Chromolithography Collection (#3)

Steel-hulled five-masted barque Potosi, 1894 (chromolitho)
2782794 Steel-hulled five-masted barque Potosi, 1894 (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steel-hulled five-masted barque Potosi, 1894)

Caravel of Christopher Columbus, 1492 (chromolitho)
2782792 Caravel of Christopher Columbus, 1492 (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caravel of Christopher Columbus, 1492)

Pailou arch in Peking (chromolitho)
2782693 Pailou arch in Peking (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pailou arch in Peking. Liebig card, published early 20th century)

French Regiment of Grenadiers of the Guard (chromolitho)
2782678 French Regiment of Grenadiers of the Guard (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Regiment of Grenadiers of the Guard)

Tilting at a Turk's Head from a car (chromolitho)
2783036 Tilting at a Turk's Head from a car (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tilting at a Turk's Head from a car)

Italian bombard, 14th Century (chromolitho)
2782547 Italian bombard, 14th Century (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian bombard, 14th Century. Liebig card, published early 20th century)

Salvation and Victory to the Boers (colour litho)
2774016 Salvation and Victory to the Boers (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salvation and Victory to the Boers)

Children and bicycles beside a lake in Europe (colour litho)
2775698 Children and bicycles beside a lake in Europe (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children and bicycles beside a lake in Europe)

A Market in Burma (Myanmar), 1909 (colour litho)
473641 A Market in Burma (Myanmar), 1909 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from a series of illustrations of life in Burma (Myanmar)

The art of making tattoos in the Kachin State of Burma (Myanmar), 1909 (colour litho)
473639 The art of making tattoos in the Kachin State of Burma (Myanmar), 1909 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fishermen opposite a temple on the banks of the Song Hương (Perfume River), near Hue, Annam (Vietnam)
473492 Fishermen opposite a temple on the banks of the Song Hương (Perfume River), near Hue, Annam (Vietnam), 1907 (colour litho) by European School

Statue of the goddess Uma at a shrine in Vietnam (Annam), 1907 (colour litho)
473491 Statue of the goddess Uma at a shrine in Vietnam (Annam), 1907 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hindu goddess and consort of Shiva)

Tree with temples near Pekin, China, 1901 (colour litho) (see also 473476)
473483 Tree with temples near Pekin, China, 1901 (colour litho) (see also 473476) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sequoiadendron giganteum (Mammoth tree) of California, 1901 (colour litho)
473481 Sequoiadendron giganteum (Mammoth tree) of California, 1901 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood)

Fig Tree, 1934 (colour litho)
473471 Fig Tree, 1934 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fig Tree (Ficus Elastica)

Man run over by chauffeur driven car (colour litho)
6033747 Man run over by chauffeur driven car (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man run over by chauffeur driven car)

Man in pain after a horse and rider trod on his foot (colour litho)
6033744 Man in pain after a horse and rider trod on his foot (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man in pain after a horse and rider trod on his foot)

Maalesh! (Too bad!), Egyptian policeman spotting a basket that has fallen off the back of a donkey cart carrying Muslim
6032475 Maalesh! (Too bad!), Egyptian policeman spotting a basket that has fallen off the back of a donkey cart carrying Muslim women (colour litho) by European School

Birds in a blackberry bush (colour litho)
6032429 Birds in a blackberry bush (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birds in a blackberry bush.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection.

Animals riding bicycles (chromolitho)
6032175 Animals riding bicycles (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals riding bicycles.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection.

Optical devices (colour litho)
6032172 Optical devices (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Optical devices.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection.

The Forum, Rome, Italy (chromolitho)
6031940 The Forum, Rome, Italy (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Forum, Rome, Italy)

Young girl with roses (colour litho)
6031885 Young girl with roses (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young girl with roses)

Man in Turkish costume with mouth wide open (colour litho)
6030738 Man in Turkish costume with mouth wide open (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement for National Cash Registers, Dayton, Ohio, USA (chromolitho)
6030443 Advertisement for National Cash Registers, Dayton, Ohio, USA (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for National Cash Registers)

Jerusalem: Fourth Station of the Cross; Fifth Station of the Cross (litho)
6012238 Jerusalem: Fourth Station of the Cross; Fifth Station of the Cross (litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jerusalem: Second Station of the Cross; Third Station of the Cross (litho)
6012236 Jerusalem: Second Station of the Cross; Third Station of the Cross (litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jerusalem: The Tower of David (litho)
6012233 Jerusalem: The Tower of David (litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tower of David)

Jerusalem: The Rock Moriah (litho)
6012232 Jerusalem: The Rock Moriah (litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rock Moriah. Illustration for Souvenir Album Jerusalem (Jerusalen Exhibit Co, 1902)

Jerusalem: A Street in Jerusalem; In the Christian Quarter (litho)
6012229 Jerusalem: A Street in Jerusalem; In the Christian Quarter (litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Street in Jerusalem; In the Christian Quarter)

Semi-nude girl, in diaphonous clothing, holding lamp (colour litho)
2816180 Semi-nude girl, in diaphonous clothing, holding lamp (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Semi-nude girl, in diaphonous clothing, holding lamp)

Dancer holding a small figure of a man (chromolitho)
5996130 Dancer holding a small figure of a man (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancer holding a small figure of a man)

Dog wearing a hat and holding an umbrella (chromolitho)
5995953 Dog wearing a hat and holding an umbrella (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog wearing a hat and holding an umbrella)

Couple kissing on a stepladder (colour litho)
5996054 Couple kissing on a stepladder (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple kissing on a stepladder)

Costumes and flags of the World (colour litho)
6032826 Costumes and flags of the World (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes and flags of the World.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection.

Two children playing with a horse tricycle, Christmas greetings card, early 20th Century (chromolitho)
6032257 Two children playing with a horse tricycle, Christmas greetings card, early 20th Century (chromolitho) by European School

Scene from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (chromolitho)
6031942 Scene from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni)

Woman fishing for babies in a lake (colour litho)
6031875 Woman fishing for babies in a lake (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman fishing for babies in a lake)

Farmer looking regretful after killing a swan (chromolitho)
6030640 Farmer looking regretful after killing a swan (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection.

Camel caravan at the graves of the Caliphs in Cairo, Egypt (colour litho)
6033723 Camel caravan at the graves of the Caliphs in Cairo, Egypt (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jerusalem: The Ecce Homo Arch, Via Dolorosa; First Station of the Cross (litho)
6012234 Jerusalem: The Ecce Homo Arch, Via Dolorosa; First Station of the Cross (litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ecce Homo Arch)

Cats observing a dog (colour litho)
6030050 Cats observing a dog (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cats observing a dog)

Cat, with a red bow around its neck (colour litho)
6030031 Cat, with a red bow around its neck (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cat, with a red bow around its neck)

Cannon with traces, 1793 (chromolitho)
2782545 Cannon with traces, 1793 (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cannon with traces, 1793. Liebig card, published early 20th century)

240 mm siege gun, 1900 (chromolitho)
2782544 240 mm siege gun, 1900 (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 240 mm siege gun, 1900. Liebig card, published early 20th century)

Wheelbarrow race (chromolitho)
2783040 Wheelbarrow race (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wheelbarrow race. Liebig card, published in the early 20th century)

Horse race with dolls (chromolitho)
2783039 Horse race with dolls (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horse race with dolls. Liebig card, published in the early 20th century)

French infantry forming squares to defend against attacking Cossack cavalry (chromolitho)
2782992 French infantry forming squares to defend against attacking Cossack cavalry (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Chromolithography, a vibrant art form that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, captured the essence of various historical moments and cultural phenomena. From Emperor Charles I of Austria proudly posing with his wife Zita and their children to Lokis brood depicted in Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons, these chromolithographs brought stories to life through vivid colors and intricate details. Intriguingly, a humorous Europe map from 1914 showcased the geopolitical landscape with a touch of satire. The Concord illustration portrayed the Triple Entente alliance in 1914, highlighting the delicate balance between nations on the brink of war. Meanwhile, Odin and Fenrir alongside Freyr and Surt emerged from Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons as powerful symbols representing ancient mythology. The Binding of Fenris was another captivating scene from Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons that captivated viewers with its dramatic portrayal. Shifting gears to opera, Giuseppe Verdi's renowned Il trovatore took center stage in a chromolithograph from 1902 while an illustration from Puck magazine humorously depicted an operatic war unfolding in New York. ISABEAU of Bavaria, Queen consort of France during medieval times, graced another chromolithograph capturing her regal presence. Notably, Harry Houdini mesmerized audiences with his daring escapades as shown in an anonymous portrait dating back to 1906. Frederick Weatherly's A Happy Pair found visual representation through Helen Beatrix Potter's charming illustrations dating back to 1890. These delightful images added depth to Weatherly's heartwarming tale. Lastly, Vladivostok came alive on a detailed map created by an anonymous artist in 1902. This port city situated on Russia's eastern coast became a focal point for trade and exploration during this era. Through chromolithography, these diverse subjects were immortalized in vibrant hues and intricate designs.