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Allegorical Collection

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Kiss of the Oceans - Atlantic meets Pacific - Panama Canal

Kiss of the Oceans - Atlantic meets Pacific - Panama Canal
The Kiss of the Oceans - The Atlantic meets the Pacific due to the construction of The Panama Canal - A lovely allegorical card relating to this phenomenal engineering project

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce

Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce with the King at the fore. Date: 1924

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Workers May-Pole, design for a socialist poster

The Workers May-Pole, design for a socialist poster
The Workers May-Pole, a design for a socialist poster, with a central allegorical figure, and banners and ribbons labelled with abstract ideas such as Leisure, Solidarity and Humanity. Date: 1894

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Bathos (Hogarth)

The Bathos (Hogarth)
Tailpiece, or the Bathos : in his final print, Hogarth reiterates his opinions about the vogue for dark Old Master paintings in a complex allegorical image

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Construction of the Statue of Liberty, Paris

Construction of the Statue of Liberty, Paris
Construction of the Statue of Liberty in Paris, before shipping to New York. 1885

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Bismarck as Blacksmith

Bismarck as Blacksmith
OTTO BISMARCK Prussian statesman, depicted as Smith of the Nation, handing a newly forged sword to Germania

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Trades union membership certificate

Trades union membership certificate
A trades union membership certificate for the United Operative Plumbers Association of Great Britain and Ireland, with Defence and Defiance as their motto

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Cover design, Exposition de Locomotion Aerienne

Cover design, Exposition de Locomotion Aerienne
Cover design, official catalogue of the 7th Exposition International de Locomotion Aerienne, Grand Palais, Champs Elysees, Paris, 12-27 November 1921

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Justice as depicted on a Tarot card

Justice as depicted on a Tarot card
Comtesse de Segur, nee Sophie Rostopchine, French writer, born in Russia, best known for Les Malheurs de Sophie, first published 1859

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Advert / Morlant Champers

Advert / Morlant Champers
Morlant Champagne, made in Reims

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Pierre Auguste Cot (1837-1883). Spring, 1873

Pierre Auguste Cot (1837-1883). Spring, 1873
Pierre Auguste Cot (1837-1883). French painter. Spring, 1873. Oil on Canvas. Metropolitan Museum. New York. United States

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, WW1

Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, WW1
Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, twenty-four years after Tenniel. In Tenniels Dropping the Pilot cartoon of 1890 Kaiser Wilhelm II watches as Bismarck disembarks from the ship (of state)

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Winged Victoria figure, Siegessaule, Berlin, Germany

Winged Victoria figure, Siegessaule, Berlin, Germany
The winged bronze Victoria figure on the top of the Siegessaeule (Pillar of Victory). The Victory Column (Siegessaule) in Berlin, Germany

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Tarot Card 8 - La Justice (Justice)

Tarot Card 8 - La Justice (Justice)

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Comic postcard, England and France will always pull together, WW1 Date: circa 1918

Comic postcard, England and France will always pull together, WW1 Date: circa 1918

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Sculpture on Synagogue, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France

Sculpture on Synagogue, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
Sculpture on the Synagogue, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France, a Romanesque revival building which was destroyed during the Second World War. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames Embankment

Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames Embankment
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Coronation design, Maison Prunier

Coronation design, Maison Prunier
Coronation cover from Maison Prunier (a special menu perhaps?) celebrating the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Patriotic French poster by Cappiello

Patriotic French poster by Cappiello
Patriotic poster by Leonetto Cappiello, depicting Marianne, the national symbol of France, standing on a red, white and blue map of the country

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Woman Bird Cage 1929

Woman Bird Cage 1929

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Love / Friendship / Hands

Love / Friendship / Hands
Friendship: I value no gift that Good Fortune may send, Like the grip of the hand of a dear true Friend

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Music sheet cover for Queen of the May Quadrille

Music sheet cover for Queen of the May Quadrille
Music sheet cover for the Queen of the May Quadrille, composed by the French conductor Louis Antoine Jullien (1812-1860), and dedicated to Mrs Robert Arkwright (the actress Frances Crawford Kemble)

Background imageAllegorical Collection: WW1 Allegory - The Allies greet the arriving Italian Soldier

WW1 Allegory - The Allies greet the arriving Italian Soldier
Viva L Italia ! - WW1 Allegory - The Allies greet the arriving Italian Soldier - " Banded together to face the foe." Date: circa 1916

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Love / Language of Kisses

Love / Language of Kisses
The language of kisses: timid, frivolous, passionate, amorous, languorous, and - last but not least - voluptuous

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Dangers of Love 16C

Dangers of Love 16C
The dangers of love

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Love / Language of Legs

Love / Language of Legs
The language of legs, from " I am hesitant", to " Better and better", right through to " Thats the ticket!"

Background imageAllegorical Collection: WW1 poster, Vive la France! All for one and one for all

WW1 poster, Vive la France! All for one and one for all! Allied tribute to France, 14 July at 8pm, Mass Meeting on the French National Holiday to show we all stand together till we win Peace by

Background imageAllegorical Collection: WW1 - Italian Propaganda postcard

WW1 - Italian Propaganda postcard
" Our plan!" - WW1 - Italian Propaganda postcard, showing the personification of Italy (as a Bersaglieri Sharpshooter) punching Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Louis XVI does his Best

Louis XVI does his Best
Allegorical depiction of Louis XVI doing his best for his country, conferring with Justice, Economy, Truth and Religion : alas, they cannot save him from the guillotine. Date: 4 May 1789

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Equestrian Statue of Vittorio Emanuele II, Venice, Italy

Equestrian Statue of Vittorio Emanuele II, Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Gian Galeazzo Visconti and his three sons

Gian Galeazzo Visconti and his three sons
Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1 and his sons Filippo Maria 2, Gian Maria 3 and Gabriele Maria 4. Filippo holds a model of Certosa di Pavia, a monastery in Pavia, Lombardy

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Hope by George Frederick Watts

Hope by George Frederick Watts. late 19th century

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Monument to Jose Tomas de Sousa Martins, Lisbon, Portugal

Monument to Jose Tomas de Sousa Martins, Lisbon, Portugal
Monument to Dr Jose Tomas de Sousa Martins (1843-1897) in front of the Medical School, Campo de Santana, Lisbon, Portugal

Background imageAllegorical Collection: LFB certificate of commendation, Fireman A J Coleman

LFB certificate of commendation, Fireman A J Coleman, who rescued three people at a fire at Archer Street, Notting Hill, West London, on 16 August 1921, signed by Arthur R Dyer, Chief Officer

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegory of the Villa of Madrid, 1810, by Francisco de Goya

Allegory of the Villa of Madrid, 1810, by Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. Allegory of the Villa of Madrid, 1810. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegoric Capricho, 1852, by Eugenio Lucas Velazquez

Allegoric Capricho, 1852, by Eugenio Lucas Velazquez
Eugenio Lucas Velazquez (1817-1870). Spanish painter. Allegoric Capricho, 1852. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Cartoon, Britannia and Kaiser Wilhelm II

Cartoon, Britannia and Kaiser Wilhelm II
Political cartoon, Britannia and Kaiser Wilhelm II, Cousins German, with jealous Marianne (France) looking on Date: 1891

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Cartoon, Britannia, a Presentiment

Cartoon, Britannia, a Presentiment
Political cartoon, Britannia, a Presentiment - with all these rumours about I'd better look to my weapons Date: 1891

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Music sheet, Rule Britannia, as solo and chorus

Music sheet, Rule Britannia, as solo and chorus
Music sheet, patriotic song Rule Britannia, as solo and chorus, composed by Dr Arne, with musical notation Date: 19th century

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Cartoon, Britannia, Her Empire and Foes

Cartoon, Britannia, Her Empire and Foes Date: early 19th century

Background imageAllegorical Collection: First Partition of Poland

First Partition of Poland
Partitions of Poland. The First Partition of Poland. It was decided on August 5, 1772. The agreement was signed in Vienna in February 1772

Background imageAllegorical Collection: White Star Line, calendar

White Star Line, calendar
White Star Line - rare complete Liverpool Printing Stationery Company White Star calendar showing a different liner/view for each month. Date: 1905

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegory of Spring, ca. 1563, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Allegory of Spring, ca. 1563, by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593). Italian painter. Allegory of Spring, ca.1563. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background imageAllegorical Collection: WW1 poster, Souscrivez a l'Emprunt National - Pour le Drapeau! Pour la Victoire

WW1 poster, Souscrivez a l'Emprunt National - Pour le Drapeau! Pour la Victoire! (Subscribe to the National War Loan - For the Flag! For Victory!) Date: 1917

Background imageAllegorical Collection: WW1 poster, 3e Emprunt de la Defense Nationale (Third National Defence War Loan), French Republic

WW1 poster, 3e Emprunt de la Defense Nationale (Third National Defence War Loan), French Republic. Date: 1918

Background imageAllegorical Collection: 15th Century 16th Century 1540 Allegorical Allegory

15th Century 16th Century 1540 Allegorical Allegory
15th, century, 16th, Century, 1540, allegorical, allegory, animal, animals, Art, Berlin, Bible, biblical, Bosch, Creature, death, Detail, Deutsches, Historisches, Museum, episode, Europe, european

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Last Judgement, 1540. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Deta

The Last Judgement, 1540. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Deta
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). The Last Judgement, 1540. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageAllegorical Collection: 4th Century Bc Acheron Aeneid Allegoric Allegorical

4th Century Bc Acheron Aeneid Allegoric Allegorical
4th, century, bc, acheron, aeneid, allegoric, allegorical, allegory, ancient, age, art, boat, boatman, boundary, campania, charon, cross, dead, death, deceased, ferry, ferryman, gravestone, greek

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj. AStronomical

The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj. AStronomical
The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square. Astronomical dial. Czech Republic

Background imageAllegorical Collection: 15th Century Allegorical Allegory Apostle Astrolabe

15th Century Allegorical Allegory Apostle Astrolabe
15th, century, allegorical, allegory, apostle, astrolabe, astronomer, astronomical, clock, dial, astronomy, avarice, bag, circle, circular, circumference, city, council, hall, tower, Czech, Republic

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Divine Comedy. Fifth Canto of the Purgatory. Dante talks wit

Divine Comedy. Fifth Canto of the Purgatory. Dante talks wit
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Dante talks with Pia dei Tolomei, one of the three people who died violently. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegory of the French Revolution

Allegory of the French Revolution. French citizen blindfolded trying to take the liberty, equality and fraternity, which mocked by exposing him to trip over rocks, fall, or meet with death

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Charles the Bold (1433-1477). Allegory of the death of Cha

Charles the Bold (1433-1477). Allegory of the death of Cha
Charles the Bold (1433-1477). Duke of Burgundy (1467-1477). Allegory of the death of Charles the Bold. 15th century. Miniature of Le Chevalier deliberate. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Dream of Life in the fresco called The Triumph of Death of

Dream of Life in the fresco called The Triumph of Death of
Facsimile reproduces the detail of Dream of Life in the fresco called The Triumph of Death of the Cemetery of Pisa. The painting has been attributed to the sculptor

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Cartoon, Reckoning without their host, WW1

Cartoon, Reckoning without their host, WW1
Cartoon, Reckoning without their host. Defeated at Verdun, Germany, Prussia and Death walk away despondently. A smiling French soldier in the background says they had everything planned

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Cartoon, Now you have peace, WW1

Cartoon, Now you have peace, WW1
Cartoon, a figure of death says: Your wishes are granted, now you have peace. A silhouette of Kaiser Wilhelm hangs from a gibbet, with a flock of vultures gathering around his body. Date: 1916

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Cartoon, Sin, Death, and the Devil

Cartoon, Sin, Death, and the Devil, Vide Milton, by James Gillray. A parody of a scene from John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost, showing Prime Minister William Pitt (left) as Death

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Illustration, A Song of the English, Calcutta

Illustration, A Song of the English, Calcutta
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine). Calcutta -- Me the Sea-captain loved, the River built

Background imageAllegorical Collection: POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). D�de los

POSADA, Jos頇uadalupe (1852-1913). D�de los muertos en M鸩co. El jarabe en ultratumba (Day of the Dead in Mexico). Contemporary Art. Engraving

Background imageAllegorical Collection: DONATI, ngelo (16th century). Comfortable life

DONATI, ngelo (16th century). Comfortable life may slow Death but it can not escape'. Illustration of the manuscript The Courtship of Death (Il Corteggio della Morte) by Abbot Angelo Donati

Background imageAllegorical Collection: An allegory about the peace negotiations at end of WW1

An allegory about the peace negotiations at end of WW1
A rather biased allegorical illustration by Fortunino Matania showing Justice, with her foot on the prostrate giant of Germany, holding her sword in one hand and scales in another

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Bronze sculpture of a WWI British trooper

Bronze sculpture of a WWI British trooper
Bronze sculpture of a First World War British trooper astride his horse.Born in Paris 26.11.1871, he learned the techniques of Sculpture from his father

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Second Spanish Republic. Obverse of a 50 cents

Second Spanish Republic. Obverse of a 50 cents banknote (1937). Coin

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Sir John Tenniel, artist, illustrator and cartoonist

Sir John Tenniel, artist, illustrator and cartoonist
Sir John Tenniel (1820 - 1914), British artist, illustrator and political cartoonist, who had just died. Seen here with two of his most famous Punch cartoons

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Stone statue, Die Wahrheit, Berlin, Germany

Stone statue, Die Wahrheit, Berlin, Germany
A stone statue entitled Die Wahrheit (Truth), one of two originals dating from 1748, in a museum in Berlin, Germany. The figure holds open a book and points to a page. Date: 2006

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Satirical cartoon, Evacuation of Holland and Brabant

Satirical cartoon, Evacuation of Holland and Brabant. Showing General Charles-Francois Dumouriez retreating with the French army (in blue)

Background imageAllegorical Collection: JULIANUS THE APOSTATE

JULIANUS THE APOSTATE an allegorical representation of his death, which occurred in battle while fighting the Persians : god looks on in approval as the pagan dies... Date: 363

Background imageAllegorical Collection: ETRUSCAN TOMB (2)

ETRUSCAN TOMB (2)
an Etruscan tomb, ornamented with an allegorical scene (2 of 2) Date: circa 1st century

Background imageAllegorical Collection: ETRUSCAN TOMB (1)

ETRUSCAN TOMB (1)
an Etruscan tomb, ornamented with an allegorical scene (1 of 2) Date: circa 1st century

Background imageAllegorical Collection: WOMAN DOLL CASE 1929

WOMAN DOLL CASE 1929
Finished Die Dame cover in pencil and wash as it appeared in October 1929 - a woman takes a doll out of a case Date: October 1929

Background imageAllegorical Collection: DRYDEN/DIE DAME/7/CAGE

DRYDEN/DIE DAME/7/CAGE
Finished artwork, almost certainly for a Die Dame cover featuring a woman releasing a small woman from a bird cage Date: Spring 1928

Background imageAllegorical Collection: CONCEPTS/LIFE & DEATH

CONCEPTS/LIFE & DEATH
The Life and Death of Man - allegorical representation in the form of an ancient Roman sculpture

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Cover design of The Flag, Union Jack Club

Cover design of The Flag, Union Jack Club
Cover design of The Flag magazine, Union Jack Club Date: 1907

Background imageAllegorical Collection: WW1 poster, A Call to Action! to all employees

WW1 poster, A Call to Action! to all employees
WW1 poster, A Call to Action! from Woodrow Wilson to all industrial employees working on government contracts, issued by the Navy Department. Date: circa 1917

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Regency gentleman riding a horse down hill

Regency gentleman riding a horse down hill, while a couple fall off a horse in the background. How to Ride Genteel and Agreable Down Hill

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegorical illustration of a winged woman riding

Allegorical illustration of a winged woman riding a hobby horse with horn and portrait of Henry Bunbury. The Apotheosis of Geoffery Gambado

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Regency gentleman riding a horse with one hind leg tied

Regency gentleman riding a horse with one hind leg tied
Regency gentleman riding a horse with one hind leg buckled into the surcingle. A man with tobacco pipe and ale jug shouts at him. Another rider falls from galloping horse

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to HMS Vanguard

Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to HMS Vanguard
Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to the HMS Vanguard near Gibraltar. Johnny in disgrace sent to another ship. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Charles Williams

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Tyll Eulenspiegel, 15th century German chapbook hero

Tyll Eulenspiegel, 15th century German chapbook hero and scatological prankster. In colorful doublet, cape and hose, with basket and tankard of jesters. From a color drawing in a travel book

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Costume of a German bishop, early 13th century

Costume of a German bishop, early 13th century, from Worms Cathedral. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus

Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus. Blue-bellied parrot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes from Portraits of Rare

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegorical representation of Greece by Choiseul-Gouffier

Allegorical representation of Greece by Choiseul-Gouffier. She sits with her arm on the tomb of Leonidas, in front of funeral monuments including Simonides of Ceoss poem to the 300 Spartans who died

Background imageAllegorical Collection: The marriage of Penelope and Ulysses

The marriage of Penelope and Ulysses. Nozze di Penelope e di Ulisse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberto Freschi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imageAllegorical Collection: Allegorical figure of Europe by Andrea Appiani

Allegorical figure of Europe by Andrea Appiani
Allegorical figure of Europe seated on a throne in a purple robe with books, globe, palette, sceptre, lyre and owl. After a painting by Andrea Appiani.. L Europa come figurata dall Appiani



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