Wealth Collection (page 5)

Australia (1880). The life of the gold diggers in Botany-Bay (founded in 1788). Engraving

KRUPP, Alfred (1812-1887). German industrialist of iron and steel. Engraving

SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). Cpver of the first volume
" SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). Cpver of the first volume of Adam Smiths work " Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations", the first great treatise on capitalism

New York Yacht Club regatta. Edition of 1868. Illustration by Currier and Ives. Engraving

GERMANY. D�orf. Jocular statue on the fa硤e
GERMANY. D� orf. Jocular statue on the fa硤 e of a bank in the old town

Croesus shows his treasures to Solon. Francken II, Frans, the Younger (1581-1642). Oil on wood

SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). Title page from Adam Smiths work An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of

Marrying for Love or for Money
" Either Choice is Painful" If I marry for love I am poor, if I marry for Money I lose out on true love. This German gentleman is suffering a severe emotional quandry on this issue

The grand saloon of the palace steamer Drew. Interior view from the mezzanine of large ballroom on board the steamer ship Drew showing columns with elaborate capitals

Fukurokuju, the god of wisdom, wealth, long life, and happiness, one of the seven lucky gods, standing, facing left. Date between 1830 and 1850

Christmas morning, no. 1. Girl seated in bed with roomful of toys. Date c1902

Edwin C Burts fine shoes. New York
Edwin C. Burts fine shoes. New York. Date c1874

A nations pride, & a nations wealth. Date c1884 Dec. 22. A nations pride, & a nations wealth. Date c1884 Dec. 22

Grand Lodge room of the new Masonic Hall, Chestnut Street Philadelphia. Date c1855

Moscow

Compo House

Sic itur ad astra scilicet. Print shows scene in a bawdy house of pleasure frequented by Father Petre and other Jesuits where they mingle and dine with such figures as: Wantonness, Avarice, Sloth

The war of wealth. Date c1895

Happy businessman looking at stock exchange receipt
Stocks Up. Happy businessman looking at stock exchange receipt. Date: 1849

Kaiser Wilhelm appeals to Queen Alexandra
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany appeals to Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, who sits atop the vast wealth of the British Empire

The Landlord from The Gin-Shop by Cruikshank
This is the Landlord who coins his bright gold, Out of the ruin of youthful and old, Who drink the strong liquors he sells night and day, At the bar of the Gin-shop, so glittering and gay

Absinthe equals fame, money, women
Fame, wealth, love... all for the price of an absinthe. Date: 1908

Robert Herrick in his Devonshire home
My maid (my Prue), by good luck sent, to save that little, fates me gave or lent. Robert Herrick (1591 - 1674), English poet, in the garden of his home in Devonshire

Monte Carlo - Casino (interior)
Monte Carlo, Monaco, France - Casino (interior)

Women of the Ouled-Nails resting, Algeria
Women of the Ouled-Nails resting and drinking tea. Women from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive and elaborate traditional clothing

Island in the Sun: Barbados
Barbados- the most English in character of the sunny Caribbean islands appropriately attracts a large contingent of visitors from England seeking palm-shaded relaxation. Among them are The Hon

Uganda - Rukidi III
Uganda - Tribal King Rukidi III (ruled 1929 - 1965) - seated in his opulent throne, surrounded by leopard and cheetah skins and wearing a hat with an Osprey feather

Sweetness of Doing Nothing
Il dolce far niente... In Italian, it means " the sweetness of doing nothing"... She is likely a woman from the tribe of Ouled Nail in Southern Algeria in their very distinctive

Poster advertising The Million Dollar Girl, a theatre production by Con Conrad and Alfred Zeitlin

Railway Sleeper - Kings Cross Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing tramp at Kings Cross Station dreaming of wealth as he clutches a copy of the Financial Times. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Crown jewels of Imperial Russia
The crown jewels displayed on a table surrounded by the bolsheviks who acquired them, following the demise of Tsar Nicholas II and his family

Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley and son
Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley (1865 - 1929), the second wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1860 - 1918), pictured with her son Vladimir Pavlovich Paley (1897 - 1918)

A Fantasy by Edwin Morrow
A young woman imagines a rich suitor in her hands, and thinks, " He loves me, he loves me not..." as coins and money notes fall to the ground instead of petals

John Pierpoint Morgan (1837 - 1913), American banker and financier, featured in The Tatler after his purchase of eight of the most important transatlantic shipping lines, including the White Star

Dinners singing Auld Lang Syne at the Savoy Restaurant, 19
Illustration showing some of the thousand guests who had supper at the Savoy Hotel on New Years Eve, 1907, and sang Auld Lang Syne to see in the New Year

Social / Russia / Wig Ball
Society Ball of Colour Wigs, given by Countess Shuvalova

Jacques Coeur / Dupre Mono
JACQUES COEUR French merchant who gained wealth through trading and manufacturing, counsellor to Charles VII but falsely accused, condemned, exiled

Jacques Coeur / Dupre
JACQUES COEUR French merchant who gained wealth through trading and manufacturing; Chancellor to King Charles VII

Daikoku, God of Wealth
The God of Wealth carries a bag of rice, representing wealth; his upraised hammer is a magic container from which he showers coins on those he favours

Zimbabwe / Great Zimbabwe
The massive conical tower in the amazing Iron Age site of Great Zimbabwe, the greatest expression of the building skills and trading wealth of the Shona empire

Excesses of Papal Court
A German satire on the excesses of the Papal Court

Saint Pudentiana
SAINT PUDENTIANA A lady of Rome, daughter of Pudens, who gave her wealth to the poor and helped to bury martyred Christians

Dunkerque Preserved
When the English besiege Dunkerque (Dunkirk) Faulconnier, bailli of the town, sacrifices all his wealth and that of others to buy the English off

Consuelo Marlborough
CONSUELO, duchess of MARLBOROUGH (nee Vanderbilt) wife of Charles, ninth duke. The made-in-heaven marriage of American wealth and an English title was a dismal failure

Mystery - Lady of Night
LADY OF THE NIGHT by Sidney Horler... the Riviera expresses minister to wealth and the great ones of the Earth

Evils of Greed & Wealth
All kneel in subservience to the demon of wealth-getting and greed. He sits blindfolded a sceptre in one hand. bulging money bag in the other. He can have whatever he wants

Jesus & Zacchaeus
Tax-gatherer Zacchaeus realises that Jesus has time even for such a lowly wretch as himself, and gives up his wealth in order to follow him

St Thais / Legende Doree
SAINT THAIS OF ALEXANDRIA courtesan converted by St Paphnutius, whereupon she made a public bonfire of her wealth and became a nun, submitting to severe austerities

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