Allegorical Collection (page 8)

William Huntington - 2
WILLIAM HUNTINGTON coalheaver who climbed the social ladder to become a methodist preacher. (With some very odd ornamentation, doubtless allegorical.) Date: 1745 - 1813

Allegorical Scene. Jellett, Mainie 1897-1944

Man carries a lamp on an Egyptian street - Egyptian Darkness
Egyptian Darkness - a phrase meaning very intense darkness, which comes from Exodus X.21-2: God then said to Moses, Stretch out your hand towards heaven, and let darkness

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

Football Terms Illustrated - A Plucky Try - Running for bus
(Rugby) Football Terms. Illustrated. A Plucky Try. A rather portly and ruddy-cheeked Mother and her sailor suit-clad son make a futile attempt to catch their bus after a busy morning at the shops

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

Adam and the serpent. circa 18th century

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

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

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

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

BACH, Johann Christian (1735-1782). German musician. Allegorical engraving (1782). Etching

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

Friedrich Baron Canitz
FRIEDRICH RUDOLF LUDWIG, baron CANITZ, German writer and statesman, depicted surrounded by allegorical figures represent- -ing his qualities and interests. Date: 1654 - 1699

Olympics / 1912 / Certificat
Competitors certificate Date: 1912

Menu / Poincare Banquet
Menu, for a visit by French President Poincare to Marseille - a fine example of symbolist art in a practical context Date: 1913

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

Brumidis allegorical painting, in dome of US Capitol. Date between 1889 and 1893

Allegorical representation of the dying Christian. Man, on his deathbed, surrounded by Jesus Christ, angels, and others. Date c1847

Drawing of Erato, Muse of Song and Poetry
A drawing of Erato, the Muse of Lyric Song and Poetry in Greek mythology, from a statue in the British Museum. By Ellen Philadelphia Smyth (1828-1881), an aunt of Robert Baden Powell. circa 1850s

Royal Wedding 1923 - Duke of York
Prince Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952), later King George VI. An inset photograph within a drawing inspired by Shakespeares Richard III

The Waning Moon I m going down-hill fast, My bones are cold, its raining, My money spent, my chances past, I m waning, waning, waning! Date: circa 1910s

The Full Moon. Like the moon, my brethren dear, I am full as full can be, Full of grace and lager beer, Full of food and sanctity! Date: circa 1910s

Stock Exchange Notes (1 / 4) - Fall of Coal
An allegory on the The Fall of the Coal Price - Stock Exchange Notes: " Coal Fell Unexpectedly" !! 1903

Anabaptists Allegory
Allegorical depiction of the loathsome heresy of the anabaptists being assailed by divine thunderbolts. Date: published 1702

Peace with Spain ?
An allegorical print showing the people of France celebrating peace with Spain - but alas, their joy is premature, the two countries will soon be at it again. Date: 1633

ILN cover design, Festival of Britain Exhibition Number. Showing Britannia in a red cloak, standing on a cliff top waving to some arriving ships (no doubt containing exhibition visitors)

Queen Victorias visit to Ireland, 1900
Colour supplement to the Sketch, commemorating Queen Victorias visit to Ireland in 1900. The monarchs face is shown on a shamrock on a union jack flag, with an Irish girl curtseying

Andreas Hofer Allegory
ANDREAS HOFER Allegorical portrayal of the leader of Tyrolean freedom fighters in their rebellion against the Bavarian government. Date: 1767 - 1810

Soldier and sailor, United Service Waltz music cover

Statue of Herbert Ingram in Boston
Herbert Ingram (1811-1860) was the founder of the Illustrated London News. This memorial, designed by Alexander Munro, was unveiled in October, 1862 and stands in the Market Place of Boston

The Red Town Hall (Rotes Rathaus), Berlin, Germany
View of the Red Town Hall (Rotes Rathaus) in Berlin, Germany, with the Neptune fountain in the foreground. It was built between 1861 and 1869 in north Italian high renaissance style

Schiller memorial, Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin
The memorial to Friedrich von Schiller in front of the theatre and concert hall in the Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin, Germany

Independence Square and Hotel Ukraine, Kiev
View of Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) with the Independence Pillar towering above it, in Kiev, Ukraine. The Hotel Ukraine (Ukraina) can be seen in the background

Victory Column (Siegessaule), Berlin, Germany
The Victory Column (Siegessaule) in Berlin, Germany, designed in the 1860s to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War

Statue of Maximilian II, Munich, Germany
View of the statue of King Maximilian II of Bavaria on Maximilianstrasse in Munich, Germany

Rehearsal for unveiling of Victoria Memorial
A rehearsal for the unveiling of the Victoria Memorial, a Grade I listed building at the centre of Queens Gardens in front of Buckingham Palace, Central London

Poster advertising Victory Liberty Loans for Americans All! An honor roll lists the great and the good who have already contributed, just to shame you into it

RMS Olympic, Queens Hotel Queenstown
Two items relating to the RMS Olympic luxury cruise liner. An information card for the Queens Hotel, Queenstown (on the southern coast of Ireland) boasts of redecoration

Programme and two leaflets
A programme and two leaflets relating to shipwrecks: 1. Programme for a concert in aid of the survivors of RMS Titanic, taking place on 13 May 1912

RMS Carpathia medal
The silver RMS Carpathia medal (image side) presented to Thomas Alfred Holmes, 3rd Engineer on the ship that rescued survivors from the Titanic disaster in April 1912

The Victory of the Allies
Representatives of the Allied countries climb the steps to a classical temple to be crowned with victory laurels by the goddess Nike. An allegorical illustration of the end of World War I

Ligue Catholique
Allegorical depiction of the Catholic League - showing the serpent-headed League dividing its loyalty to the king and elsewhere

Henri IV Allegory
The deliverance of France by the French Perseus - allegorical representation of Henri IV depicted as the saviour of France

Aesop Revealing Truth
An allegory of Aesop revealing concealed truth through his fables

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