Allegory Collection (page 4)

TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE
The triumph of virtue

ALLEGORY OF IMPERIALISM
An allegory of Empire : Edward VII stands surrounded by his loyal and devoted imperial subjects Date: 1902

ASTRONOMY ALLEGORY
Allegorical representation of the astronomical sciences Date: 1702

Cartoon, The French Serpentine Dance (Panama Scandal)
Cartoon, The French Serpentine Dance -- a satirical comment on the Panama Scandal, showing the French Republic dancing in a dress labelled with the words bribery, blackmail and anarchy. Date: 1893

Allegory of Justice
Justice allegorised. Date: Early 19th Century

The Kings Liverpool Regiment War Memorial, Liverpool, relating to conflicts in Afghanistan (1878-1880), Burma (1885-1887) and South Africa (1899-1902). Date: circa 1905

Diploma of Honour, International Exhibition, Argentina
Diploma of Honour, International Railway Centenary Exhibition (1810-1910), Buenos Aires, Republic of Argentina, South America. Date: 1910

Market Reports Illustrated - Tobacco"
Market Reports Illustrated - " Tobacco - There was a sudden downward tendency!" A school Master spies three naughty boys grabbing a crafty smoke outside the school wall

Old Father Time and The Times (Le Temps) Newspaper, as well as other time-keeping mechanisms including an hourglass and a sundial. Date: circa 1890s

Fishing for Souls, 1614, by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (c
Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (c. 1589-1662). Dutch painter. Fishing for Souls, 1614. Detail. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Ara Pacis Augustae. Goddess Roma, sitting on a pile of troph
Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Dated 13th century BC. Figure of the goddess Roma, sitting on a pile of trophy weapons. Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy

Ara Pacis Augustae. Tellus panel
Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Tellus panel. Relief depicting Tellus nursing Romulus and Remus. Dated 13 BC. Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy

Mother Denmark, 1851, by Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (1819-18
Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (1819-1881). Polish-Danish painter. Mother Denmark, 1851. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Allegory of the Holy Roman Empire under Emperor Charles V by
Charles V (1500-1558). King of Spain and Emperor of Germany. Allegory of the Holy Roman Empire under Emperor Charles V by Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574)

Divine Comedy. Eigth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil cross t
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Eigth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil cross the river Styx in the boat of Phlegyas

Divine Comedy. The Eleventh Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. The Eleventh Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil in the tomb of Pope Anastasius. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

ITURBIDE, Agust�(1783-1824). Mexican general
ITURBIDE, Agust� (1783-1824). Mexican general and statesman. Emperor of Mexico (1822-1823). Allegory of his coronation by Peace

Recruitment poster, Wake Up America!, WW1
First World War recruitment poster, Wake Up America! Civilization Calls Every Man Woman and Child! Showing an allegorical female figure in a stars and stripes costume

Polish-American poster, united in the fight, WW1
A Polish-American poster during the First World War, with the Polish and American flags, and portraits of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, George Washington, Woodrow Wilson

Franco-Italian Convention of 1902
French President Emile Francois Loubet (1838-1929) and the King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy - a allegorical card showing the increased unity of purpose of the two nations

WWI - British Lion leads cubs of the Colonial Territories
Following in the Footsteps of the Dear Old Dad A Father-figure British Lion leads his four Cubs (representing Britains Colonial Territories of Canada, India)

Spain. Second Republic (1931-1936). Allegory of the Republic

Universal Map, belonging to the work Cosmographiae
" Universal Map, belonging to the work " Cosmographiae "

Divine Right of Kings
Allegory of the Divine Right - the hand of God bestows the Crown on Charles II, saying Through me, Kings reign Date: circa 1660

Adrian Jones with Peace sculpture
Captain Adrian Jones (1845-1938), sculptor, in his studio with the plaster cast of the allegorical figure of Peace, to be placed in the four-horse chariot (entitled Peace in her Quadriga)

Tarot Card 14 - La Temperance (Temperance)

A Vanitas Still Life with a Skull, a Book and Roses, c
Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1683/1684). Flemish painter. A Vanitas Still Life with a Skull, a Book and Roses, c. 1630. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

WW1 poster, Vive La France
Poster, All for One and One for All! Vive La France! Allied Tribute to France, 14 July. circa 1918

WW1 - Italian Propaganda - The Tortoise and the Hare
WW1 - Italian Propaganda postcard - re-telling of the story of the tortoise (The Allies) and the hare (The Central Powers) striving to be the first to gain Victory. Date: circa 1916

Allegory of the Abdication of Emperor Charles V in Brussels
Frans Francken the Younger (1581-1642). Flemish painter. Allegory of the Abdication of Emperor Charles V in Brussels, c.1630-1640. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625) and P. P. Rubens (1577-164
Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Flemish painter, with the collaboration of P.P. Rubens (1577-1640). Allegory of Sight, 1617. Oil on wood. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Divine Comedy. Paradise. XXI Canto. Dante ascends with Beatr
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Paradise. XXI Canto. Dante ascends with Beatrice to the seventh heaven

Divine Comedy. Paradise. Eight Canto. Charles Martel address
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Paradise. Eight Canto. Charles Martel addresses Dante and Beatrice. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Divine Comedy. Twelfth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil befor
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Twelfth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil before the opprobrium of Crete. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Divine Comedy. Journey of Dante through the Hell, guided by
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Journey of Dante through the Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Spain. Barcelona. Porxos d en Xifr?. Detail reliefs
Spain. Barcelona. Porxos d en Xifr?. Edifice neo-classical build commanded by Josep Xifr? i Cases. 1836. It was named Porxos after the long arcades encircling the buildings. Detail relief

Cartoon, The Mad Dog of Europe, WW1
Cartoon, America should help to catch the mad dog of Europe (a quotation from the New York Press). Showing an allegorical America driving out Kaiser Wilhelm II. Date: 1915

Maison Lyons Corner House - Marble Arch, London - Interior
Quote from The Kalevala (Kalewala) a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lonnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology

Illustration, A Song of the English, Melbourne
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine). Melbourne -- Greeting! Nor fear nor favour won us place

German Boar held at Verdun - Cartoon
The German Boar held at Verdun. Date: 1916

Pedro II (1825-1891). Emperor of Brazil (1831 1889). Allegory of the Departure of Dom Pedro II for Europe after the Declaration of the Republic (1890). Painting. BRAZIL. Sao Paulo

ENDARA, Carlos Manuel (1827 - 1924). The Republic of Ecuador in 1860 foretold. 1900. Eloy Alfaro (with hat), future prime minister

Die Herren der Welt (The Masters of the World. When the kings of industry are mad, the common people suffer), cover of Simplicissimus magazine, 1922. Critique of the power of big industries

Masonic tools. Drawing. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 du Grand Orient de France et de la Franc-Ma篮 nerie Europ饮 ne

Suffragette Play An Allegory Vera Wentworth. A one-act play, An Allegory was published in 1913, by the Actresses Franchise League

WW2 Poster -- Serve in Silence
Serve in Silence. Se Taire C est Servir. Colour photolithograph, with a profile of Britannia against a Union Jack flag. Date: 1940

Cartoon, The Glorious Twelfth -- the Bird to be brought down this August being not a Grouse but a Mad Eagle. A comment on the warmongering Kaiser Wilhelm II

Englands monarchs of the past greet George V
An allegorical illustration to celebrate the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, featuring the King and Queen seated on their thrones while all the past monarchs of England

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