Allegorical Collection (page 9)

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

Leonardo Bruni - 2
LEONARDO BRUNI known as ARETINUS Italian humanist philologist and historian, surrounded with curious allegorical items

Faust in Auerbachs Wine Cellar
Faust in Auerbachs wine cellar. Faust, is a legend dating back to early Christianity but in its present form based on Dr. Johann Faust who lived in Heidelberg during the sixteenth century

Art Journal Catalogue
The allegorical title page of the Art Journal Catalogue to the Great Exhibition shows how the artist and the artisan unite their endeavours for the common good

Mississippi Scheme
Allegorical representation of the Mississippi scheme which, like the South Sea Bubble in England, is a scandalous plan whereby investors are enticed into a get-rich-quick fraud

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

Gas Workers
An allegorical representation of two bold young gasworkers, holding the tools of their trade and with the motto Ex fumo lux - " from smoke cometh light"

Ship of Fools C1550
Several allegorical authors use the ship of fools motif : this is the Gluckschafft- Schiff of Zurich, Switzerland

Time & Globe
Allegorical illustration of Father Time with a child and two young women, allegories of the four seasons

Augustus, Roman Emperor
AUGUSTUS, ROMAN EMPEROR allegorical representation showing him as a god, sitting among other gods, while his soldiers fight victoriously

Zodiac / Aries (Maxims)
allegorical representation showing two old sailors at the quayside........?

Millennium / Cherub & Time
Allegorical illustration of the new year (as a cherub) holding Father Times scythe

Stereotype / France Triump
Allegorical representation of France - La Triomphe de la France

Fortune (Allegorical)
An allegorical representation of Fortune in black and white costume being pursued by man

Louis XII Allegory
Allegorical depiction of LOUIS XII and his queen ANNE de Bretagne, with their courtiers, children &c, welcomed by Bonne Fortune (= Prosperity)

Advert / Gas Spirit 1929
The Spirit of Coal - Gas, Light, Heat and Power (Wembley Exhibition)

Hannibal / With Horse
HANNIBAL Carthaginian general, famous for his crossing of the Alps, seen here with his horse

Reform / 1832 / Allegory
An allegorical representation of the Great Public Question of Reform, celebrating those who supported reform, castigating those who resisted

Hannibal / Allegorical
SECOND PUNIC WAR : A rather allegorical depiction of Hannibal with his army and his elephants. He faces the Romans across the water

Tower Bridge Invitation
Invitation to the laying of the Tower Bridge memorial stone by the Prince of Wales

Advert / Harrods Stores
Harrods Stores - serving the world

Symbolic Industry Worker
The worker symbolically portrayed

Allegorical Pedlar / 1900
An allegorical representation of a pedlar who is made up of his wares which include haberdashery and masks. Date: 1900

Academie Francaise
Allegorical depiction of the academy showing toga clad men of learning surrounded by scientific instruments participating in all branches of the arts & sciences

Benefit Soc. Certificate
Allegorical depictions of suffering, succour, prudence, sickness & acts of God. Also carpenters, masons, weavers, printers, blacksmiths, farm worker, bricklayers & engineer

Fantasy - the Indies
The Indies symbolical-allegorical fantasy, after Desportes

Britain / Henry VIII Pope
Henry VIII tramples on Pope Clement VII; an allegorical print

Colonial Hero 1910
The heroes of colonialism (in North Africa) are honoured

Dutch Merchants
An allegorical comment on Dutch trading ventures of the 17th century - merchants consult atlases and globes while their vessels sail eastwards intent on trade

Leopold I Allegory
Allegorical representation of the accession of Leopold I to the imperial throne

Elizabeth I / Isaac Oliver
QUEEN ELIZABETH I Queen of England 1558 - 1603 B/W portrait

William & Mary Accession
Allegorical representation of the accession of William & Mary - Magna Carta and Liberty are in favour, not so the Pope

Gunpowder Plot, watched by the eye of God
The Gunpowder Plot -- an allegorical representation of God witnessing the plotters carrying out their dastardly plans

Britannia in photographers studio
A woman poses as Britannia in a photographers studio

German alchemist at work
An allegorical portrait of a German alchemist at work, with various symbolic items -- Sun and Moon, Flowers and Furnace, and a lion swallowing a serpent

Allegory of the Zodiac
allegorical depiction

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