Personification Collection

A Star Explodes - Norman Lindsay
A Star Explodes by Norman Lindsay Date: 1932

Long Live Estonia! A patriotic postcard, featuring a female personification of the State of Estonia, waving the Estonian Flag before a night sky. Date: circa 1920

Personification of the Austro-Hungarian Empire with Flag - interesting only captioned as Austria. Date: circa 1910

The American Great White Fleet arrives in Australia - Uncle Sam meeting a Kangaroo. On 20 August 1908 well over half a million Sydneysiders turned out to watch the arrival of the Fleet

Ancient Roman costume from the time of the late Roman Republic -- warriors, legionnaires (infantry soldiers), a cavalryman, a centurion, an emperor in purple (red), an ensign bearer

The Personification of Finland (Suomi)
The Female Personification of Finland (Suomi), holding aloft the National Flag over the sun rising across the Finnish lakes

King George V - Scenes of the British Empire
One King, One Flag, One Fleet, One Empire - inset portrait of King George V (1865-1936) (1/4). Date: circa 1911

In Praise of the British Empire - Physical representations of the British territories of Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia give thanks to King George V

Miss Columbia - Personification of the USA
Columbia - a historical and poetic name used for the United States of America and is also the name of its female personification (Miss Columbia)

Melancholy and raving madness, Bedlam Hospital
The figures of melancholy and raving madness over the gateway into Bethlehem(Bedlam)Hospital. Statues by the Danish sculptor Caius Gabriel Cibber Date: 1813

Napoleon - The Great Victor - made up of personifications of Victory, each holding a laurel wreath. Date: 1910s

Fortune flying through the sky on the wheel
Fortune, sprinkling a cornucopia of money and flowers on the lucky, is transported across the clouds atop the Wheel of Fortune.... Date: circa 1902

Belgium Indepence - Patriotic Postcard
The first 80 years of Belgian Indepence (1831-1911) celebrated in this patriotic postcard featuring the King and other Royal family members past and present plus technological advances

WW1 - The British Lion wide awake and ready for action
WW1 era postcard sent in December 1914 - By this stage, the British Lion (sat on a large Union flag was " wide awake" and ready for action. Date: 1914

WW1 - Victory - The flags of the victorious nations flanking a carved statue of the personification of Victory stood atop the world and holding a victory wreath aloft. Date: circa 1919

A woman in the costume of Britannia
A woman dressed up in the costume of National Archetype Britannia complete with helmet trident and union flag shield! Date: circa 1909

1st Rank French pre-dreadnought battleship the Republique. Date: circa 1917

The Head of Germania - Dresden, Germany
The Head of Germania - the National monument on Niederwald Plaza (Square)- created by Johannes Schilling - Dresden, Germany. Date: circa 1909

Archetype - Personification of Wales - Traditional Costume
Archetype - Personification of Wales - Full Traditional Costume. The Prince of Waless feathers is the heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales. The leek is another popular Welsh symbol. Date: 1903

Britannia by Felix Desruelles at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Britannia by Felix-Alexandre Desruelles (18651943) at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France - commemorating the arrival of the British troops in 1914

Calcagno family monument, Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa, Italy, by Adolfo Apolloni, 1904. A bronze masterpiece statue lying on the steps

In Honour Bound - Patriotic postcard - WW1
In Honour Bound - Patriotic postcard depicting the flags of the Victorious Allies of WW1. Date: circa 1918

The Girls Friendly Society Pageant at the Royal Albert Hall
Australia - The Girls Friendly Society Pageant at the Royal Albert Hall on July 4th, 1925. Date: 1925

WW2 Indian Soldier And John Bull
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows an Indian red coated soldier, while the right depicts John Bull, a national personification of the United Kingdom

Inspiration of the painter, 1897, by Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929). Polish painter. Inspiration of the painter, 1897. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

Melancholia
This etching shows a glum looking winged figure, a personification of melancholia, surrounded by a number of objects symbolising carpentry, alchemy, geometry and numerology. Date: circa 1514

Poster for Thorne's Whisky - The Spirit of the Barley'. Date: 1903

WW1 - Death and the Aviator - Russian propaganda card, casting the German Aviator as the bringer of death and destruction. Date: circa 1915

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

Bombas Big Brother. Emperor of Russia: "They shan t take away his playthings
Bombas Big Brother. Emperor of Russia: " They shan t take away his playthings, that they shan t." Ferdinand II (1810-1859), King of the Two Sicilies

Aquilifer and examples of Roman eagles or aquila
Roman legionary or aquilifer (eagle-bearer) and examples of eagles or aquila. Insegne. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Kitsch French Postcard with a representation of Charity. Date: circa 1910s

Kitsch French Postcard with a representation of Hope. Date: circa 1910s

The Rose and the Snowflake by Oliver Herford
Illustration, The Rose and the Snowflake by Oliver Herford. 1926

Patriotic French Postcard - Little soldiers and Marianne
" Allons Enfants de la patrie..." A row of Patriotic little soldiers line up and stand to attention before the Personification of France

Mutter Nacht by Fidus
circa 1910s

Mrs Grundy anywhere about? - A young girl checks before emerging from a beach tent... Mrs Grundy is a figurative name for an extremely conventional or priggish person

Celebration of French Aviators. Date: circa 1910s

The Swiss National Day - 1st August
1st August 1915 - The Swiss National Day - celebrating the founding of the Swiss Confederacy. Painting by Henri van Muyden (1860-1936)

WW1 - France - The Gun as the purveyor of justice
WW1 - Patriotic French card - The Artillery Gun as the purveyor of justice: " He represents Justice - and put the Enemy to death".... Date: 1915

Justice - a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Liberte class. Date: circa 1917

Flaulx - a French Naval battleship. Date: circa 1917

WW1 - Italy - Remembrance postcard - " In the glorious memories of the past, she raises the Italian flag - her cry is Victory!" Date: circa 1917

Postcard celebrating Czech - USA relations post-WW1
Celebration of Czech-USA relations post-WW1. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and the United States played a major role in the establishment of Czechoslovakia on October 28, 1918

British Hunting Girl - American View - Red Ensign held aloft
Great Britain - Archetype / Personification - American View - Stylish hunting girl with crop, top hat and holding proudly aloft The Red Ensign or " Red Duster"

Central Criminal Court and St. Pauls - Justice and Mercy
The dome and statue atop Londons Central Criminal Court and the dome of St. Pauls Cathedral - the card is beautifully captioned as Justice and Mercy. Date: circa 1920s

WW1 - Marianne pins a rosette onto a British Tommy - " Take this back to Tipperary". Date: 1915

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

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