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Relief Collection (page 5)

Background imageRelief Collection: Cigarette Box with relief after a Caton Woodville painting

Cigarette Box with relief after a Caton Woodville painting
Cigarette Box. On lid - a relief after Caton Woodville's painting of a battle scene, signed by the artist together with Rudyard Kipling's poem - Who stands if freedom fail Who dies if England

Background imageRelief Collection: Gravestones near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, India

Gravestones near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, India
Old decorated Grave Markers near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1940s

Background imageRelief Collection: Theatre-goers elebrating the Relief of Mafeking, London, Date: 1900

Theatre-goers elebrating the Relief of Mafeking, London, Date: 1900

Background imageRelief Collection: A policeman trying to get down some over-enthusiastic people, celebrating the relief of Mafeking

A policeman trying to get down some over-enthusiastic people, celebrating the relief of Mafeking, from the fountain in Piccadilly, London. Date: 1900

Background imageRelief Collection: Republican Troops attacking the Alcazar, Toledo; Spanish Civ

Republican Troops attacking the Alcazar, Toledo; Spanish Civ
Photograph showing a unit of Republican troops attacking the Alcazar at Toledo during the Spanish Civil War, 1936. At the beginning of the Spanish Civil War

Background imageRelief Collection: The Barrack Stores of the Alcazar, Toledo; Spanish Civil War

The Barrack Stores of the Alcazar, Toledo; Spanish Civil War
Photograph showing the ruined barrack stores of the Alcazar at Toledo after the 70 day siege during the Spanish Civil War, 1936

Background imageRelief Collection: Stone carving detail on the Parthenon, Athens

Stone carving detail on the Parthenon, Athens

Background imageRelief Collection: Great relief of Hadrian, Eleusis, Greece

Great relief of Hadrian, Eleusis, Greece Date: 1901

Background imageRelief Collection: Eleusinian relief, National Museum, Athens

Eleusinian relief, National Museum, Athens Date: 1902

Background imageRelief Collection: Ancient Greek Sarcophagus, National Museum, Athens

Ancient Greek Sarcophagus, National Museum, Athens Date: 1901

Background imageRelief Collection: WW1 poster, Le Secours de Guerre (relief agency for war victims), showing a gendarme

WW1 poster, Le Secours de Guerre (relief agency for war victims), showing a gendarme, soldiers and civilians near the Ancien Seminaire St Sulpice, the premises of the agency in Paris. Date: 1916

Background imageRelief Collection: Members of the Guide International Service, rehearsing mass food preparation

Members of the Guide International Service, rehearsing mass food preparation and serving in the open air. The Guide International Service provided volunteers to work in relief camps in Europe during

Background imageRelief Collection: The Nineveh Room at the British Museum. Date: 1853

The Nineveh Room at the British Museum. Date: 1853

Background imageRelief Collection: Encampment at Montagu House

Encampment at Montagu House
The encampments set up in the gardens during the Gordon Riots in 1780. Over six days in June 1780, protests took place against the limited concessions of the first Catholic Relief Act

Background imageRelief Collection: Bas-relief of a gardener on the wall of Mr. Holylands

Bas-relief of a gardener on the wall of Mr. Holylands stables, Gardiners Lane. Man in doublet and breeches holding a spade, dated 1670

Background imageRelief Collection: Pedlar and his dog in the window of Saint Mary-at-Lambeth

Pedlar and his dog in the window of Saint Mary-at-Lambeth
Pedlar and his dog in the stained glass window of the church at Saint Mary-at-Lambeth. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries

Background imageRelief Collection: Sion College, at London Wall, near Cripplegate

Sion College, at London Wall, near Cripplegate. Founded by Royal Charter in 1630 as a college, guild of parochial clergy and almshouse, under the 1623 will of Thomas White

Background imageRelief Collection: Costumes of kings of the Sassanian Empire

Costumes of kings of the Sassanian Empire. Sassanid founder Ardashir I and Ahura Mazda hold a crown, while their horses stamp on the bodies of Artabanus and Ahriman (top)

Background imageRelief Collection: Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, Lebanon

Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, Lebanon
View of the Temple of Bacchus within the Heliopolis, or Temple of Baalbek, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. Elevazione del Tempio di Balbec

Background imageRelief Collection: Battle of Marignano in the Italian Wars, 1515

Battle of Marignano in the Italian Wars, 1515
Battle of Marignano (now Melegnano) in the Italian Wars, 1515. King Francis I leads his lancers against the pikemen and artillery of the Old Swiss Confederacy

Background imageRelief Collection: The Peace of Constance, 1183

The Peace of Constance, 1183. Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his son Henry VI, King of the Romans, grant peace to the members of the Lombard League. La Pace di Costanza

Background imageRelief Collection: Side of the altar in the Basilica di Sant Ambrogio, Milan

Side of the altar in the Basilica di Sant Ambrogio, Milan
Side of the antependium of the altar in the Basilica di Sant Ambrogio, Milan. It is a bas-relief formed of sheets of gold. Lato del Paliotto della Basilica di S. Ambrogio

Background imageRelief Collection: Facade of St. Marks Basilica, Venice, 1823

Facade of St. Marks Basilica, Venice, 1823. Facciata di S. Marco in Venezia. After Seroux d Agincourts Architecture, 1823

Background imageRelief Collection: Statue of Zeus or Jupiter at Olympia

Statue of Zeus or Jupiter at Olympia, giant seated figure by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece. Giove Olimpico

Background imageRelief Collection: Lares house gods from a shrine found in Herculaneum

Lares house gods from a shrine found in Herculaneum
Lares house gods depicted in a Lararium shrine found in Herculaneum. Crowned genii pour libations and bring a boar to sacrfice

Background imageRelief Collection: Roman noblemen in laurel wreaths and toga at a sacrificial

Roman noblemen in laurel wreaths and toga at a sacrificial rite. The lack of beards dates the scene to Hadrians or Neros reign. Pompa Sacra. From a bas-relief in the Pio Clementino Museum

Background imageRelief Collection: Ancient Roman housing, barns and towers from Trajan s

Ancient Roman housing, barns and towers from Trajan s
Ancient Roman housing, barns and towers from Trajans Column. Granai e torri degli Alloggiamenti. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imageRelief Collection: Tages and Etruscan monsters

Tages and Etruscan monsters
Etruscan bronze statue of Tages as a noble boy with bracelets on his arms and legs 1, and bas-relief of the monster Volta with the muzzle of a dog emerging from a tomb 2

Background imageRelief Collection: Etruscan goddess Persipnei and griffon

Etruscan goddess Persipnei and griffon
Persipnei (Prosperpina) kidnapped by the god of the underworld Aita (Hades) in front of her mother Ceres from a bronze patera 1, and bas-relief of a mythical beast, the griffon 2

Background imageRelief Collection: Ancient Etruscan statues of men wearing the toga, tunic, etc

Ancient Etruscan statues of men wearing the toga, tunic, etc
Ancient Etruscan statues showing men wearing the toga, tunic, calzari (shoes), etc. Tuniche Toghe &c. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imageRelief Collection: The Etruscan god Faunus

The Etruscan god Faunus (Pan in Roman mythology). From a fragment of an ancient sculpture. Fauno Dio Etrusco. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Background imageRelief Collection: Warrior riding a quadriga in an Etruscan triumphal parade

Warrior riding a quadriga in an Etruscan triumphal parade
Etruscan major triumphal parade. A warrior in a quadriga four-horse chariot with shield-bearer, led by musicians, trumpeters, lyre and tibia. Trionfo maggiore. From an alabaster grave stone

Background imageRelief Collection: The Australian Diggers Memorial, Plugstreet Experience

The Australian Diggers Memorial, Plugstreet Experience
The 14-18 Experience Museum was opened on 9 November 2013 and on that day a splendid bas relief of Australian miners digging underground was unveiled. It was donated by Ross J

Background imageRelief Collection: Field gun and soldier statues, Plugstreet Experience

Field gun and soldier statues, Plugstreet Experience
The gun and the statues, which are cut-outs made from steel sheets, are in the grounds of the Plugstreet 14-18 Experience (Interpretation Centre)

Background imageRelief Collection: Canadian 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders, 3rd Bde Memorial

Canadian 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders, 3rd Bde Memorial
This commemorates the Battle of Mount Sorrel, Observatory Ridge, and has a bas relief map of the action of 2 June 1916. It was unveiled on 22 October 2011. Date: 2016

Background imageRelief Collection: Great stone sarcophagus of Tutankhamen revealed

Great stone sarcophagus of Tutankhamen revealed
The huge stone sarcophagus of the Egyptian boy-king Tutankhamen showing the relief of winged figures of the goddesses Isis, Nephthys, Neith and Selk standing on each corner. Date: 1924

Background imageRelief Collection: Advert for Milton against influenza 1918

Advert for Milton against influenza 1918
Advertisement for Milton sterilising fluid, recommended for preventing and relieving influenza at a time when Spanish flu was rapidly spreading across the world. 1918

Background imageRelief Collection: 1751 Local Act St Margaret and St John, Westminster

1751 Local Act St Margaret and St John, Westminster
The front page of 1751 Local Act obtained by the joint parishes of St Margaret and St John, Westminster for the better relief and employment of the poor Date: 1751

Background imageRelief Collection: Ancient musical instruments including bellows

Ancient musical instruments including bellows
Foot instrument used by a faun in a Florentine gallery 1, bellows from a relief in the Pallavicini Gardens 2, bagpipe from an ancient basrelief 3, tambourine, castanets and tibia from Greek vases 4

Background imageRelief Collection: Wedgwood coffee pots and chocolate pot

Wedgwood coffee pots and chocolate pot
Coffee pot showing the infant academy, Chocolate pot with acanthus foliage, and Coffee pot with women and children. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Background imageRelief Collection: Candlelabra in bronze and ormolu

Candlelabra in bronze and ormolu with relief of Coriolanus in base, bronze figure holding the crystal sconce. Chromolithograph by W

Background imageRelief Collection: Plaque depicting an offering to Flora

Plaque depicting an offering to Flora. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Background imageRelief Collection: Egyptian bas relief in terracotta from

Egyptian bas relief in terracotta from the Basilica of Saint Sabina, Rome. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilis Il Museo Capitolino (The Capitoline Museum), Rome, 1820

Background imageRelief Collection: Image of Buddha in Bengal and Birman Gautama

Image of Buddha in Bengal and Birman Gautama
Image of Buddha in Bengal, and image of Birman Gautama Buddha in a temple in Amarapura. Adapted from Michael Symes Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava

Background imageRelief Collection: Pagoda of Chidambaram, Hindu Temple, India

Pagoda of Chidambaram, Hindu Temple, India
Pagoda of Chidambaram, Hindu temple, with illustration of the gopuram tower and plan of the central structure. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageRelief Collection: Pagoda of Chidambaram, Hindu temple with gopuram tower

Pagoda of Chidambaram, Hindu temple with gopuram tower
Pagoda of Chidambaram, Hindu temple, with illustration of the gopuram tower. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageRelief Collection: South-east view of the Kailasa temple, Ellora

South-east view of the Kailasa temple, Ellora rock cut temple caves, India. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageRelief Collection: North-east view of the Kailasa temple, Ellora

North-east view of the Kailasa temple, Ellora rock cut temple caves, India. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient



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