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Personifications Collection

Background imagePersonifications Collection: Ancient Roman costume

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

Background imagePersonifications Collection: In Praise of the British Empire

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

Background imagePersonifications Collection: Napoleon - The Great Victor

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

Background imagePersonifications Collection: Partners - Britannia and the Colonies dance together while Tsar Nicholas II dances with Madame

Partners - Britannia and the Colonies dance together while Tsar Nicholas II dances with Madame France; Wilhelm II of Germany looks on. Date: 1901

Background imagePersonifications Collection: 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
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

Background imagePersonifications Collection: ITS A WOMANS WORLD

ITS A WOMANS WORLD
A feminist view of our planet - The World, surrounded by Emblematical Females. Date: circa 1800

Background imagePersonifications Collection: WW1 - Cartoon - John Bull Carries On

WW1 - Cartoon - John Bull Carries On
WW1 - John Bull is a national personification of Great Britain in general, and England in particular, especially in political cartoons

Background imagePersonifications Collection: Franco-British Exhibition - Marianne, England and Britannia

Franco-British Exhibition - Marianne, England and Britannia
Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908 - Marianne, A personification of England (a Medieval Queen) and Britannia meet below their respective flags

Background imagePersonifications Collection: Ulsters Appeal - Unionist postcard

Ulsters Appeal - Unionist postcard
Ulsters Appeal - Intreat me not to leave thee.... (Ruth 1:16) - The personification of Ulster pleads with England not to abandon her, whilst Scotland (holding the Act of Union) stands passively by

Background imagePersonifications Collection: The whole world isordering Dutch Cheese! Advertising card

The whole world isordering Dutch Cheese! Advertising card
The whole world (including John Bull, Uncle Sam, Marianne and representatives from China, Japan, Africa and Arabia) is making orders for Dutch Cheese! Advertising card for J. H

Background imagePersonifications Collection: The Three Graces - Wales, England and Scotland

The Three Graces - Wales, England and Scotland
The Three Graces - personifications of Wales, England and Scotland. Ladies in appropriate costume. Date: C.1835

Background imagePersonifications Collection: WW1 - Conscription in Britain

WW1 - Conscription in Britain
WW1 - Britannia holding her trident and the National Register, in front of civilians and industrial factory. The patriotic scenario

Background imagePersonifications Collection: WW1 - Cartoon - Kaiser on North Sea coast

WW1 - Cartoon - Kaiser on North Sea coast
WW1 - A scene of the coast of Belgium, with a Kaiser standing on the coast line. The Wild Waves personifies the British, the illustration

Background imagePersonifications Collection: WW1 - Cartoon - Britain Joins In

WW1 - Cartoon - Britain Joins In
WW1 - Britannia with sword and British flag ready, she marches across Britains landscape declaring war on Germany. " For friendship and honour"

Background imagePersonifications Collection: Patriotic American Stage Show

Patriotic American Stage Show
A highly patriotic stage show (possibly a musical?) featuring lines of majorette dancers holding the Star Spangled banner and figures representing a Civil War soldier


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