Praise Collection

Lycurgus of Sparta
LYCURGUS OF SPARTA Legendary Greek lawgiver, mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch and Xenophon, who praise his legislation

Choirboy singing solo in a church, Horley, Surrey
A choirboy singing solo in front of a modern stained glass window at Salfords Church, Horley, Surrey. He is holding a book entitled English Praise

Jesus Presented to God
The infant Jesus is presented in the temple; Simeon, a righteous man, and Anna, a prophetess, praise God

WW1 poster, 20th London Regiment
WW1 recruitment poster, 20th London Regiment (HQ Holly Hedge House, Blackheath), Praise for Territorials. Join your own local battalion at once. Date: 1914-1918

Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition, words and music by Frank Loesser. Date: circa 1942

A Fantasy
A theatrical artwork showing performers wearing Elizabethan costumes upon a black and white tiled floor, a younger boy receives praise in the form of thrown flowers. Date: circa 1914

Itaian postcard praising Kind Edward VII
An Italian postcard, fullsome in its praise for King Edward VII (1841-1910) during his first official visit to the country in 1903 (to aid the then-poor Anglo-Italian relations)

Sydney Grammar School
An etching of Sydney Grammar School, established in 1857, with work done by architect, James Barnet. The motto of the Sydney university feeder school is Laus Deo, Latin for Praise be to God

Brahmins singing praises to Lord Rama. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

People board warship to sing Te Deum for Military Victory
The French population of Rio de Janeiro board the Astree to sing the praise hymn Te Deum, to celebrate the capture of Puebla in the second siege of Puebla by the French army. Date: 1863

ROMAN CELEBRATION / VIRGIL
Dancing in honour of CERES (Demeter), the goddess of agriculture. On Ceres let him call & Ceres praise, With uncouth dances & with country lays. Date: First published: 29 BC

French Advertising Postcard - Mineral Water Gas Soda Stream
French Advertising Postcard - Bowing down in reverence at the shrine of a Mineral Water Gas Soda Stream / Siphon. Date: circa 1930s

National Male Pilgrimage to Lourdes, France
The huge National Male Pilgrimage to Lourdes - 18th-22nd April 1899. Worshippers in the Place De La Basilique. The organisers of this great pilgrimage hoped and wished to see 30

John Bagford, Collector
JOHN BAGFORD, shoeamker and book collector, who deserves praise for rescuing ancient ballads, but indignation for destroying countless old books for their title pages. Date: 1650 - 1716

Alfred Austin (1896)
ALFRED AUSTIN, forgettable and unlikeable poet whose profuse output wins him more mockery than praise from the critics but, astonishingly, gets him appointed Poet Laureate, 1896. Date: 1835 - 1913

Alfred Austin (Punch)
ALFRED AUSTIN, indifferent and unlikeable poet whose profuse output wins him more mockery than praise from the critics but, astonishingly, gets him appointed Poet Laureate, 1896. Date: 1835 - 1913

Fox Hunting Music Sheet
FOXHUNTING A descriptive piece in praise of the sport. Date: circa 1860

Anne Mills, Sailor
ANNE (or Ann) MILLS Female who served in the Royal Navy, fighting the French, one of whom she has decapitated with her cutlass, earning the praise Well cut, lass ! Date: CIRCA 1740

Praise-God Barbon, also known as Barebones
PRAISE-GOD BARBON (1596 - 1679) (also known as BAREBONES) Leather-seller, religious enthusiast and MP, after whom the Barebones Parliament of 1653 was named Date: circa 1750

Annie Wilson
ANNIE WILSON - innkeepers wife and guide to Rosslyn Chapel, Edinburgh, where she perpetuated such legends as the Apprentices Pillar. Burns wrote a poem in her praise. Date: CIRCA 1780

Jacob Kleinjogg - 2
KACOB KLEINJOGG Swiss peasant farmer whose shrewd methods earned him the title of The Rustic Socrates and the praise of many, including Benjamin Franklin. Date: EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Jacob Kleinjogg - 1
KACOB KLEINJOGG Swiss peasant farmer whose shrewd methods earned him the title of The Rustic Socrates and the praise of many, including Benjamin Franklin. Date: EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Humorous exchnge between actor and theatre critic
Actor - " What did you think of my performance of the ghost?" Critic - " It was most lifelike." !!! Date: 1893

C18 Apple Orchard
An 18th century apple orchard in Herefordshire, illustrating a poem by John Phillips in praise of cider Date: circa 1710

Small praise. Illustration shows a salesman telling an old farmer that the Reaper on display will do as much work as five hired-men; the old farmer responds that he can do more than that by himself

Village choir practice
The Village choir practice. Date: 1871

Behold now praise the Lord by Purcell
The music manuscript for Behold now praise the Lord by Henry Purcell. Date: 17th century

Choirboy singing in a church choir, Horley, Surrey
A choirboy singing in a church choir at Salfords Church, Horley, Surrey. He is holding a book entitled English Praise, though other choristers are using The Red Carol Book

Harry Secombe
Sir Harry Donald Secombe (1921-2001), Welsh entertainer and comedian with a fine tenor singing voice. Seen here singing in Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall, possibly for a TV programme

Lourdes - Religious procession
Lourdes, France - Religious procession - two lines of singing girls follow a banner of Our Lady of Lourdes

Dervishes engaged upon Zikr
Dervishes of different Sufi orders engaged upon Zikr - remembrance and praise of God. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Lear / Nonsense / Welling
There was a Young Lady of Welling, whose praise all the world was a-telling; She played on a harp, and caught several carp, that accomplished Young Lady of Welling

Earl of Roseberys Maiden Speech as Prime Minister, 1894
Engraving of Archibald Philip Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery, making his first speech as Prime Minister in the House of Lords, 12th March 1894

Homage to Louis 2
When 11-year old Louis returns to Paris, people stand in line to tell him what a splendid chap he is : but will so much praise go to his head ?

Edit De Peronne
Allegorical print in praise of Louis XIII, whose edit de Peronne promises a settlement with Spain - alas, the hopes are premature

Anacreon / Statue / Rome
ANACREON Greek poet, who wrote particularly in praise of love and wine

Coventry Patmore / Cdv
COVENTRY PATMORE English poet, best known for his epic poem in praise of married love, The Angel in the House (1854-63)

Mikhail Isakovsky
MIKHAIL ISAKOVSKY Russian poet whose subjects - such as rural electrification - won him praise in the 1920s; his popular songs were widely sung by peasants and soldiers

Mata Hari / Spanish Dance
MATA HARI (= Eye of Dawn) (Margarete Gertrude Zelle) Dutch-born dancer at the Folies Bergere, Paris, where her Spanish Dance won the praise of the critic Serano

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