the ladies (up to a point!). A pianist, possibly modelled in part on popular Polish pianist Paderewski? Date: circa 1907

Racing Illustrated - A doubtful starter - a seaside donkey is les than keen on taking a corpulent holidaymaker for a stroll across the sand... Date: circa 1903

Three of a Kind and Two Jacks - a very solid full house card hand in Poker - cheekily represented here! Date: circa 1920s

Spain (1829). Allegory of the wedding between Ferdinand VII of Spain and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo de Historia

Spain (1812). Snuff boix with allegory of the Constitution of 1812. SPAIN. Vitoria. Museum of the Armeric (armoury)

Spain. Peninsular War (1808-1814). Allegory of the liberation of Spain by Napoleon. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo de Historia

Spain (1814). La valiente, fiel y constante
" Spain (1814). " La valiente, fiel y constante Espa񡦱 uot; " (The brave, loyal and steadfast Spain). Allegory of the entrance of Fernando VII in Spain. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid

Spain (1810-1814). Cᤩz Cortes. Fan decorated
Spain (1810-1814). Cᤩ z Cortes. Fan decorated with an allegory of the Constitution. SPAIN. Barcelona. Textile and Clothing Museum

ZUCCHI, Jacopo (1551-1589). Allegory of the Discovery

The Astrology (allegory). Cornelis Cort engraving published in Antwerp, 1565. Mannerism art. Engraving

Spain (1840). Allegory of the Corpus Procession of the cathedral of Barcelona with Mossos d Esquadra (catalan police). Watercolour by Salvador Ros鳮 Watercolour

TIEPOLO, Giovanni Battista (1696-1770). Allegory of Europe. 1750 - 1753. GERMANY. W� g. Royal Palace. Painting located on the ceiling roof of the main stairway by Johann Balthasar Neumann

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Allegory of the City of Madrid. 1810. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Museo de Historia

LORENZETTI, Ambrogio (1285-1348). Allegory f the Good Government: Effects of Good Government on the City Life. 1338-1340. ITALY. Siena. Public Palace. Central detail. Renaissance art. Trecento. Fresco

2 pesetas bill of the Spanish Second Republic (1936). Coin. SPAIN. Barcelona. Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia

PHILIP I of France (1052-1108). King of France
" PHILIP I of France (1052-1108). King of France (1060-1108), member of the Capetian dynasty. Allegory of Philip I of Frances reign

LORENZETTI, Ambrogio (1285-1348). Allegory of the Good Government. 1338-1340. ITALY. Siena. Public Palace. Located in the Sala dei Nove. Detail of the Magnanimity. On her feet, soldiers

Spain (1808-1814). Peninsular war. Allegory of Napoleons invasion of Spain. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

ECUADOR. Ibarra. City Hall. Greatest hall. Allegory of the Foundation of San Miguel de Ibarra by Crist󢡬 de Troya on September 28, 1606

Allegory of Charlemagnes reign. Illustration
" Allegory of Charlemagnes reign. Illustration of " Grandes Chroniques de France", edition by Antoine V鲡 rd (15th century). ITALY. Turin

COSSA, Francesco del (1435-1478). Allegory of April: Triumph of Venus. 1476-1484. ITALY. Ferrara. Schifanoia Palace. Detail. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Fresco

Spain. Coin of the Second Republic (1933). Coin. SPAIN. Barcelona. Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia

GIORDANO, Luca (1632-1705). Allegory of the Golden Fleece. Circa 1697. SPAIN. Madrid. Cas󮠤 el Buen Retiro. Baroque art. Fresco

LORENZETTI, Ambrogio (1285-1348). Allegory f the Good Government: Effects of Good Government on the City Life. Central detail. ITALY

Whimsical Allegory by LUCAS VELAZQUEZ, Eugenio (1817-1870). Romanticism. Oil on wood

CASTILLO, Jos頤el (1737-1793). Allegory of the
CASTILLO, Jos頤 el (1737-1793). Allegory of the Church. SPAIN. Madrid. Royal Palace. Work placed at the Alabarderos Hall. Tapestry

Allegory of Love (Cupid and Psyche)
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Allegory of Love (Cupid and Psyche). Oil on canvas

Croesus shows his treasures to Solon. Francken II, Frans, the Younger (1581-1642). Oil on wood

Jugend front cover, two young women dancing
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting two young women dancing. They are holding symbolic items representing arts and crafts, including an artists palette and brushes

Sculpture on front of Lambeth HQ Main Building

19th century Insurance Company Fire Notice, County Fire office, with an image of Britannia with lion and shield

An allegory of Komachi visiting. Print shows Komachi, full-length, standing, facing right, with another woman standing behind her carrying a long box or portfolio. Date between 1818 and 1820

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