Emblems Collection (#3)

Alleyns School, Dulwich, London SE22 (colour litho)
2800296 Alleyns School, Dulwich, London SE22 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alleyns School, Dulwich, London SE22)

Worldly Honour (engraving)
2800267 Worldly Honour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Worldly Honour. Illustration for Religious Emblems and Allegories by William Holmes (new edition)

Danger of Greatness (engraving)
2800239 Danger of Greatness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Danger of Greatness)

Danger of Presumption (engraving)
2800224 Danger of Presumption (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Danger of Presumption)

Passion and Patience (engraving)
2800222 Passion and Patience (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passion and Patience)

The Protected Traveller (engraving)
2800218 The Protected Traveller (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Protected Traveller)

The Great Discovery (engraving)
2800216 The Great Discovery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Discovery)

The Path of Life, and Way of Death (engraving)
2800211 The Path of Life, and Way of Death (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Path of Life, and Way of Death)

Dining Room Window, 1844 (stained glass)
3475349 Dining Room Window, 1844 (stained glass) by Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore (1812-52); The Grange, Ramsgate, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Manufactured by William Wailes (1808-81)

Coats of arms of British towns and cities (chromolitho)
2775505 Coats of arms of British towns and cities (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coats of arms of British towns and cities: Carlisle, Montrose)

Fireplace at Mr. Barne s, Counterslip (w / c on paper)
2831628 Fireplace at Mr. Barne s, Counterslip (w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Heraldic box puzzle (colour litho)
3621932 Heraldic box puzzle (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heraldic box puzzle)

Hope (chromolitho)
3656822 Hope (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hope. One of a set of cards on the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity)

Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (colour litho)
2800312 Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)

King Edward VIs School, Chelmsford, Essex (colour litho)
2800309 King Edward VIs School, Chelmsford, Essex (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Edward VIs School, Chelmsford, Essex)

Manchester Grammar School, Manchester (colour litho)
2800308 Manchester Grammar School, Manchester (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manchester Grammar School, Manchester)

Kings College, Taunton (colour litho)
2800307 Kings College, Taunton (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kings College, Taunton)

Municipal Secondary School, Dynevor Place, Swansea (colour litho)
2800305 Municipal Secondary School, Dynevor Place, Swansea (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Municipal Secondary School, Dynevor Place, Swansea)

George Greens School, East India Dock Road, Poplar, London E14 (colour litho)
2800298 George Greens School, East India Dock Road, Poplar, London E14 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Greens School, East India Dock Road)

St Marylebone Grammar School, Marylebone Road, London NW1 (colour litho)
2800293 St Marylebone Grammar School, Marylebone Road, London NW1 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Marylebone Grammar School, Marylebone Road)

Merchant Taylors School, Charterhouse Square, London EC1 (colour litho)
2800286 Merchant Taylors School, Charterhouse Square, London EC1 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merchant Taylors School, Charterhouse Square)

The Threefold Demon, or Envy, Hatred, and Malice (engraving)
2800258 The Threefold Demon, or Envy, Hatred, and Malice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Threefold Demon, or Envy, Hatred, and Malice)

Reconciliation (engraving)
2800253 Reconciliation (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reconciliation. Illustration for Religious Emblems and Allegories by William Holmes (new edition)

Patience and Long-Suffering (engraving)
2800240 Patience and Long-Suffering (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patience and Long-Suffering)

Obedience and Wisdom (engraving)
2800225 Obedience and Wisdom (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Obedience and Wisdom)

Decision and Perseverance (engraving)
2800223 Decision and Perseverance (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decision and Perseverance)

Selfishness (engraving)
2800214 Selfishness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Selfishness. Illustration for Religious Emblems and Allegories by William Holmes (new edition)

Emblems of Scotland. Date: circa 1910s

Italy (chromolitho)
976354 Italy (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italy. Scrap.); © Look and Learn

Sweden (chromolitho)
976343 Sweden (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sweden. Scrap.); © Look and Learn

The high priest of Nippur delimiting the boundary between Lagash and Umma, Sumeria
3614178 The high priest of Nippur delimiting the boundary between Lagash and Umma, Sumeria, from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, pub.1915 by English School

British coats of arms (chromolitho)
2775513 British coats of arms (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British coats of arms: Brighton, Ireland, Gravesend, Channel Islands, Wesminster)

Corporation Grammar School, Plymouth, Devonshire (colour litho)
2800333 Corporation Grammar School, Plymouth, Devonshire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corporation Grammar School, Plymouth, Devonshire)

Grammar School, Great Yarmouth (colour litho)
2800331 Grammar School, Great Yarmouth (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grammar School, Great Yarmouth)

Daniel Stewarts College For Boys, Edinburgh (colour litho)
2800327 Daniel Stewarts College For Boys, Edinburgh (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daniel Stewarts College For Boys, Edinburgh)

Heath Grammar School, Halifax, Yorkshire (colour litho)
2800324 Heath Grammar School, Halifax, Yorkshire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heath Grammar School, Halifax, Yorkshire)

Perse School, Cambridge (colour litho)
2800321 Perse School, Cambridge (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perse School, Cambridge)

George Watsons College, Archibald Place, Edinburgh (colour litho)
2800311 George Watsons College, Archibald Place, Edinburgh (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Watsons College, Archibald Place, Edinburgh)

County School For Boys, Gayton Road, Harrow, Middlesex (colour litho)
2800291 County School For Boys, Gayton Road, Harrow, Middlesex (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: County School For Boys, Gayton Road, Harrow)

The Way of Holiness (engraving)
2800280 The Way of Holiness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Way of Holiness)

Adoption (engraving)
2800252 Adoption (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adoption. Illustration for Religious Emblems and Allegories by William Holmes (new edition)

No Cross, No Crown (engraving)
2800227 No Cross, No Crown (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: No Cross, No Crown)

Venturing by Faith (engraving)
2800212 Venturing by Faith (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venturing by Faith)

Colfe Grammar School, Lewisham Hill, London SE13 (colour litho)
2800297 Colfe Grammar School, Lewisham Hill, London SE13 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colfe Grammar School, Lewisham Hill, London SE13)

Battersea County School, Latchmere Road, London SW11 (colour litho)
2800294 Battersea County School, Latchmere Road, London SW11 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battersea County School, Latchmere Road, London SW11)

Light in Darkness (engraving)
2800270 Light in Darkness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Light in Darkness)

The Cross-Bearer (engraving)
2800268 The Cross-Bearer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cross-Bearer. Illustration for Religious Emblems and Allegories by William Holmes)

Danger of Self-Indulgence (engraving)
2800260 Danger of Self-Indulgence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Danger of Self-Indulgence)

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