Laurel Collection (page 7)

Switzerland - Bern - Cantons
The canton shields of the different regions of Switzerland displayed on a tree and the embodiment of Helvetia the female personification of Switzerland

The arms and insignia of Denmark
The coats of arms and flags of Denmark. Date: 1936

Official Programme for the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
The Official Programme for the Games of the Xth Olympiad, held in Los Angeles, USA

Advertisement for a Guiet Automobile
French advertisement for a stylist 1899 Guiet Automobile. The lady passenger is enjoying the ride so much, she is crowning the vehicle with a laurel wreath

Woman in classical costume - Nonnebruch
Painting of a classical woman by German artist Max Nonnebruch. She wears a golden laurel wreath

German Allies at the top of the pole
A terrific fold-out card depicting the German allies as the dominant holders of a spot at the top of the European maypole as their enemies fail to cling on as they attempt an ascent

Franco-Prussian war. Self-crowned Victors: A Sketch in the T
Prussian soldiers making victory laurel wreaths to crown their helmets.Bismarck has negotiated peace with the French

Daphne and Apollo
Apollo wants Daphne but Daphne doesn t want Apollo; so the virgin princess, who plans to stay that way, asks to be turned into a laurel (bay) tree. Which she is

Daphne Becomes Laurel
Daphne, daughter of the river- god Peneus, takes Apollos fancy, but preferring virginity is changed into a laurel, which Apollo thereafter wears in her honour

Plants / Laurus
LAUREL PERSONIFIED

Burns and his Muse
A poet (Robert Burns, garlanded with a laurel wreath) is visited by his muse

Greek Independence 196Bc
The consul, Flaminius, at the Isthmian Games, proclaims Greek independence

Rudolf Ii / Hre / Anon Oval
EMPEROR RUDOLF II Holy Roman Emperor (1576- 1612), also crowned King of Hungary (1572) and Bohemia (1575) Date: 1552 - 1612

Winning Singer Crowned
The winning performer in a singing contest is crowned with a laurel wreath by the goddess of Victory

General, Standard Bearer
A GENERAL AND HIS STANDARD-BEARER the general wears a laurel wreath as sign that he has won a victory; the standard- bearer wears a lions head

Petrarch (Grevedon)
FRANCESCO PETRARCH Italian poet, depicted wearing a laurel wreath

Reynards Triumph
REYNARDs TRIUMPH Wearing a chain of office, cape and laurel wreath Reynard enjoys the adulation of the other animals - swans, frogs, mice, monkey, donkey, lion etc

Chariot Race Winner
The winner of a chariot race performs a lap of honour in this four-horse chariot, carrying the laurel wreath as a symbol of victory

Plants / Laurus Nobilis
Bay, Bay Laurel, Sweet Bay

Alfonso XII in Madrid
ALFONSO XII, KING OF SPAIN SCENES AND EVENTS Loyal crowds cheer & greet the king in Madrid by throwing wreaths from balconies along the route

Paolo Zacchias / Malades
PAOLO ZACCHIAS Italian medical at the age of 66 Date: 1584 - 1659

Petrarch / Agricola
FRANCESCO PETRARCH Italian poet in profile

Petrarch / Morghens Print
FRANCESCO PETRARCH Italian poet

Giovanni Boccaccio / Esme
GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO Italian writer

Thomas Middleton Dramatist

Sir William Davenant
SIR WILLIAM DAVENANT English poet and dramatist. Poet laureate from 1638

Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, Roman patron of the arts. He was also the confidant and advisor to Octavian, who became Augustus Caesar

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